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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: fingermouse1911 on 29 December 2005, 23:05

Title: How to drift a 4motion
Post by: fingermouse1911 on 29 December 2005, 23:05
One of the things that annoyed me about my 4motion when I first bought it was the fact that you can never really turn the traction control off.  I have however found a way round that and it costs nothing.  I hope I'm not repeating somebody else's post as I didn't find much on this topic when I searched some time ago.

If you wanna make your 4motion powerslide or drift, throw the rear out or even donut like the cossie/subaru boys; all you need to is simply take the ABS fuse out.  As far as I can gather the ABS sensors are simply wheel speed sensors.  I think the ECU relies on information from these sensors to know when too much power is being sent to any given wheel.  I suspect doing this prevents the brake force distribution and diff locks working too.

In the Hull, Boothferry Road Kwik Save car park I can make my 4motion rotate at about 1.5 rotations per second (edited.. sorry it was actually a rotation every 1.5 secs) , enough to make you dizzy!

The fusebox is inside the door.. the ABS fuse is labeled.
Title: Re: How to drift a 4motion
Post by: Bazzer on 30 December 2005, 08:39
Now with claims and figures like that you KNOW you're gonna have to video it and show us!!  :smiley:
Title: Re: How to drift a 4motion
Post by: fingermouse1911 on 30 December 2005, 21:16
Yes you're right.. and before the ice melts away!  I'm not sure it would work as well in the wet.  I dont think it would have the power to donut in the dry at all.

Thing is.. its dark in the car park I use.