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Old 04-13-2009, 10:46 PM
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its fine just use common sense and your good to go.
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Originally Posted by VetteDood
Grip - The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves or in orthopedic medicine, traction refers to the set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the skeletal system.
Ha.. it's proportionate to the force applied aswell..lol

In refrence to the other part..Traction Splints are a mother ******.. we train with them every now and them, they suck.
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Old 04-13-2009, 11:21 PM
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its fine just use common sense and your good to go.
There isn't much of that around this forum...
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Traction control is pretty useless IMO, but unless I'm racing or launching hard, I just leave it on. It's a non-factor for daily driving, and if you turn it off you have to deal with the annoying light that pops up on the gauge cluster.
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I have traction control, and I shut it off all the time, especially when its wet out. I spin alot on wet black top. I would rather be spinning a little bit then having the tcs kick in the whole time making it impossible to accelerate.
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Old 04-14-2009, 03:53 AM
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DON'T SKIMP ON TIRES. Other than that, don't be stupid and get brave in the rain and you'll be fine.
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I have an M6 with no TCS. It is fine if you dont go WOT in the rain.
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If you ain't first, you're last...

Hammer down all the time...
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^^ lol..
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its not really bad at all, i dont have any problem. but its real fun in the snow. lol
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i rolling w/ a t56 in a 375hp 3rd gen so i've never had traction control, and its not an issue in the rain. snow.. ha good luck
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Old 04-14-2009, 10:54 AM
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Use common sense and you will be fine...
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saved me about 3 totals, hope you never need it and don't have it. 450HP don't leave home without it.
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Originally Posted by SladeX
I have no TCS and have no issue driving in SNOW, yes snow. It takes just a little bit of control of the right foot, but anyone can figure it out. Usually off idle won't cause any spin, but if you want it to spin, its at your control.
im calling BS.
i had brand new SNOW tires on my camaro droptop... meaning MORE weight... w/ 10.5 in tires. i could pull the car into drive and the rear tires would start slowly spinning. SCREW touching the peddle... nothing would happen.

Fbodies in the snow = i can out run on foot.
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Originally Posted by Nemean
im calling BS.
i had brand new SNOW tires on my camaro droptop... meaning MORE weight... w/ 10.5 in tires. i could pull the car into drive and the rear tires would start slowly spinning. SCREW touching the peddle... nothing would happen.

Fbodies in the snow = i can out run on foot.
+200 lbs of sand in the hatch + snow tires = perfectly fine if you are not a complete idiot.
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My traction control hasen't been on since the day I bought the car. Through rain and snow (yeah snow here too) and its been fine:


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my car doesnt have traction control, but i never have a problem in the rain if im driving the right speed and have some good tread left on the tires
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Traction control ----> right foot
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Originally Posted by SladeX
I have no TCS and have no issue driving in SNOW, yes snow. It takes just a little bit of control of the right foot, but anyone can figure it out. Usually off idle won't cause any spin, but if you want it to spin, its at your control.
I can't even back out of my garage without getting stuck in the snow.
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Old 04-15-2009, 01:59 PM
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I got caught in a freak snow storm once and there was an accident. They stopped all traffic for an hour so the snow built up on the highway. I was driving about 50 mph and went sideways a bunch then did a 360 into the grass median. I was being very careful too. Damn firehawk wide ovals!
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