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Driving without Stability Control more fuel efficent ???????

Discussion in 'VE Holden Commodore (2006 - 2013)' started by johnni, Feb 7, 2013.

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    johnni

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    Hey all

    I got asked a odd question today from a mate who owns a ford fg xr6 turbo and he goes to me he gets a bit more km's out of a tank of fuel when he turns off stability control as for some reason it uses more fuel running it. I know turning it off will disable the safety features.

    Has anyone heard about this or even tried it as i know comparing a newer ford to a ve there is a bit difference but still ill ask anyway about it :) i wouldnt mind trying it but then again you never know when you might been stability control.

    Thanks
     
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    Doesnt make much sense to me. Maybe he just drives it more carefully with it turned off
     
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    greenacc

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    you can put that into the BS category. What does he do, Drift to work and back ?
     
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    tim005

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    So your friend sacrifices a safety option for a few more km's out of a tank?
    This guy sounds like he has a very tight bottom $$$$
     
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    johnni

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    Haha he drives normally but mostly he said he gets more out of a tank for freeway driving for some reason -.-
     
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    acarmody

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    Unless the Stability Control is powered by a super-computer pulling a few kW worth of power and driving the alternator hard, then no it will not make any difference.
     
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    I heard this theory once.. And it's hard to prove as no two roads have exactly the same driving conditions..

    But the gist of it was that on slightly rougher roads (not motorways and freeways of course.. Think western QLD).. Turning off the traction control stops it braking wheels when you hit bumps, effectively reducing the amount of time the car has to accelerate (minor accel) when using cruise control to maintain a fixed speed.. I also had someone tell me that he thought traction control was the reason his rear brake rotors wore out faster than the fronts..

    I tried to test it a few times.. Can't say I ever got any real noticeable difference though..
     
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    I've heard a similar thing. A guy I worked with said he could feel his engine almost holding back some power under acceleration with stability control on, so the reaction was to use more accelerator and he found a noticeable difference in fuel economy. Don't know how true it is, but it's not the first time I've heard it
     
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    Where is myth busters when you need them..
     
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    Can confirm this it true, but only if they are being driven pretty hard & generally speaking should only be noticeable in an AWD car.

    Have first hand experience with this happening in a 911 Turbo... Still on the original set of front rotors & pads, whereas the rears have worn out completely. Car is driven on the track a reasonable able, but as modern traction control systems can apply the brakes to individual wheels, when cornering hard it puts the brakes on the rears to keep the car going where you want it to while the fronts are pulling their little heads off... As long as you don't manage to loose the front end of course :p
     
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