Lateral accelerometer - needed after mods?
02-17-2018, 03:11 PM
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Lateral accelerometer - needed after mods?
for my 1999 FRC track car, I have just disabled active handling by unhooking the steering wheel sensor.
My next step in preparing the car for the track is installation of racing seats and harnesses. I have removed the stock seats and brackets, and will use a low profile Marrad seat base (no sliders).
When pre fitting the new seat base, I find that it sits atop a hump in the floor on the passenger side, which I understand to be the lateral accelerometer.
I have found instructions for relocating the accelerometer, but I wonder if I even need it , having already disabled active handling.
Does the the lateral accelerometer perform any other functions so that it remains necessary?
My next step in preparing the car for the track is installation of racing seats and harnesses. I have removed the stock seats and brackets, and will use a low profile Marrad seat base (no sliders).
When pre fitting the new seat base, I find that it sits atop a hump in the floor on the passenger side, which I understand to be the lateral accelerometer.
I have found instructions for relocating the accelerometer, but I wonder if I even need it , having already disabled active handling.
Does the the lateral accelerometer perform any other functions so that it remains necessary?
Last edited by emptnest; 02-17-2018 at 03:12 PM.
02-17-2018, 04:41 PM
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IF,,,,,, you disabled the EBTCM, that sensor is not going to make a difference. Its only used to compute for active handling.
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