Bf's With Traction Control Swtich

[Jman]

Giday guys,

Ever since I've owned my T, I never liked how the car turns on with traction control ON.

Is there a way of reversing the switch so it starts up with it off?

I'm forever turning it off.. getting pretty sick of it

To then simply activate it when needed?

Also. Ive heard that for people putting out big KW numbers that traction control damages the engine as it "pre-detonates" the cylinder to drop the power off. Correct me if I'm wrong..

Cheers,

Jarrod.

[EZ2CME]

Also. Ive heard that for people putting out big KW numbers that traction control damages the engine as it "pre-detonates" the cylinder to drop the power off. Correct me if I'm wrong..

I'm interested to know about this

Edited 11/07/07 10:23 AM by EZ2CME

[Paradoxx]

The traction control switch sends a signal to the PCM (notice it's a momentary switch like the boot and fuel cap, as opposed to the fog light switch which has a definite on-off position)

To make this go "the other way" you would need to get your PCM flashed with the TC function disabled..............

..But the day you wish it was on is probably the day you will be lucky to live to regret it

[tab]

Can't see how it would cause any damage. Pre-detonate?

[seventytwo]

I thought it cut fuel to the engine , but I could be wrong.

[loopism]

T/C in the BF does a whole bunch of stuff, pulls timing, applies brake and finally closes the throttle plate.

[alliken]

I have a ba and I pulled the t/c & fog light switch out and changed the wires around so that the t/c was wired to the fog lights and fog lights to t/c and then just change the faces which just unclip put back in and then it is always off when you start the car up.

[Jman]

I have a ba and I pulled the t/c & fog light switch out and changed the wires around so that the t/c was wired to the fog lights and fog lights to t/c and then just change the faces which just unclip put back in and then it is always off when you start the car up.

BA's have traction control since when???

[Beaker]

Be carefull you don't void your insurance. I don't know if T/C would be viewed the same, but for example if you disable the ABS your vehicle becomes unroadworthy and your insurer would wave to you on their way to the bank.

If you mess with the way stability and TC works from factory and someone got injured .........

Having said that if the warning light telling you it was off stayed on while it was off - you could argue it possibly.

Personaly I've found that unless you are trying to light it up, or throw it around the TC and DSC don't get in the way, and if you are on a track and having a go its only a matter of a button press to turn the electronic fun police off.

[tab]

BA's have traction control since when???

The sedans do