Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 30d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 10/12/02 08:50 PM Share Posted 10/12/02 08:50 PM Don't know what it's like in the other States but we've had a nice bit of rain since yesterday morning. Just wondering if anyone went out to play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/12/02 10:33 PM Share Posted 10/12/02 10:33 PM haha no not me.. left my baby at home last night.. would be very interesting to see what it does with the traction control turned off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hydro Guests Posted 10/12/02 11:16 PM Share Posted 10/12/02 11:16 PM Turned mine off just before I got home last night and had a play, also tried the traction control on, just had to check that it works :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 30d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 10/12/02 11:36 PM Author Share Posted 10/12/02 11:36 PM I noticed that when I was in second gear and the turbo really booted in (about 3,500rpm) traction went out the window. Kind of funny driving a car that has more torque in the top end than the bottom. Oh, and that was with the traction control on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mals BA XR6T Member 381 Member For: 22y 29d Location: Sydney Posted 11/12/02 03:20 AM Share Posted 11/12/02 03:20 AM Are you saying that with Traction control on, it's not really on if you give it a boot full??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Member 453 Member For: 22y 30d Location: Kurrajong, Sydney Posted 11/12/02 03:24 AM Author Share Posted 11/12/02 03:24 AM Don't know what the deal is with that to be honest, wheels still managed to spin even with that little orange light flashing on the instrument panel, me taking my foot off the accelerator was the only way it stopped. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 22d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 11/12/02 06:07 AM Share Posted 11/12/02 06:07 AM Are you saying that with Traction control on, it's not really on if you give it a boot full??? Heres a quote from AutoWeb:The standard diff on the XR6T is a ratchet-style limited slip unit with the added effectiveness of electronic traction control. The traction system performs very well in the majority of instances but it is still possible to degenerate into bulk wheelspin; it's not the sort of traction control that makes this a car you could safely let anyone drive in any condition.heres the link to the full article: http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_1613/article.htmlperhaps this is a trade off in the setup to make it less intrusive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 2m Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 11/12/02 07:52 AM Share Posted 11/12/02 07:52 AM Don't know what the deal is with that to be honest, wheels still managed to spin even with that little orange light flashing on the instrument panel, me taking my foot off the accelerator was the only way it stopped. Go figure. l too have noticed this Grant, it does break traction more easily than l would have expected.l hadnt had the car 5 minutes driving home from the dealer in the wet before l broke traction and l wasnt pushing it that hard, but when the torque comes in the TC doesnt seem to intervene in a way l expected, and probably should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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