Our class is doing an assingnment on Antilock brakes and we need to get OTHER PEOPLE‘S ideas on it1) Post an experience you or someone you know has had where Antilock brakes are used.2) Post analysis of the strengths and weakness of the antilock braking system.
i agree with most of what unresolved said, though he went kinda off in a tangent with turbo's and n/a. basically, the answer for your question is no, 8 hp will not make a difference, but in most cases (for the tc) the intake, whether it be a CAI or just a regular one, should be considered more cosmetic than anything. by itself it doesn't do anything, honestly. sure, it lets the car breath better, but that doesn't really help with anything unless you are going to add on some more modifications to it. oh and btw, don't get it retuned for a n/a tc. it's a waste of money. minimal gain for lots of cost not worth it for you. trust me. remember, there is also a difference between hp and whp. whp is what you want to know, since it's the power actually being put down to the ground.
8 HP doesn't make that much of a difference, but a cold air intake is healthier for your car regardless and gives an additional sound to your car. But usually the people who throw in CAI's are the one's who are doing full bolt-on's and other mods. It does make a difference, IF you plan to do more mods. It does NOT make a difference if you plan to just get a cold air intake and leave it at that. Some of these mods include : ceramic race headers, pulleys, etc. like what he said, the exhaust. Although a Scion TC (especially if Automatic) cannot go much faster regardless. I recommend Injen Cold Air Intake over KN, if that is available for Scion TC.
Without anti lock brakes during hard braking, the wheels will skid and to prevent further skidding you will need to release the brakes and reapply therefore pumping the brakes. The more the wheels skid or lock up the more you need to pump the brakes. In an anti lock braking system, the computer attached to the anti lock braking system can pump the brakes much much faster than humanly possible giving your wheels maximum traction at all times stopping you in the shortest distance possible. Driving in the snow and ice wheel locking is very common and the anti locking function of anti locking brakes pumps the brakes many times a second the instant the system senses wheel locking and losing traction.
Okay, so one morning I was going to school and the roads were alllll ice, I was driving my dads truck and I came up over this hill and there was a snow plow backing into the road and I had to slam on the brakes, but I started to skid, then the ABS kicked in and I heard this clicking noise and the peddle started to pulsate, anyway I didn't hit the snowplow because the wheels didn't lock and I was able to steer. I don't see any weakness of antilock brakes, I think every car should have them. You don't know how important they are till you actually need them in an emergency.
A friend was braking while cornering as he slipped on oil. He drifted a bit to the side because he hesitated and squizzed the pedal, but once the ABS got going it sorted things out. Anti-lock brakes allow for: 1. Control over the car as it is braking to the maximum: you are able to turn the wheel and steer the car, and it always stays responsive and in-control. A car without ABS will slide head-on to a stop (it won't sway, so it's still advised to brake hard), but changes in road conditions can have minor effects on the direction it's pointing, while an ABS-equipped car always stays pitched forward. 2. ABS particularly helps in braking while turning, because it enables to steer through corners, without slipping away. 3. ABS and braking distances: Old ABS systems, late 80's, early 90's, made for long braking distances (like pumping the brakes), most modern ABS systems still make for a slightly longer distance on dry high-traction surfaces, but the latest ABS systems are almost as good as perfect threshold braking, making the shortest braking distance, unless on gravel. 4. ABS generally saves your tires and pads They do have some disadvatages: 1. They make some drivers over-confident. 2. Some ABS systems are noisy and juddery, especially in slippery conditions. The pedal vibrates, the wheel shakes and it thunders. It can make for people to release the pedal. 3. They make less signs of a stop: less tire marks, less tire screatch (which helps warning others, like the driver behind) 4. ABS stops you further on gravel (not on snow!), some systems stop you further away on good tarmac, especially if you do threshold braking. ABS does not allow to use regressive braking (advanced braking technique). 5. Sometimes, you want wheels to lock-up for several reasons, with ABS, you can't.
