VDC off I almost crashed!!

Spooler · 09-04-2018, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by shadow85

Check out this video:
Almost crashed the z.....

I feel like this is what my car is doing under hard acceleration, but too a much higher degree I rekon.

That was due to the Viscous LSD. Notice how the left wheel spun and then the right one went to spinning. That's what it does.

Hotrodz · 09-04-2018, 07:40 PM

You don't answer the question we ask with any detail. If you want help answer the questions. So you have PSSs, what is the tread depth left on them and how old are they? When you say cold, what is cold? I live in AZ and if it is 70 or below it's cold to most here in the state. You need to drive around for at least 20 minutes at highway speed 60 mph or more. Anything more than 34 psi is too much.

How is your alignment? Does it want to pull one way or another at 60 mph? Can you let go of the wheel at 60 mph and the car will go in a straight line? If you have done all of these things then the car is fine....park it and buy a Miata until you learn how to drive and control a tail happy vehicle.

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Spooler · 09-04-2018, 09:24 PM

Agree, I am done also.

Rusty · 09-04-2018, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Agree, I am done also.

You will stick around just for the

Spooler · 09-04-2018, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You will stick around just for the

I hope for no drama and we do not have another casualty.

Hotrodz · 09-04-2018, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Agree, I am done also.

Agreed!!!

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cv129 · 09-04-2018, 10:05 PM

Shadow needs to play some Forza

shadow85 · 09-05-2018, 01:04 AM

Spooler optimizer, and BG, I already have a quaiffe diff installed at the time of the TT install.
I also have:
Whiteline diff bushing kit
Z1 Urethane motor/trans mounts
Z1 subframe bushing collar kit
Eibach swaybar kit (on the softest setting)
Eibach lowering springs
SPC front camber arms

I would have hopes to have good traction, but yes that is still a far fetched desire for my setup.

So BG you rekon that R888R will only last 1000kms, there are some people who rekon they have lasted them 10000km. To me that would be bearable, but not 1000km.

OK.
I have gathered from this thread so far
1. Learn the car better, practise
2. Stickier tyres
3. More suspension mods?

Anything I forgot here?
Also, does anyone here use Ecutek traction control on the-fly?

shadow85 · 09-06-2018, 06:27 PM

So it seems I got -2° camber on the rears, thats thr best the alighnment centre said they could do.

I am now thinking of purchasing a reae camber kit to adjust it back to 0. I have been told this will be a sound move to regain some traction under WOT?

Ventruck · 09-06-2018, 07:13 PM

tbh I find this car can rotate/snap over a bit quick. Even in video-games it was depicted to do such

I remember when I switched to EcuTek's TC, set that to like, nothing, and then pulled out of a parking lot I typically put some gas into since I'm trying to get on before cross traffic comes again. VDC light never came on on the previous instances so I really didn't think it was ever too much power going down yet.

Luckily didn't eat it, but kinda went like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKA0GUJ3E2g

PEPI · 09-06-2018, 07:15 PM

Thread should be locked and thrown away.
SA roads are crap at the best of times - this dickhead is going to kill/injure someone one day.

xsamis · 09-09-2018, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by shadow85

I have a quaife diff and a TT setup

The other night, I tried a WOT pull for the first time with VDC off.

In the middle of the 3rd gear pull the car violently and suddenly spun to the right and then to the left before I made it come to a halt. It scared the **** out of me!

Why did that happen? I have Pilot Super sports 275/35 on the rears and I was going in a straight line under WOT, then around the 4000RPM mark it almost felt like someone grabbed my steering wheel and threw it to the right and then to the left!! There was no gradual loss of control sliding etc, it just happend so suddenly out of nowhere.

Anyone else experience this before?

New tires dawg, 305 rear 275 front, MPS4S is a good start or r888r's

shadow85 · 09-09-2018, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by xsamis

New tires dawg, 305 rear 275 front, MPS4S is a good start or r888r's

Thanks for the input bro, appreciate it.

So the MPS4S, would that tyre be similar in grip to the PSS?

So is the PSS 275/35 rear really not that good enough for TT power?

What a waste of money that was then

jwick · 09-09-2018, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by shadow85

Thanks for the input bro, appreciate it.

So the MPS4S, would that tyre be similar in grip to the PSS?

So is the PSS 275/35 rear really not that good enough for TT power?

What a waste of money that was then

You can’t buy enough tire for a TT car. You need to spend your time/$ on two things, suspension mods and driver education. The latter being the most important.

You need to heed the responses of the guys that track their car and ignore most everyone else.

Rusty · 09-09-2018, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jwick

You can’t buy enough tire for a TT car. You need to spend your time/$ on two things, suspension mods and driver education. The latter being the most important.

You need to heed the responses of the guys that track their car and ignore most everyone else.

So true. How many threads was started on this subject.

09-04-2018, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	You don't answer the question we ask with any detail. If you want help answer the questions. So you have PSSs, what is the tread depth left on them and how old are they? When you say cold, what is cold? I live in AZ and if it is 70 or below it's cold to most here in the state. You need to drive around for at least 20 minutes at highway speed 60 mph or more. Anything more than 34 psi is too much. How is your alignment? Does it want to pull one way or another at 60 mph? Can you let go of the wheel at 60 mph and the car will go in a straight line? If you have done all of these things then the car is fine....park it and buy a Miata until you learn how to drive and control a tail happy vehicle. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk jwick, Chuck33079, Rusty and 1 others like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

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09-05-2018, 01:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
shadow85 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: South Australia, Austra Posts: 921 Drives: 15' 370Z A/T AMM TT Rep Power: 25	Spooler optimizer, and BG, I already have a quaiffe diff installed at the time of the TT install. I also have: Whiteline diff bushing kit Z1 Urethane motor/trans mounts Z1 subframe bushing collar kit Eibach swaybar kit (on the softest setting) Eibach lowering springs SPC front camber arms I would have hopes to have good traction, but yes that is still a far fetched desire for my setup. So BG you rekon that R888R will only last 1000kms, there are some people who rekon they have lasted them 10000km. To me that would be bearable, but not 1000km. OK. I have gathered from this thread so far 1. Learn the car better, practise 2. Stickier tyres 3. More suspension mods? Anything I forgot here? Also, does anyone here use Ecutek traction control on the-fly? Last edited by shadow85; 09-05-2018 at 01:08 AM.

09-06-2018, 07:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
PEPI Base Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Darwin NT Australia Posts: 152 Drives: 2009 370z Sports 6MT Rep Power: 14	Thread should be locked and thrown away. SA roads are crap at the best of times - this dickhead is going to kill/injure someone one day. Elmo370z likes this. __________________ Chicane Yellow 370z 6MT Touring + Yellow THE ZED .... functional motoring with attitude.

09-06-2018, 06:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
shadow85 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: South Australia, Austra Posts: 921 Drives: 15' 370Z A/T AMM TT Rep Power: 25	So it seems I got -2° camber on the rears, thats thr best the alighnment centre said they could do. I am now thinking of purchasing a reae camber kit to adjust it back to 0. I have been told this will be a sound move to regain some traction under WOT?

09-06-2018, 07:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ventruck Track Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: California Posts: 785 Drives: '13 Sport+Touring M6 Rep Power: 22898	tbh I find this car can rotate/snap over a bit quick. Even in video-games it was depicted to do such I remember when I switched to EcuTek's TC, set that to like, nothing, and then pulled out of a parking lot I typically put some gas into since I'm trying to get on before cross traffic comes again. VDC light never came on on the previous instances so I really didn't think it was ever too much power going down yet. Luckily didn't eat it, but kinda went like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKA0GUJ3E2g

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