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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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Just bought a C5 corvette 97 it doesn't do often but sometimes it like boggles like when a person doesn't know how to drive stick u know how it like bogs a little when I punch it going bout 35mph what can it be ? Don't do it often tho
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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You are encountering traction control. To remove its effect, push the button on the console. A message should then appear in the DIC saying, "traction control off."

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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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No wonder it only does it sometimes maybe when its on and maybe it doesn't do it when its on! Thanks...so u sure its that it not my coils packs? Just wanna make sure b4 I start putting stuff on it
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 35thanniversaryss
No wonder it only does it sometimes maybe when its on and maybe it doesn't do it when its on! Thanks...so u sure its that it not my coils packs? Just wanna make sure b4 I start putting stuff on it
Suggest you (1) warm the oil to >155 (2) turn off traction control and then (3) do a few roll-on to redline in 1st, 2d, and 3d. Motor should accelerate smoothlly with no misses. If it does that, your coil packs are fine.

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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Cool thanks for the info
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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i have a 99 and if you push the button once it turns off traction and ACTIVE HANDLING if i hold it down for 10 sec turns off traction only active handling stays on to help if you get sideways this mode is compettitive driving. i dont know if yours is the same or not.
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Old Jun 4, 2006 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hennesseycpl
i have a 99 and if you push the button once it turns off traction and ACTIVE HANDLING if i hold it down for 10 sec turns off traction only active handling stays on to help if you get sideways this mode is compettitive driving. i dont know if yours is the same or not.
Active handling didn't become an option until mid-1998. So 35thanniversaryss' 1997 should have TC only, no AH.

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