simmo Member 431 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: byron bay more underarm hair per square km Posted 03/02/04 11:21 AM Share Posted 03/02/04 11:21 AM I have a couple of mates in the hiway patrol and they have tested the xr8and thay love it ,it seems, except for the traction control,it seems to stop themdoing quick turn arounds my mate says it feels like it was stalling,I sais ull get used to it but he said the nsw police were talking to ford about somehow removing this function .I said why dont you just turn it off before you chase someone ,he said na too much hassle because its usually a on the spot decision to go after someone and the location of the button makes it difficult what does everyone think?????????.also they havnt tested the t up here yet but its coming... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Member 504 Member For: 21y 6m 4d Location: sun, beach and plenty of T T's Posted 03/02/04 11:28 AM Share Posted 03/02/04 11:28 AM Yes I turn it off when I start her up. A pain it is doing this all the time but so be it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 22y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 03/02/04 08:45 PM Share Posted 03/02/04 08:45 PM How hard is it to start car,lean 6" forward and push in switch After a short while it just becomes a habit Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cul08r Guests Posted 03/02/04 09:32 PM Share Posted 03/02/04 09:32 PM In a manual car it makes the car a little more skittish and fun to drive. With the lowered coils and swaybars it is easier to lose traction by lifting a rear wheel and making the rear get light. FUN.I disable it regularly, and it's not that much of a hassle. I like to keep it on for the wife though when she drives it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 22y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 03/02/04 09:37 PM Share Posted 03/02/04 09:37 PM cul08r said: I disable it regularly, and it's not that much of a hassle. I like to keep it on for the wife though when she drives it. Ditto Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Member 431 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: byron bay more underarm hair per square km Posted 04/02/04 12:12 PM Author Share Posted 04/02/04 12:12 PM I said the same to him it cant be that hard to turn it off.cause it seems they love to hang out the tail,as I found out the other day....gotta go get new undies. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickq Member 740 Member For: 22y 14d Posted 04/02/04 12:45 PM Share Posted 04/02/04 12:45 PM Id say your mate needs to learn more about driving.The TC will kick in when the tyres are losing traction. In general he will get a faster U-turn if he keeps the tyred just at the point of almost losing it - maximum power is then put to the ground.Except for handbrake turns, power u-turns (ie a 180 degree burnout) and similar techniques (which the cops dont use), he will do a faster U-turn with no spinning tyres.He is just the old school - "Floor it mate...you go faster if its floored". That used to apply with wussy engines but not with powerful ones. Not in all circumstances, and the perfect example is where your priority is to turn, then you dont need maximum forward motion being put into the rear tyres. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueXR6Turbo The Best Member Donating Members 1,970 Member For: 22y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 04/02/04 02:49 PM Share Posted 04/02/04 02:49 PM I find the traction control comes on when making quick tight turns very often. Turn it off and the quick turn is done with no wheel spin (and no bogging down due to the t/c). This is of course unless I want to spin the wheels and have a little fun!.I usually turn off the traction control too when I first start the car. I usually only leave it on when I have my parents in the car (try to drive sedately then) and in the wet. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Member 131 Member For: 21y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: Country Victoria Posted 04/02/04 09:48 PM Share Posted 04/02/04 09:48 PM BlueXR6Turbo said: I find the traction control comes on when making quick tight turns very often. Turn it off and the quick turn is done with no wheel spin (and no bogging down due to the t/c). This is of course unless I want to spin the wheels and have a little fun!.I usually turn off the traction control too when I first start the car. I usually only leave it on when I have my parents in the car (try to drive sedately then) and in the wet. This may have a bit to to do with the difference of speed of the two back wheels. The car thinks one wheel is spinning hence the TC come on. :banghead: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotom Team Bute Donating Members 1,550 Member For: 21y 9m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 04/02/04 10:34 PM Share Posted 04/02/04 10:34 PM Traction Control? What traction control?Go team Bute! no need to press any buttons to have fun! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/8889-police-and-the-xr/#findComment-89654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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