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Old 11-17-2006, 12:02 PM   #5
foxboroxt
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What is point of having all that hp when you can't use it all the time?

To combat the former, the PCM dials back the amount of power available in first and second gear by recalibrating the engine, reducing the throttle angle, and/or adjusting boost pressure. A steering angle sensor assists with uneven tire load, by telling the PCM to reduce power in similar fashion when it senses a sharp or abrupt steering angle input. It's a complicated system that some might distrust, until the very first time they go for a drive.

How much hp do you really have access to in 1st and second, or when you are driving hard on some twisty back roads? You'll never know, not even a dyno could tell you how much hp the computer is pulling. But if you want to do a highway roll up to speeds that will get your licencse revoked, you are all good!!
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