Are you kidding? It will roast the tires with the traction control off, but that gets expensive quickly.
traction control
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traction control
So if you are drag racing (on an approved track of course), you should turn the traction control off?? I don't understand, seems like you would leave it on to get traction. Please enlighten me.
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When drag racing you need to spin the tires some to get maximum traction and to get the car moving. Traction control is designed to limit tire slip and it doesn't know if you are on ice, dirt or dry asphalt. In a straight line it will allow more slip as long as both tires are slipping the same. It will react very quickly though if one tire slips differently than the other. It will first cut torque and if that doesn't reduce the slippage it will apply one or both of the rear brakes to control the slip. Not exactly conducive to drag racing.
Bill
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You have to feel your car and apply enough power to bring the tires up to the slip point without actually spinning, loosing traction. You don't just stomp on the power and hang on.
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Some people are quicker with it on but if you have any experience you will be quicker with it off and allowing a little slip of the tires. Try both at the track and go from there.
Practice,practice,practice
Practice,practice,practice
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When drag racing you need to spin the tires some to get maximum traction and to get the car moving. Traction control is designed to limit tire slip and it doesn't know if you are on ice, dirt or dry asphalt. In a straight line it will allow more slip as long as both tires are slipping the same. It will react very quickly though if one tire slips differently than the other. It will first cut torque and if that doesn't reduce the slippage it will apply one or both of the rear brakes to control the slip. Not exactly conducive to drag racing.
Bill
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When drag racing you need to spin the tires some to get maximum traction and to get the car moving. Traction control is designed to limit tire slip and it doesn't know if you are on ice, dirt or dry asphalt. In a straight line it will allow more slip as long as both tires are slipping the same. It will react very quickly though if one tire slips differently than the other. It will first cut torque and if that doesn't reduce the slippage it will apply one or both of the rear brakes to control the slip. Not exactly conducive to drag racing.
Bill
Bill
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Actually, you do... if you engage Launch Control -- which is a standard feature of manual transmission 2010-and-newer C6's.
Edit: Never mind, just read the OP's profile... he has a 2007.
Edit: Never mind, just read the OP's profile... he has a 2007.
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I turn mine off.
At the track we were on last Saturday they put something down that made it like glue. No noticeable wheel spin at all with a 1500 rpm launch in a C6 auto.
On the street with less traction it is a different story.
LJ
At the track we were on last Saturday they put something down that made it like glue. No noticeable wheel spin at all with a 1500 rpm launch in a C6 auto.
On the street with less traction it is a different story.
LJ
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I put my '08' with A6 tranny in comp mode leave the tranny in D and stomp it and hold on, best time is 12.8@113. I am thinking I should put the tranny in sport mode but not use the paddle shifter's.
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My car's a ZO6, and can tell you traction control will cut power way down if needed. Recall giving a demo ride, and flat out died from a light. Turned off T/C and was much more fun. Unless it's raining, T/C is alway's off, on my daily Pontiac, too.
