Competative Driving mode.
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Racer
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Competative Driving mode.
Had the car 3 years and still learning.
I was reading a thread about active handling and someone wrote
press the active handling button and hold it for a few seconds and "competative driving" mode shows up!!!!
Anyone know what the difference in handling is?
I was reading a thread about active handling and someone wrote
press the active handling button and hold it for a few seconds and "competative driving" mode shows up!!!!
Anyone know what the difference in handling is?
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '08
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...tive-mode.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
Last edited by RLYSLO; May 6, 2010 at 03:17 AM.
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Racer
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From: Bahrain
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...tive-mode.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
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Racer
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How would Competitive mode make the car feel sluggish off the line (assuming you don't mean due to wheelspin). Aren't what calculations and tables the factory ECM tune uses as far as TM the same between the two modes? Doesn't it only disable the traction control? Thought competitive mode was supposed to be the way to go when getting ready to do some 1/4 runs, etc.
Certainly easier just to switch it all off if competitive mode really does slap you with somekind of extra torque management...
Certainly easier just to switch it all off if competitive mode really does slap you with somekind of extra torque management...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...tive-mode.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...ving-mode.html
Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
Last edited by GM Fan; May 6, 2010 at 09:33 PM.
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How would Competitive mode make the car feel sluggish off the line (assuming you don't mean due to wheelspin). Aren't what calculations and tables the factory ECM tune uses as far as TM the same between the two modes? Doesn't it only disable the traction control? Thought competitive mode was supposed to be the way to go when getting ready to do some 1/4 runs, etc. Certainly easy just to switch it all off if competitive mode really does slap you with somekind of extra torque management.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '08
How would Competitive mode make the car feel sluggish off the line (assuming you don't mean due to wheelspin). Aren't what calculations and tables the factory ECM tune uses as far as TM the same between the two modes? Doesn't it only disable the traction control? Thought competitive mode was supposed to be the way to go when getting ready to do some 1/4 runs, etc.
Certainly easier just to switch it all off if competitive mode really does slap you with somekind of extra torque management...
Certainly easier just to switch it all off if competitive mode really does slap you with somekind of extra torque management...
I believe it's the same situation with what I experienced. It was noticeably more sluggish in competitive mode, which is exactly the opposite of what it should be.
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Before I had my torque management turned off via tuning, it seemed to me that the car was sluggish off the line in competitive mode... more so than in either normal driving or just with t/c off. It was kind of useless. I could go into this "competitive" mode, but it wouldn't even spin the wheels and was slower off the line than it was before.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '08
then you have a defective module/and-or bad programing somewhere. On C5's.. all the Comp mode does is disable traction control... nothing more or less. And what happens on the C6 - is a moot point on the C5.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
I doubt I have a defective module. This at the time was with everything bone stock, the mode worked in that it would turn off traction control....unless my electronic throttle program under competitive mode was somehow set differently from the factory, but as I said, other people here on the forum have posted about it as well.
Last edited by RLYSLO; May 8, 2010 at 04:01 AM.
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Actually......
then you have a defective module/and-or bad programing somewhere. On C5's.. all the Comp mode does is disable traction control... nothing more or less. And what happens on the C6 - is a moot point on the C5.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
The other fella is correct. When placing a C5 or C6 in Comp mode, the throttle response from the pedal to the electronic throttle is ACTUALLY much LESS RESPONSIVE than in normal TRACTION ON mode.
For anyone who has one of my C5 tunes, you can't tell cause I enhanced the throttle response dramatically and then copied that map to the "comp mode" ETC section so not only is my normal mode greatly enhanced, but the "COMP" mode just as exciting and then there is no difference when switching modes.
If you drive one of my C5 tunes then go back to a stocker, you'll lose your mind cause it sucks sooooo bad....
Chuck CoW
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Actually.......
The other fella is correct. When placing a C5 or C6 in Comp mode, the throttle response from the pedal to the electronic throttle is ACTUALLY much LESS RESPONSIVE than in normal TRACTION ON mode.
For anyone who has one of my C5 tunes, you can't tell cause I enhanced the throttle response dramatically and then copied that map to the "comp mode" ETC section so not only is my normal mode greatly enhanced, but the "COMP" mode just as exciting and then there is no difference when switching modes.
If you drive one of my C5 tunes then go back to a stocker, you'll lose your mind cause it sucks sooooo bad....
Chuck CoW
The other fella is correct. When placing a C5 or C6 in Comp mode, the throttle response from the pedal to the electronic throttle is ACTUALLY much LESS RESPONSIVE than in normal TRACTION ON mode.
For anyone who has one of my C5 tunes, you can't tell cause I enhanced the throttle response dramatically and then copied that map to the "comp mode" ETC section so not only is my normal mode greatly enhanced, but the "COMP" mode just as exciting and then there is no difference when switching modes.
If you drive one of my C5 tunes then go back to a stocker, you'll lose your mind cause it sucks sooooo bad....
Chuck CoW
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Actually.......
The other fella is correct. When placing a C5 or C6 in Comp mode, the throttle response from the pedal to the electronic throttle is ACTUALLY much LESS RESPONSIVE than in normal TRACTION ON mode.
For anyone who has one of my C5 tunes, you can't tell cause I enhanced the throttle response dramatically and then copied that map to the "comp mode" ETC section so not only is my normal mode greatly enhanced, but the "COMP" mode just as exciting and then there is no difference when switching modes.
If you drive one of my C5 tunes then go back to a stocker, you'll lose your mind cause it sucks sooooo bad....
Chuck CoW
The other fella is correct. When placing a C5 or C6 in Comp mode, the throttle response from the pedal to the electronic throttle is ACTUALLY much LESS RESPONSIVE than in normal TRACTION ON mode.
For anyone who has one of my C5 tunes, you can't tell cause I enhanced the throttle response dramatically and then copied that map to the "comp mode" ETC section so not only is my normal mode greatly enhanced, but the "COMP" mode just as exciting and then there is no difference when switching modes.
If you drive one of my C5 tunes then go back to a stocker, you'll lose your mind cause it sucks sooooo bad....
Chuck CoW
Too many times people claim to have "found something" in programing software; like TM on a C5 6speed.Guy got on here once and argued with everyone that there is TM on a manual shift C5 and that he dialed it out and it made a noticeable improvement
yeah it's there on the computer screen alright... but does not come into play any time except if the abuse-mode gets invoked. And if youi try to determine when the abuse-mode gets activated... you soon realize it could only happen under the most extreme conditions (like coolant failure), & never does on a MN6/M12 quipped C5; especially not during 1/4 mile runs or in a autocross/roadcourse situation.
I took videos of the throttle plate's movement from idle to WOT... in steps; and there was no change between any of the modes (TC,AH, differing combos - and both off).
All that matters is what happens while driving - and not what a computer screen is making one imagine might happen.
Again; just talking C5's here - with Gen 2 AH.
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then you have a defective module/and-or bad programing somewhere. On C5's.. all the Comp mode does is disable traction control... nothing more or less. And what happens on the C6 - is a moot point on the C5.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
We've got 2 C5's... andf I can tell you there's nothing sluggish about the Competitive Driving mode.
