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Gah! · 04-23-2010, 06:59 AM

Is there a way to permanently leave them off until necessary? That way I don't have to manually turn it off every time I start the car.

jtzako · 04-23-2010, 10:31 AM

Probably not without tuning. Unless you're racing (and even then to some extend) I dont see why you'd want to turn them off permanently.

ron10 · 04-23-2010, 10:38 AM

why would you want traction control off ? that doesn't make sence.unless you are trying to do constant burn-outs.

Gah! · 04-23-2010, 12:24 PM

Haha just wondering...

calbert1999 · 11-24-2010, 02:37 AM

Actually, I don't know why anyone would want to drive with TC / ST on unless it's raining or snowing outside.

bigsquirrel · 11-24-2010, 10:14 AM

Agreed with not needing it, even before I went FI I found it very intrusive and borderline dangerous. When I'm expecting my back end to come around and push me through a turn and the car decides to freak out: brake decel, engine and force me into the wrong lane because it's determined I want to go straight, that's very dangerous. I know how to drive a RWD car and could do without the nannies most of the time.

klatterblast · 11-24-2010, 10:36 AM

not smart with 500+ rwhp unless your at a track. the tickets will pile up and then your ins. will go way up.

calbert1999 · 11-24-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by klatterblast

not smart with 500+ rwhp unless your at a track. the tickets will pile up and then your ins. will go way up.

Hahaha...... so the traction (nanny control) makes you drive slower. LOL

bigsquirrel · 11-24-2010, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by calbert1999

Hahaha...... so the traction (nanny control) makes you drive slower. LOL

Exactly, I haven't even had a parking ticket in ten years let alone a speeding ticket, I drive fast I don't speed they are very different things. I've been pulled over once or twice and been warned to go easy on the gas but never given a ticket. I live in the desert, it can go two months here without any real rain. I really don't need a baysitter on all the time while I drive. My infiniti had a chaep dongle that plugged into the ODBII that disabled them without having to hit the buttons every time I start the car. (I didn't think of tuning it that way though, gotta ask my guy next time I bring the car in)

klatterblast · 11-24-2010, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by calbert1999

Hahaha...... so the traction (nanny control) makes you drive slower. LOL

well when a cop sees you drifting its a dead givaway , nanny control will not let you get sideways. oh i forgot you dont have a comp cam and a supercharger , BIG difference from stock. all i have to do is sneeze in 1st 2nd or 3rd and my tires light up.

427Carl · 11-24-2010, 08:52 PM

I think...... and I'm old, that the controls should be the other way around!!!!! They should be there, to turn on, if you want.... like 4x4 in my Suburban

macwest · 11-24-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ron10

why would you want traction control off ? that doesn't make sence.unless you are trying to do constant burn-outs.

On wet and icy roads stable trac is a nuesense and danger. If you know how to drive you are correcting for any back wheel drift and stable trac can make you over compensate. The only time I have it on is if red and blue is behind me otherwise forget it.

calbert1999 · 11-25-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by klatterblast

well when a cop sees you drifting its a dead givaway , nanny control will not let you get sideways. oh i forgot you dont have a comp cam and a supercharger , BIG difference from stock. all i have to do is sneeze in 1st 2nd or 3rd and my tires light up.

Don't make assumptions, I have everything you've got except the SC (until spring), and even worse I have a SprintBooster installed, so I hit a pebble in the road and the front end lifts off the ground. Hehe.....
Regardless, traction control isn't going to stop the police from seeing you speed off while supercharger is screaming like cat being chased by a doggie. LOL
TC only helps with wheel spin, and ST helps keep the car going in a straight line. These two options are the cause of lot's of people breaking up their cars at super high speeds.
Turn them off, learn to drive without it and use them in rain, snow or gravel when they're actually usefull.
By default TC and ST should be "off".

gordonb50 · 11-28-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 427Carl

I think...... and I'm old, that the controls should be the other way around!!!!! They should be there, to turn on, if you want.... like 4x4 in my Suburban

My thoughts exactly. I learned to drive without all of these add-ons and when they kick in, it scares the heck out of me. It's become part of my "check list", to turn them off every time I start the car.

04-23-2010, 06:59 AM	#1
Gah! Proud owner of a 5th gen! Drives: SIM 1LT w/ Black Rallys Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 56 View My Garage	Traction Control/Stablitrak Is there a way to permanently leave them off until necessary? That way I don't have to manually turn it off every time I start the car.

11-24-2010, 02:37 AM	#5
calbert1999 Camaro SS Lover Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black IOM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 2,862	Actually, I don't know why anyone would want to drive with TC / ST on unless it's raining or snowing outside. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS, P1SC SuperCharged Livernois LSX429ci., 1 7/8" LT Headers, full 3" MBRP exhaust, SPI built/tuned, a total

11-24-2010, 10:36 AM	#7
klatterblast Drives: 2010 camaro 2ssrs blk. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: walker la. Posts: 1,732 View My Garage	not smart with 500+ rwhp unless your at a track. the tickets will pile up and then your ins. will go way up. __________________ 2010 Hennessey HPE650 2SSRS Blk/Blk Magnuson TVS2300,ported heads,cam,Hotchkis suspension. Weld 17”s, Mickey Thompson’s.

11-24-2010, 08:52 PM	#11
427Carl 427CARL Drives: 2011 Camaro SS 6speed Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 467 View My Garage	I think...... and I'm old, that the controls should be the other way around!!!!! They should be there, to turn on, if you want.... like 4x4 in my Suburban __________________ 427carlz@bell.net

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04-23-2010, 10:31 AM	#2
jtzako Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 1,157	Probably not without tuning. Unless you're racing (and even then to some extend) I dont see why you'd want to turn them off permanently.

04-23-2010, 10:38 AM	#3
ron10 Drives: 2010 2SS IOM L99 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: LOUISVILLE,KY.. Posts: 7,545	why would you want traction control off ? that doesn't make sence.unless you are trying to do constant burn-outs.

04-23-2010, 12:24 PM	#4
Gah! Proud owner of a 5th gen! Drives: SIM 1LT w/ Black Rallys Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tracy, CA Posts: 56 View My Garage	Haha just wondering...

11-24-2010, 10:14 AM	#6
bigsquirrel My car runs on acorns.... Drives: 2010 SS RS Inferno Orange Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 1,351 View My Garage	Agreed with not needing it, even before I went FI I found it very intrusive and borderline dangerous. When I'm expecting my back end to come around and push me through a turn and the car decides to freak out: brake decel, engine and force me into the wrong lane because it's determined I want to go straight, that's very dangerous. I know how to drive a RWD car and could do without the nannies most of the time.