Car won't drift with traction off?

[PoorMansCamaro]

lol, people think just because it's a v6 that it's under powered. still amazes me.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

lol, people think just because it's a v6 that it's under powered. still amazes me.

Just curious, are you refering to my comment above?

[PoorMansCamaro]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

Just curious, are you refering to my comment above?

not singling you out, no, there are a few on this thread. I don't care if you have a v6, v8, 4 banger, rotary, etc. if you have 323hp on a RWD, you have enough to break traction and drift.

[Enduring]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

No. When the two lights are illuminated, I believe you are in comp mode which still has some amount of computer control. When you hold them for the 10 seconds the lights are off, but the car has no computer interaction. Thats the way I understand it on the SS, and would assume yours is the same. On a side note, not sure you bought the right car for the level of play you are wanting.

Competitive mode and stabilitrak fully off look exactly the same from the dash point of view on my 2013 SS. Both the TC and Stabilitrak lights will be illuminated, however when entering comp mode the DIC will show a message saying "Competitive mode active" or something along that lines, while if you hold the TC button it doesn't say anything and the Stabilitrak light just turns on.

There is a huge difference between the two and it's actually quite hard to fully break traction in competitive mode, since that is what the car is trying to prevent.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

not singling you out, no, there are a few on this thread. I don't care if you have a v6, v8, 4 banger, rotary, etc. if you have 323hp on a RWD, you have enough to break traction and drift.

First off, my statement had nothing to do with his engine choice, though I will add that in many cases, the cost of a well equipped 2LT exceeds the price of a base 1SS, and that just seems like a crazy choice, but to each his own. My comments were more directed at the choice of an auto trans and what I believe would be an open rear end. Those two features seem pretty anti drifting to me.

[JasonK]

Is the car Yellow? You might have a real Bumble Bee....

[SSGUNNER]

Should of gone with the V8...

I kid i kid. Ya more air in back tires may help. Drifting is much simpler with a manual. Just saying.

[maddoggyusa]

weld the diff solid... that'll fix it!

or try pulling the fuse to the ABS/Traction control etc. But don't cry when it's wrecked.

[Phail]

Soon as my tires are warm and im moving at any speed faster then first gear its almost impossible to break loose - the clutch slips if you rev up to anything over 3k and dump it - its really hard to break loose this 2 tonne behemoth (once shes moving that big ass that is).

[2SS 2011]

Also don't cry if your side airbags deploy.. Enjoy!

[Scalded Dog]

Originally Posted by jasonfichter

Wondering if there is a thread open already that I can't find about my issue. If there is please let me know. If not let me know what you think.

When I want to drift on the track my car won't let me do it. I shut off traction and stability control properly. Both of the lights illuminate on the dash but when i try and slide a third light above the other two illuminates and the car tries to correct itself.

Anyone have any ideas what is wrong?

I understand your complaint: I believe that you have properly disabled TC/ Stabilitrac, and have no doubt that the car SHOULD be able to drift. Not gonna scold you for wanting to drift, and not going to tell you that you don't have the power to do so.

Mine (yes, an automatic six- banger) will drift and kick the rear out anytime I goose it with the TC/ Stabilitrac disabled... point being, that yours SHOULD also be able to. It sounds like there may be some software glitch that falsely indicates that the TC/ Stabilitrac has been disabled, when in fact, it is still active. I presume you have tried drifting WITHOUT the lights being activated, to see if perhaps the software has transposed the modes? Sort of a long shot, but worth checking, I'd think...

[KaBoom1701]

I've done several Auto_X events and had no problem drifting with TC/ST turned off...

My V6 2LT can drift and power slide just fine....

[BubbaSS]

Originally Posted by jasonfichter

Wondering if there is a thread open already that I can't find about my issue. If there is please let me know. If not let me know what you think.

When I want to drift on the track my car won't let me do it. I shut off traction and stability control properly. Both of the lights illuminate on the dash but when i try and slide a third light above the other two illuminates and the car tries to correct itself.

Anyone have any ideas what is wrong?

There are torque management settings within the tune even with TC and Stabilitrac off on m6 vehicles. You would need to edit those settings within the tune to allow more torque in each gear (specifically 1st and 2nd I assume). Also, a set of 3.91 or 4.11 gears along with less sticky tires will help your cause.

[BubbaSS]

Just realized you are a v6 so take my last post as an idea not specific to your vehicle.