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Old 08-22-2007, 02:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
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DBW is fine. ive been driving cars with DBW for a while and they are all perfectly fine. Honda's ECU has done something to artificially hold onto the revs a little and decrease the response imo for easier smooth driving. yes its not possible for Honda to do that without DBW, but its not caused by DBW.

in cars like BMW, MINI and Porsche, because of DBW you can have increased throttle sensitivity at the push of a button. just like the decreased with Honda, this is not possible without DBW.

DBW = good.

Honda tinkering with the revs and sensitivity = bad, but its livable.

and yes, when traction control becomes mandatory on cars, youll see the use of DBW skyrocket bc it makes it so much easier to implement.
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