with so many stories of crashing, sliding in snow, Ckit's new addition of RLTC... and the winter coming.

i just want to ask, for everyone's sake(mostly mine, ).

how does VSA really works?
is it like ABS and TC combined?
i have an idea of how it works but not entirely... like... i know that it can individually brake each wheel so that you can regain traction, but is it doing the braking for you, or do you have to press the brake pedal too?

does VSA helps(together with CDV) if i drop clutch from a stand still, in snow and on dry pavement, like drag racing(not that i do that)?

is it like an ON/OFF switch for throttle(i feel like it is when i use it) or does it gradually cuts of throttle input, and gradually gives gas too?

shed some light please, i know only the new ones will benefit from this... i have one so it will benefit me..

the more i know about this, the better i can make use of it, to avoid future danger.

 

http://automobiles.honda.com/s2000/f...px?feature=vsa

 

we ought to start a thread asking who thinks they were saved by having VSA

 

If you have an S2000, you can go into your profile and put it in, so it shows under your avatar that you are an owner.

VSA helps to control wheel spin, or wheel lock up, therby preventing the car from sliding and ultimately keeping the tires planted. The faster you go, the more you push it, the less likely the computer will keep your car on line, and prevent an accident.

 

Yes VSA works. It kicks in before traction is lost so I would say it's impossible to spin out during average driving. Yes it has saved me many times when tires have been cold and a little too much throttle was applied on a left turn.

 

There have been many times that I have felt my ABS dramatically reduce, or nearly eliminate a loss of adhesion under braking while not in a perfectly straight line.

I know, I know, your supposed to do all your braking in a straight line, but I like to live on the edge. I'm talking speeds below 40 mph anyhoo

If you go way too fast while turning, ABS will not help because it can not do anything about lateral acceleration. The ABS may slow you some, but you will still break adhesion.

 

i have it set up.. just forgot to put "yes" in the option "Do you own an S2000?"

i do wanna know the technical side of it, i already know it prevents sliding, it's my above questions that i want/need answers.

and things i should or should not do... like e.g. in braking with cars with ABS, it's better to press the brake entirely(not gradually) and let the ABS do all the work, this will stop the car faster/shorter than if you try and help it by gradually pressing the break...

im looking for some tips like this in regards to VSA also to maximize its potentials.


thanks in advance

 

from the honda site, does it mean that the break individually activates when necessary even if i don't press the brake, say while going on a curve(like the picture indicates) with my right foot on the gas pedal?

 

Saved me a couple times. Especially the first time I had the car out in the rain. I was going much more slowly then I do normally, and I still felt the wheels go a bit loose out back.

 

I'm not 100% sure how the system works, but I'm pretty sure that the brake only activates when you put your foot on it. I think the VSA tells the ABS to apply more brake to a certain wheel if deemed necessary.