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Originally Posted by gomer_110 My question is less about how invasive is it and more does it act like a proper motorsports tc system. ie I can stomp on the

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Old 09-13-2017, 06:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My question is less about how invasive is it and more does it act like a proper motorsports tc system. ie I can stomp on the gas and the ecu will adjust the throttle to use every bit of traction available without me trying to figure out the exact point between maximum acceleration and spinning.
I don't believe so but can't say for sure as I don't slam full throttle out of turn and haven't had it kick in on the actual track. I have had it kick in on the little skills section (like tight auto x turns) and it is very invasive there even at full minimum. It doesn't seem to work like the motec that just prevents you going over x rpm until traction gained but has a more noticeable fuel cut. It's not useful at all for auto x I would say as it upsets the car balance.
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I don't believe so but can't say for sure as I don't slam full throttle out of turn and haven't had it kick in on the actual track. I have had it kick in on the little skills section (like tight auto x turns) and it is very invasive there even at full minimum. It doesn't seem to work like the motec that just prevents you going over x rpm until traction gained but has a more noticeable fuel cut. It's not useful at all for auto x I would say as it upsets the car balance.
Hmm, maybe this is what is happening to me when getting on the throttle on second gear turns. Either way, wheel spin and have the fuel and rpm cut results are the same...slow exit speed! I just make those turns in third gear to avoid the issue. I still have not felt an issue during trail braking even at Auto Club coming into turn #3 and braking from 120 to 130 down to 30 or 40 mph or so.

This is good all good stuff to how everyone is experiencing these situations. Also to note, I have a big a$$ wing and a front splitter that helps out a lot on mechanical grip so I'm sure that also plays a role in braking and so cornering.
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Hmm, maybe this is what is happening to me when getting on the throttle on second gear turns. Either way, wheel spin and have the fuel and rpm cut results are the same...slow exit speed! I just make those turns in third gear to avoid the issue. I still have not felt an issue during trail braking even at Auto Club coming into turn #3 and braking from 120 to 130 down to 30 or 40 mph or so.

This is good all good stuff to how everyone is experiencing these situations. Also to note, I have a big a$$ wing and a front splitter that helps out a lot on mechanical grip so I'm sure that also plays a role in braking and so cornering.
I was joking on the trail braking, that was all me screwing up. But yes all you have to do is find an open parking lot and do a tight turn and slam the gas as if you wanted it to step out a little and power out. It will immediately cut throttle and the car will lurch and jerk through the turn even at minimum intervention. So I have to use map 4 which is like oem off=off in order to get the rear to step out a little but then there is nothing there to save it if I go too aggressive.

When I first tested it the instructors thought it was me slamming the throttle on and off through the turn and said to be more gentle on the throttle which I explained it wasn't me letting off but the traction control doing fuel cut so then I even tried to go lighter on throttle to not have it kick in and it just never worked in that situation. It does prevent you from spinning though so that's probably a good thing for actual track usage.
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I was joking on the trail braking, that was all me screwing up. But yes all you have to do is find an open parking lot and do a tight turn and slam the gas as if you wanted it to step out a little and power out. It will immediately cut throttle and the car will lurch and jerk through the turn even at minimum intervention. So I have to use map 4 which is like oem off=off in order to get the rear to step out a little but then there is nothing there to save it if I go too aggressive.

When I first tested it the instructors thought it was me slamming the throttle on and off through the turn and said to be more gentle on the throttle which I explained it wasn't me letting off but the traction control doing fuel cut so then I even tried to go lighter on throttle to not have it kick in and it just never worked in that situation. It does prevent you from spinning though so that's probably a good thing for actual track usage.
Do you still have the stock VLSD? This issue went away for me when I installed the OSG LSD. Car is more controlled and TC cutouts have reduced greatly when on. I really have to sling it around to have an issue. I normally run with TC turned off and the car is very predictable. Ecuteck would help me greatly.
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Do you still have the stock VLSD? This issue went away for me when I installed the OSG LSD. Car is more controlled and TC cutouts have reduced greatly when on. I really have to sling it around to have an issue. I normally run with TC turned off and the car is very predictable. Ecuteck would help me greatly.
Yep, same thing for me when I went with the quaife LSD. Just goes to show how bad that VLSD is.
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Yep, same thing for me when I went with the quaife LSD. Just goes to show how bad that VLSD is.
Yea I'm on stock vlsd, maybe a qualify or wavetrace in my future but no immediate plans to change.
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