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force feedback pedals...
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When you stand on the brakes in my Impreza you can hear them, I miss that in racing sims.

Even the improvised brake squeals don't cut it, it needs a low frequency THUMMM noise when you stand on the brakes.

Don't need FF though
in my '84 polo all three pedals feel as stiff as a non servo assited brake should!!

For a sim the throttle wouldnt need any ffb and the clutch im in two minds about... because some older cars i've driven you can feel very small effects through it but with modern cars i dont feel anything

the brake however would be good to have some ffb... for example when braking hard feeling the brakes fade would be awesome and make the sim a lot scarier. But also i think ffb would make it feel so much more like a real brake pedal simply because in a real car its not a spring that stops you pushing further, its the pads on the discs and the two have a vastly different feel to them.

So i dont think ffb in the sense of a wheel's ffb is a good idea as there isnt much to fb but a different way of providing the resistance is needed, possibly through a ffb-esque system

Having said all of that people with modern servo assited brakes shouldnt complain about lack of feel because those brakes arent exactly much better!! lol Go and drive a real car with no power steering, no servo brakes and no fuel injection just ordinary carbs!!

Yeah my Polo!!
Quote from andy_bonjon :Go and drive a real car with no power steering, no servo brakes and no fuel injection just ordinary carbs!!

I do, regularly. And it's vastly more fun and connected than any modern car, even if ultimately it's slower. People who have never driven an non-assisted car really have no idea what pleasure can be derrived from driving.
Yay for purists


I don't see why I even should need power-steering - what are the benefits? It's just more mass and you need some of the engine power to run the pump ... what a waste
Quote from andy_bonjon :lol Go and drive a real car with no power steering, no servo brakes and no fuel injection just ordinary carbs!!

1966 Chevy van with 292 in-line 6. Get a good workout steering it and you REALLY have to stand on the brakes. Throttle and clutch? FFB? ARE YOU NUTS? Throttle has no FFB and the clutch still has no FFB.
Just took that out for a spin. still nothing. Brakes, I did not get any feeling off of them. Just got some feedback from a funky spot on the drum.

ok, fine. I get some serious pulsing on the brakes after my mom drives a car for a while.

Power steering? I can really do without it. Too many things that can go wrong. Power brakes are a nice option to have.
Forget the stupid traction control, Antilock brakes, and the automatic transmission.
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force feedback pedals...
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