[Z06] Traction Control
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Intermediate
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From: Hawaii
Traction Control
How intrusive is traction control? This is the second time that I felt the back end of the car get very loose when I did a 2nd gear pull. The first time I thought it was because I had a flat rear tire but I fixed it before driving it tonight. The car is cammed but will traction control still allow you light the tires up? Or is my traction control not working? I didn't see any lights flashing on my dash and no trouble codes.
Last edited by Haynboy8; Nov 24, 2017 at 07:04 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Atlanta GA
How intrusive is traction control? This is the second time that I felt the back end of the car get very loose when I did a 2nd gear pull. The first time I thought it was because I had a flat rear tire but I fixed it before driving it tonight. The car is cammed but will traction control still allow you lite the tires up? Or is my traction control not working? I didn't see any lights flashing on my dash and no trouble codes.
Tires make a huge difference.
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Safety Car
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From: Erlanger, Kentucky
It will let you spin the tires then kick in and reduce power. If I want to do a quick acceleration, I turn it off.
Racer
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From: Lafayette LA
I've had a little interaction with the traction and stability control during autocrosses. I used to run in competition mode, but after it limited my rpms at one event I started running with none of the nannies on at all so I had full control of it.
It kept doing it coming out of a right/left transition where I was flooring it but the centripetal force was pushing me to the left. I didn't really feel any wheel spin or anything but it kept limiting the rpms and I wasn't hitting the rev limiter.
I just turn it off completely now and have learned to control myself around the course. On the street I don't really get on it much, but when my wife co-drives the car she drives with full traction control on and there's been a few instances where it's limited her but it'll still allow a little bit of wheel spin.
Here's what it was doing to me for reference.
It kept doing it coming out of a right/left transition where I was flooring it but the centripetal force was pushing me to the left. I didn't really feel any wheel spin or anything but it kept limiting the rpms and I wasn't hitting the rev limiter.
I just turn it off completely now and have learned to control myself around the course. On the street I don't really get on it much, but when my wife co-drives the car she drives with full traction control on and there's been a few instances where it's limited her but it'll still allow a little bit of wheel spin.
Here's what it was doing to me for reference.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Pasco WA
My car is heavily modified, and there seems to be no TC or AH at all. No warning lights, and I just try to not give it more than 1/4" throttle in first or second. I see much stickier tires in my near future. I never race, and also never touch the TC button. No codes or warning lights, either.
Racer
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From: Anarchist Mt. BC
I track my '01 Z06 in competition mode, I can feel the system apply brakes at times and wish it wouldn't. I want to get a better sense of the cars and my limits with out interference. My mechanic can dig into the cars computers to completely turn off the traction control system, I'm going to try it next track season.
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From: Granbury Texas
The traction control algorithm varies according to the transmission gear you are in. It allows LOTS of tire slip in 1st gear, and some in 2nd and 3rd. BUT..........if you are already spinning in 1st gear (rain or snow) and shift hard to 2nd, there will be NOTHING connected to the right pedal!
The remedy is to learn throttle MODULATION, and run right on the edge of tire slip, but not into wild tire spin.
The remedy is to learn throttle MODULATION, and run right on the edge of tire slip, but not into wild tire spin.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2017
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From: Woodstock Ga
I've had a little interaction with the traction and stability control during autocrosses. I used to run in competition mode, but after it limited my rpms at one event I started running with none of the nannies on at all so I had full control of it.
It kept doing it coming out of a right/left transition where I was flooring it but the centripetal force was pushing me to the left. I didn't really feel any wheel spin or anything but it kept limiting the rpms and I wasn't hitting the rev limiter.
I just turn it off completely now and have learned to control myself around the course. On the street I don't really get on it much, but when my wife co-drives the car she drives with full traction control on and there's been a few instances where it's limited her but it'll still allow a little bit of wheel spin.
Here's what it was doing to me for reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZZSO6bqVs
It kept doing it coming out of a right/left transition where I was flooring it but the centripetal force was pushing me to the left. I didn't really feel any wheel spin or anything but it kept limiting the rpms and I wasn't hitting the rev limiter.
I just turn it off completely now and have learned to control myself around the course. On the street I don't really get on it much, but when my wife co-drives the car she drives with full traction control on and there's been a few instances where it's limited her but it'll still allow a little bit of wheel spin.
Here's what it was doing to me for reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljZZSO6bqVs