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1. Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Cliff Loh" <cliff_loh@infoserve.net>; Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:47:48 -0700; In any given autocross tech inspection, you usually look for "safe and positive" throttle return. Well that's fine for most cars but what constitutes "safe and positive" for new car with fly-by-wire; /html/autox/2000-09/msg00571.html (7,811 bytes)
2. RE: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Jeff Lloyd" <Jeff@cyberconceptz.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 01:54:16 -0400; I would guess test throttle action while the car is running Most drivers "drive" to tech have them depress and release the throttle while the inspector Observes the reaction. Should be similar to a s; /html/autox/2000-09/msg00573.html (8,632 bytes)
3. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: HAVOCDEAN@aol.com; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 02:14:49 EDT; There is not much you can do to check a drive by wire throttle system. I know GM has a fail safe built into their systems to disable the throttle in case of malfunction. BTW, GM has been using it on; /html/autox/2000-09/msg00575.html (7,749 bytes)
4. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Mark J. Andy" <marka@telerama.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:42:40 -0400 (EDT); Start it. Does it rev to 9k rpm? Mark (seriously, I dunno what else you'd check); /html/autox/2000-09/msg00579.html (7,723 bytes)
5. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 21:58:23 -0500; Nothing. Flunk the suckers, just like factory restraint systems which do not incorporate a lap belt. No, I'm kidding. Don't flame me. Seriously, though, I have a hard time believing that fly-by-wire; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01089.html (8,326 bytes)
6. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 01:31:32 -0500; I'd much rather flunk a car for "restraint" systems that restrain nothing until the collision has already begun to happen. Don'tcha hate lowest-common-denominator safety systems that actually do not; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01092.html (9,224 bytes)
7. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Arthur Emerson" <vreihen@hotmail.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 01:40:27 GMT; Although we've never met that I'm aware of, Phil, my impression of you from the above statement is that you also think that fuel injection and electronic ignition are also useless advances in automot; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01108.html (9,292 bytes)
8. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: Matthew Carson <mcars@vt.edu>; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 23:09:46 -0400; Actually electronic throttle control gets some neat benefits, especially in areas of simplicity, and a little bit of weight savings. No more idle air control valve, throttle cable, cruise control mo; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01120.html (8,125 bytes)
9. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Brandon C. Fetch" <brandon.fetch@ey.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 9:40:41 -0500; -Arthur ("Ashamed to admit that I know how to gap breaker points" edition.) Hey, us knuckledraggin' Ammerikun car, ancient V-8, pushrod engine drivin' peoples know how to do this also. Who says autom; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01130.html (8,501 bytes)
10. Re: Tech inspection, what to do.... (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 23:57:49 -0500; Nonsense. My Saturn twin-cam runs like a million bucks and keeps the atmosphere around it relatively clean. This is the result of proper fuel-injection and ignition technology. I think it is great. I; /html/autox/2000-09/msg01320.html (9,699 bytes)

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