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Old Jan 10, 2018 | 07:24 PM
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Can the tire pressure sensor be disabled?

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You don't need to have them installed. The C7 is like the C5 it tells you they aren't working properly or aren't there but lets you ignore the warning and drive as you want. I ran several track events with no sensors in my wheels and had no issues. None of the problems that I encountered with the C6Z where the car would limit speed in turns to 55 mph if a tire pressure was low, a sensor bad or with no sensors.

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Thanks, Bill! Putting a drag pack together and can't find a TPMS to work on the front skinnies, rears not a problem until I deflate the tire at the track. So I'll just need to ignore the dash warning.


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You don't need to have them installed. The C7 is like the C5 it tells you they aren't working properly or aren't there but lets you ignore the warning and drive as you want. I ran several track events with no sensors in my wheels and had no issues. None of the problems that I encountered with the C6Z where the car would limit speed in turns to 55 mph if a tire pressure was low, a sensor bad or with no sensors.

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Thanks, Bill! Putting a drag pack together and can't find a TPMS to work on the front skinnies, rears not a problem until I deflate the tire at the track. So I'll just need to ignore the dash warning.
I have heard that some people that only had two sensors installed did have some issues so make sure you don't have any installed on the track rims.

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Old Jan 12, 2018 | 05:43 PM
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That makes sense. Thanks for the tip!




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I have heard that some people that only had two sensors installed did have some issues so make sure you don't have any installed on the track rims.

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