Do you drive with Vehicle Dynamic Control(VDC) off or on?

6spd · 03-02-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

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NXTAZEE · 03-02-2010, 11:10 PM

Always on. The other day I turned it off to have a little fun. From a stop I made a left turn in first gear. Part way through the turn I stepped on it and the tires broke loose and the wife and I proceeded to go side ways through the turn. As I completed the turn, still in first gear, we were almost completely side ways so I let off the throttle and straitened it out. If I had more room I would have dropped second and kept going. Man that was a lot of fun.

kannibul · 03-02-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NXTAZEE

Always on. The other day I turned it off to have a little fun. From a stop I made a left turn in first gear. Part way through the turn I stepped on it and the tires broke loose and the wife and I proceeded to go side ways through the turn. As I completed the turn, still in first gear, we were almost completely side ways so I let off the throttle and straitened it out. If I had more room I would have dropped second and kept going. Man that was a lot of fun.

I did something similar...sort of...lol

Parking lot, empty, slight incline to it, but not enough to throw things too far out of whack.

Stopped. VDC off. Kick the auto-stick over. Turn wheel all the way to the right. Floor it.

Car spins like a top. INSTANTLY. I did a 180 before I knew what happened (I expect it, but not THAT fast!) - so I stayed on it, and made another full circle (540) - then left the parking lot.

That was the last thing I've done involving VDC and the steering wheel being anything but straight.

A few days ago, I decided to remind myself of the amount of power. Dead stop. Turned off VDC. Kicked it over to the auto-stick. Floor it with wheels straight. Rear-end broke loose, and the rear kicked to the right then to the left for a mega-burnout in 1st through 2nd, and chirped 3rd.

VDC is a safety measure everyone should use. I don't care if you think you're a pro, the car has a VERY steep learning curve to it, and unless you want to explain to your insurnace company and pay high premiums, that extra safety measure is a good thing.

Maybe it is a bit too aggressive at knocking down the "funometer", but, it's doing so because perhaps the level of fun attempting to be had is bordering on stupid.

NXTAZEE · 03-03-2010, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

I did something similar...sort of...lol

Parking lot, empty, slight incline to it, but not enough to throw things too far out of whack.

Stopped. VDC off. Kick the auto-stick over. Turn wheel all the way to the right. Floor it.

Car spins like a top. INSTANTLY. I did a 180 before I knew what happened (I expect it, but not THAT fast!) - so I stayed on it, and made another full circle (540) - then left the parking lot.

That was the last thing I've done involving VDC and the steering wheel being anything but straight.

A few days ago, I decided to remind myself of the amount of power. Dead stop. Turned off VDC. Kicked it over to the auto-stick. Floor it with wheels straight. Rear-end broke loose, and the rear kicked to the right then to the left for a mega-burnout in 1st through 2nd, and chirped 3rd.

VDC is a safety measure everyone should use. I don't care if you think you're a pro, the car has a VERY steep learning curve to it, and unless you want to explain to your insurnace company and pay high premiums, that extra safety measure is a good thing.

Maybe it is a bit too aggressive at knocking down the "funometer", but, it's doing so because perhaps the level of fun attempting to be had is bordering on stupid.

Very nice. I'll have to try a good burnout one of these days. Never done one like you mentioned. Have you tried that in manual mode? Would there be any difference?

kannibul · 03-03-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by NXTAZEE

Very nice. I'll have to try a good burnout one of these days. Never done one like you mentioned. Have you tried that in manual mode? Would there be any difference?

Manual mode lets you decide when to shift and the shifting is a bit firmer, so it keeps things spinninig

Nothing like flooring it and having it run up and stay between 6K and 7.5K, shifting and it dropping a bit and staying at 6K-7.5K, shifting it again, and it dropping and grabbing.

The car rolling forward slowly (as compared to the speedometer) - lol

I'm sure it plays hell on the drivetrain, but man it's freaking nuts. All that without a brake-stand - just flooring it from a dead stop.

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