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Old 11-19-09, 01:56 PM
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I have a 04 UL. I have driven the car in sport mode and normal to text the comparison. Honestly i don't feel/see it? Can anybody tell me what is suppose to be the difference btw the sport setting and the normal. Does the height mode contribute to how the sport setting is suppose to react? Also in the pwr mode vs normal mode, I also can't really feel the difference in the tran shifting? Is pwr mode suppose to be faster or just more responsive? Can anyone explain that to me as well?
Old 11-19-09, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gs4bkny
I have a 04 UL. I have driven the car in sport mode and normal to text the comparison. Honestly i don't feel/see it? Can anybody tell me what is suppose to be the difference btw the sport setting and the normal. Does the height mode contribute to how the sport setting is suppose to react? Also in the pwr mode vs normal mode, I also can't really feel the difference in the tran shifting? Is pwr mode suppose to be faster or just more responsive? Can anyone explain that to me as well?
I think I feel speed bumps a little more in sport mode. I think it might be a little more staple at cruise speed in sport mode, but just guessing. That reminds me that the UL air suspension is supposed to drop the car about an inch at cruise speed. So does sport mode in that condition add additional stability also?
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I have found that I have MUCH less body roll in sport mode. do some quick "weaving" moves at 45+ MPH in normal and sport, you WILL feel the difference.

Does it really drop an inch at highway speeds? My Range Rover did that and I always thought it was a pretty cool feature.
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i have my 05 UL lowered considerably more with the datasystems controller and i can feel a big difference between sport mode and normal mode. i drive in sport like 90% of the time and when i put it on normal i feel like my car gets all bouncy and floaty and drifts around like a cloud that is a little drunk. sport is now my norm so i really don't like the norm feeling at all.

also power is supposed to allow your car to rev higher before shifts. you should try to unhook your negative battery terminal for about 30 mins to refresh the shift rates and driving experience (just write down your radio stations first). don't be scured
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