Traction Control

[Bruss]

7 minutes ago, MurdoK said:

 

 

The flutter and what not is obviously the TC kicking in and doing its thing. Sorry dont have better video but just wanted to show how smooth it seemed compared to some of the comments above.

you had a peak boost value of 19.4 there MurdoK

[MurdoK]

*21.4

waits patiently for the comments about dodgy phone set-up...

[Bruss]

17 minutes ago, MurdoK said:

*21.4

waits patiently for the comments about dodgy phone set-up...

love the cellotape  

going by the info you posted about traction control, the abs applies the brakes to the spinning wheel and may or may not retard the ignition  

also closing the throttle and messing with injectors/fuel/air

 

Edited 04/04/16 10:18 AM by Bruss

[MurdoK]

6 minutes ago, Bruss said:

going by the info you posted about traction control, the abs applies the brakes to the spinning wheel and may or may not retard the ignition  

 yep

[LU82]

I can see it being less effective for the guys running manuals .
 I don't like having it on when I'm shifting  the zf manually . When it's on and you get a bit out of shape it makes it hard to steer the car on the throttle.

[discostig]

In the wet mine (BF+ZF auto) just gives up if I hammer it.  Spin city.  Flashes the light but doesn't do much else hahaha.  If steering it's a different story though.

[barnz]

can confirm it just gives up in the wet. Hold it flat and it has no chance, you do give it a beating dont you steve..

[discostig]

I beat it like it owes me money

[camo86T]

After reading the posts above should clarify the TC in my ute only cuts hard when it's (intentionally) getting out of shape

Makes sense reading what murdoK posted in how it brakes specific wheels as well as cutting power

Which means its really doing the job it should...ie. someone from who didn't necessarily provoke it but has lost control due to poor road surface and has limited reactive driving skill, has a way better chance of not slapping that tree/wall/gutter/other car

Just means that as LU82 said it's hard->impossible to steer it on the throttle when TC is on

Hence it gets turned off

A mate of mine is always giving his sister's VW golf a flogging whenever he gets the chance...one of his favourite Friday night tricks used to be enter a roundabout (late, no traffic,private road, any other disclaimer) at high speed in the wet, haul the handbrake up and pull the wheel sideways for maximum oversteer. Couldn't try much harder to crash it.

Almost sh*t my pants the first time he did it, but the little vw hauls it's own arse into line with grim determination

does feel like it's about to disintegrate though

Edited 05/04/16 07:26 AM by camo86T

[MattyP]

Well even on my e85 tuunnnee traction on can help out as much as possible

The fgs have them properly calibrated compared to the B series.

As said above it doesnt just brake slipping wheels it also pulls timing (same as zf fart)

At the drags on saturday I left it on after I did a half track burnout

Still managed 2.0 60fters