Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s
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Safety Car
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From: Renaissance Festival TAZ the Wolfdog (R.I.P.)
Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s
Does anyone have a ballpark idea as to acceleration losses due to having traction control on. I've read that although traction control will prevent spinning the tires at launch, slower e.t.'s are realized. I'm curious if anyone has tried it both ways w/ either a G-Tech or at the track. Thanks
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Re: Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s (Steve02C5)
I did three runs, and I found that my best with Traction Control AND Active Handling On was 14.06 and my best with everything off was 13.75. That's largely because I suck at launching the car, but the 14.x times were because TC will prevent you from getting power after chirping the rears on shift! I plan to try competitive mode in order to do this more safely, as per Ranger's wisdom...
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From: Renaissance Festival TAZ the Wolfdog (R.I.P.)
Re: Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s (Buckmaster)
[QUOTE]I don't have this info, but the reason the power is less, is because if the car senses the tires spinning it reduces the engine power directly to the wheels. A 1/4 run should never be attempted with TC on IMO. AH yes, but not TC :)[/QUOTE
"should never be attempted", because why? Poor e.t.'s or potential damage to something?
"should never be attempted", because why? Poor e.t.'s or potential damage to something?
Drifting
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Re: Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s (Steve02C5)
Traction Control on the C5 is the pitts. If you've ever had it engage, you already know how intrusive it is.
Unless it's raining, I always run in Competition Mode.
Then again, I never have to push the button either!
Mike :flag
Unless it's raining, I always run in Competition Mode.
Then again, I never have to push the button either!
Mike :flag
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Re: Traction control on vs. off vis-a-vis e.t.'s (Steve02C5)
You can't use traction control with drag racing. It totally cuts power off. Plus, you look really silly when you try to do a burnout and can't. :lol:
