This is the first time i have had my evo out in the snow since i store it all winter and i decided to have a little fun in a parking lot. I started to whip it around and grabbed the ebrake to see how the car would react and in about two seconds it killed. I didnt think anything of it and just carryed on. Well i did it again when i was leaving and did it again and it started to kill so i let it down and it was fine, so my questions is that is there some sort of postion sensor that is on the ebrake that kills the car when it is pulled to certain point. Any comments would be appreciated cause im very curious.

 

I don't think there is anything to disengage the RWD when you pull the E-Brake. So if you succeed in stopping the rear tires, that would mean you destroyed something in the drive line.

I *think* the STI can utilize the E-Brake... but i'm not sure

 

What happend when i did it was the its like it shut off the engine instead?

 

Seems like something electronic, like a saftey of some sort ?

 

Hey i saw big AL drifting using that strat!

 

Ill try it again to see if im just retarded or something.

 

If you are completely on snow, you could well be stopping the driveline by pulling the ebrake. If you are in gear at the time, and not on the throttle, stopping the wheels will certainly also stop the engine.

SC~

 

O My this stuff is funny!! You are simply killing the engine because the U.S. EVO does not disengage the drivetrain when you pull the e-brake. When you pull it in the snow you lock all four wheels and stall it, try pushing the clutch in next time! But don't expect it to rotate because your are locking the fronts as well...so she'll just go straight, you have flick it in or do it on the power on the way out of the turn. Happy drifting and watch out for those light poles!!

 

no your making the rear tires fight the center diff

 

if you're running on the advans in the snow there is no point to drift using the ebrake. you can simply do it by turning the wheel and just use the throttle to power the rear wheels around.

 

If you are on Advans, a brisk sneeze will send your car drifting in snowy conditions.

 

just push down the clutch next time..

actually, wouldn't the e-brake effect the movements throughout all the tires? or would the center diff do something magical>?

 

Greetings,

In the snow or in rain, I have found that the driveline bogs the motor when the e-brake is pulled... however, I now snap the e-brake at the moment of rotation with steering, and the rear tires lock for a moment, which is enough to rotate the car. During the motion of e-braking, I'm on the gas, so it can't bog. The one problem of this technique is that my speed rises dramatically, so I have to judge my "drift area" correctly before during it.

Stock tires with almost 10K... The car in general is moderate to scarry in cold snowy conditions, without extreme care. Next year, I hope to have some dedicated rubber and rims for the white stuff...

Cheers,

OS

 

YAW is the only way to properly use the e-brake around a turn.. it will release the front tires and allow the rear tires to lock while power is being driven to the front wheels... If you don't have YAW controllers then better place an order on a new Center Diff

 

I he doesn't have the active center diff (which would cause it to disengage when you pull the ebrake), place on order a new center diff