Driving with VDC off....

OnefitZ · 10-03-2012, 11:40 AM

This is what happens when you drive with VDC off..

JungleZ · 10-03-2012, 11:47 AM

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

NBZ34 · 10-03-2012, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaleForce

I pick and choose when I disable VDC. Rain, it is always on. Nice day, warm tires, nobody around... VDC off.

I totally agree with this statement! However, I leave it on when i hit the twisties regardless of weather conditions.

FlawlessZ · 10-03-2012, 12:08 PM

I leave it on most of the time...but when I'm in the "spirited mood" (like you all are saying) I do turn it off...when I first got my car I turned it off and burned through 1st and second with a pretty low rev launch

Quote:

Originally Posted by JungleZ

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

I dont know why you have a problem with the base tires and suspension...I can get the tail to kik out if I want to with or without VDC.

EMPTY LOT + RAIN + NO VDC =

nmjaxx9 · 10-03-2012, 12:14 PM

I turned it off once, just once, and I got rear tail spin like crazy. It was fun though nothing like doin a lil vdc off drift.

ShinyBlueZ · 10-03-2012, 12:18 PM

only when I race for pinks and need a 10 second car instead of 13

normally.. ON because I'm afraid of dying. glad my baby keeps me in check sometimes. been a few turns when VDC came on and afterwards I was like "hmm if I didn't have VDC on I think that might have been a problem"

nmjaxx9 · 10-03-2012, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShinyBlueZ

only when I race for pinks and need a 10 second car instead of 13

normally.. ON because I'm afraid of dying. glad my baby keeps me in check sometimes. been a few turns when VDC came on and afterwards I was like "hmm if I didn't have VDC on I think that might have been a problem"

race for pinks, we arent in the Fast and Furious bro!!!

and I agree that one time VDC was off it was fun but never will I drive that way again. I was about to be like that GTR driver. Well actually not really, I regained control right away.

ShinyBlueZ · 10-03-2012, 12:26 PM

speak for yourself bro.

I live my life 1/4 mile at a time. nothing else matters. not you, not this forum, none of it.

for those ~13.38 seconds or more.. I'm free.

TreeSemdyZee · 10-03-2012, 12:27 PM

I leave mine on because I'm an idiot.

nmjaxx9 · 10-03-2012, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShinyBlueZ

speak for yourself bro.

I live my life 1/4 mile at a time. nothing else matters. not you, not this forum, none of it.

for those ~13.38 seconds or more.. I'm free.

+1

KSFastah · 10-03-2012, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JungleZ

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

Have you considered that maybe the "weak link" in a VDC off driving scenario ISN'T the "base tires and suspension"...but...just maybe...it's the skill set/confidence of the person behind the wheel?

Stig lap: Nissan 370Z - BBC Top Gear

Just sayin...

TheGreatOne · 10-03-2012, 01:26 PM

VDC off now most of the time. Except when its raining, then its on for sure.

I used to be one who left it on and was scared from hearing the stories, I remember turning it off first time and gunning it in 1st on a turn, lol....wooooooooooo...almost lost it...

But now, its off all the time, I only fish tail or slide when I am 'trying' so I have obviously learned how the car behaves much better. Knowing how to take a corner helps too lol

MightyBobo · 10-03-2012, 01:55 PM

If you dont know what the terms, "Understeer", "Oversteer", "Plowing", or "Lift-off Oversteer/Snap-oversteer" means, your fingers shouldn't even touch that little button.

That said, if you know what any of these conditions are but have never experienced it in a car? Tread lightly.

MightyBobo · 10-03-2012, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JungleZ

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

Wat? That's the drivers fault more than the car.

shadoquad · 10-03-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JungleZ

I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

lolwut

View Poll Results: Do you drive your Z with VDC off?
Never...VDC is always on.	75	28.41%
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10-03-2012, 11:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
OnefitZ Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 12 Drives: '12 Rep Power: 12	This is what happens when you drive with VDC off.. Lug, Masa, GaleForce and 3 others like this.

10-03-2012, 12:18 PM	#21 (permalink)
ShinyBlueZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: In My Z Posts: 462 Drives: Shiniest Bluest Z Rep Power: 13	only when I race for pinks and need a 10 second car instead of 13 normally.. ON because I'm afraid of dying. glad my baby keeps me in check sometimes. been a few turns when VDC came on and afterwards I was like "hmm if I didn't have VDC on I think that might have been a problem" 1991Z32 likes this.

10-03-2012, 12:26 PM	#23 (permalink)
ShinyBlueZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: In My Z Posts: 462 Drives: Shiniest Bluest Z Rep Power: 13	speak for yourself bro. I live my life 1/4 mile at a time. nothing else matters. not you, not this forum, none of it. for those ~13.38 seconds or more.. I'm free. Mitco39 and AestheticCM1 like this.

10-03-2012, 12:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 59 Posts: 4,880 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	I leave mine on because I'm an idiot. Naum16 likes this.

10-03-2012, 11:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
JungleZ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: orange county,ca Posts: 652 Drives: leased base z... Rep Power: 0	I wouldnt even attempt a hard turn with it off, it already fish tails with it on because base tires and suspension are a joke.

10-03-2012, 12:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 25	I turned it off once, just once, and I got rear tail spin like crazy. It was fun though nothing like doin a lil vdc off drift.

10-03-2012, 01:26 PM	#27 (permalink)
TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	VDC off now most of the time. Except when its raining, then its on for sure. I used to be one who left it on and was scared from hearing the stories, I remember turning it off first time and gunning it in 1st on a turn, lol....wooooooooooo...almost lost it... But now, its off all the time, I only fish tail or slide when I am 'trying' so I have obviously learned how the car behaves much better. Knowing how to take a corner helps too lol __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

10-03-2012, 01:55 PM	#28 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	If you dont know what the terms, "Understeer", "Oversteer", "Plowing", or "Lift-off Oversteer/Snap-oversteer" means, your fingers shouldn't even touch that little button. That said, if you know what any of these conditions are but have never experienced it in a car? Tread lightly. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

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