[TR] Off-topic -deadly floormats?

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Fri Sep 18 11:11:04 MDT 2009


> First, the power assist
> works as long as there's engine vacuum, so, there would still be some
> power assist as the engine wound down.

Come to think of it; if the throttle was jammed wide open, there would be no
manifold vacuum anyway, and hence no power assist once you'd worked the
pedal a few times.

> Third, the engine horsepower at high rpm and full throttle,
> combined with the kinetic energy of the car going at that speed, is
> going to greatly exceed the power of the brakes to slow the car (even if
> assisted).

Is that true?  I guess I've never tried the combination; but I've never
driven a car with more power than the brakes could handle for a short time.
Even at full throttle in second gear, you can easily control a TR3's speed
with the (unassisted) brakes.  On my Audi, that was the recommended
procedure for breaking in the brake pads.

Maybe there is a reason Toyota was so quick to blame the floor mats.  If
word gets out that a powerful engine is dangerous, it would really kill the
Lexus market.

-- Randall 


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