who turns off traction control b4 they start driven
09-03-2007, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by pdd
I never thought about it. i maybe should start shutting it off 
Best $50 I spent ont he car so far. 
09-03-2007, 06:14 PM
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Before my hand gets on the shifter i turn off the TCS. Ever since i went to the track and cut the car off in the staging lane, cranked it up and went to do a burnout, tcs cut fuel, and stalled it. Pretty embarrassing so its become second nature for it to be turned off before it is even in gear.
09-03-2007, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by skeels
Before my hand gets on the shifter i turn off the TCS. Ever since i went to the track and cut the car off in the staging lane, cranked it up and went to do a burnout, tcs cut fuel, and stalled it. Pretty embarrassing so its become second nature for it to be turned off before it is even in gear.
09-03-2007, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by night ghost
yah i too shut it off as soon as i get into the car, cause i know that if someone wants to race ill forget to shut it. then i tell the car i was racing and he thinks its an excuse lol. i only leave it on if the roads are wet
09-03-2007, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by SweeTbone
It became part of my start up sequence. Turn on car, hand off key, switch off TCS, grab shifter and go. I literally have it turned off within 2 seconds of starting the car. It's so I don't even realize I'm doing it, so I don't see the need to spend any coin on a $70 module that my index finger can do for free.
09-03-2007, 07:54 PM
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everytime i get in my car its a three step process....start it up, turn the TCS off, put it in gear and go............its embarrassing if you forget to have it off and try to burn some tire off.........