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how is cruise control behavior controlled?

Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by pillzor, Jun 2, 2010.

  1. pillzor

    pillzor New Member

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    just wondering because u know sometimes you can have it set at 60 then turn it on after coming out of a 40 zone and it will throw you back in your seat , other times it accellerates like a granny.
     
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    ephect Donating Member

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    i dont know how exactly but what i've found is depending on the current speed and revs whether it kicks down a gear or just accelerates using the current gear, and how close ur speed is already to cruise's set speed.

    i hope that makes sense
     
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    STEALTHY™ So Wet For You!

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    Its set by the accelerator cable. The 'throws you in the seat'/'granny' effect is just dependant on the gear the car is in at the time.
     
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    I know what you mean. When I have my cruise set at 50km and push set accel it revs up straight away. Shoots straight up to 2600rpm. Scared me the first time I did it lol.
     
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    Trayner Fresh prince of Pakky

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    Its a cool trick to do it thou lol haha, have it like set at like 60 and your cruising around at 40, then all of a sudden mass in the back of your seat affect :p
     
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    i might experiment with it in 1st and set it too 60 , then hit cruise at 40 and see what happens haha.
     
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    haha bet the cops will never beleive you if you got pulled for loss of traction nah bro was the cruise control LOL set it to 100 and try it :D
     
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    in first ? :D
     
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    dang if only my cruise would work
     
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    so i went ahead and tryed setting the cruise too 60k and engaged it while in 1st gear at 40 , the results were dissapointing :(
     
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    Not_An_Abba_Fan Exhaust Guru

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    It also depends on the load on the engine which directly relates to the slope of road you are on. EG if going up a hill at 40 and cruise is set at 60, when you engage it, it will throw you back more than if you were on level ground.
     
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    If the cruise cable is not correctly adjusted it can cause this problem. There should little if any free play at idle.
     

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