Removing ABS

[oldroydsr4]

Hi every one, my 325i is currently under development.

I.e full strip down, turbo conversion etc and i'm planning to countinue using it for trackdays , ring trips, may be the odd hill climb etc.

Iv used it for several trackdays & i think the abs is awful.

Can i just remove it?

What is required?

Was planning to run wilwoods.

For people in the know whats your opinion on the above.


Cheers

[DJ-325I]

if u want to disable it jst remove the fuse

[RB5_245]

If you're planning on changing brakes anyway, why not just run braided hose direct from the master cylinder and use a bias valve. That should be a better solution than having all that ABS gubbins left in there.

[oldroydsr4]

I prefer the spound of that, by bias valve do you mean an in car setup.?

[RB5_245]

Yes, run the braided hose through the bulkhead and fit something like a tilton screw type bias valve next to the handbrake. You can always just use hard pipe to save money but braided is always best

[oldroydsr4]

how much braided hose would i need to do front and rear and wheres the cheapest place to get it?

[RB5_245]

That's the million dollar question. I think a good place to start would be rally design. As for length, I don't know you'll have to measure up then add a bit, plus fittings.

As far as I remember it cost about £180 to do my old pug 205 for hoses and fittings (not inc bias valve, ebay is the way), shouldn't be much more than that.

You could try flat4online, i don't know if he does hoses though, prices are usually good.