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Subject:Re: small car VW engine conversion...ABS
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Wed, 25 Feb 2004 08:55:06 -0500

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> ABS in most cars is best turned off on soft surfaces, where it
> actively degrades brake preformance.

Do cars in other countries come with ABS defeat switches?  I've never seen
one in a U.S. model.  They keep making it increasingly hard to trick the
ABS into switching off, too.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon