Is f avs?
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Is f avs?
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I was wondering if the IS F has AVS? And if so, how does Lexus' AVS system work? Is it electronic or hydraulic?
I was wondering if the IS F has AVS? And if so, how does Lexus' AVS system work? Is it electronic or hydraulic?
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Alright, thanks. So it basically controls the hydraulic fluid in the shock by use of a pump and valve?
Last edited by Yri; 01-26-20 at 11:19 AM.
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No problem. It does control the fluid in the shock with a valve, but no pump is involved. The electronic actuator sits on top of the shock, which rotates a sealed shaft connected to a valve within the shock's piston. The valve is what allows shock oil to flow through either side of the piston. When the valve is mechanically opened further or closed (not completely, just restricted) by the electronic actuator, it varies the rate at which the shock oil passes through the piston, offering an increase or decrease in dampening, all on-the-fly.
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No problem. It does control the fluid in the shock with a valve, but no pump is involved. The electronic actuator sits on top of the shock, which rotates a sealed shaft connected to a valve within the shock's piston. The valve is what allows shock oil to flow through either side of the piston. When the valve is mechanically opened further or closed (not completely, just restricted) by the electronic actuator, it varies the rate at which the shock oil passes through the piston, offering an increase or decrease in dampening, all on-the-fly.
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What I mean by saying that is the hydraulic oil couldn't flow on both sides of the piston because the one side is gas. That is what I was taught that a gas filled shock was, was a highly compressed tube of gas with a piston separating the gas from the hydraulic oil in the top of the shock.
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So the piston valve is different from the piston? I found this image here:
So basically, all gas-charged shocks have a piston valve, but in the AVS system, there is an ACTUAL valve that is controlled electronically that exists within the piston valve to change damping pressure?
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Oh wait, maybe I'm stupid.
So the piston valve is different from the piston? I found this image here:
So basically, all gas-charged shocks have a piston valve, but in the AVS system, there is an ACTUAL valve that is controlled electronically that exists within the piston valve to change damping pressure?
So the piston valve is different from the piston? I found this image here:
So basically, all gas-charged shocks have a piston valve, but in the AVS system, there is an ACTUAL valve that is controlled electronically that exists within the piston valve to change damping pressure?
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So in a sense, the valve on a normal damper isn't electronically operated, but on a AVS system it is?
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Alright, I think I learned a thing or two by starting this thread. So it seems like having AVS would increase handling and ride comfort capabilities?
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