Anyone have any tips if i wanted to race automatic

traction controll on or off?
how do i start off?
stuff like that
thanx

 

I recall a post that said after you break in your car disconnect the battery, this resets something that gives you a chance to reprogram it with your "foot" for more aggressive shifting. You might want to do the same thing before winter for more conservative driving.

Traction control OFF!

I'm not a racer; this is just what I picked up along the Mustang Source with the winter thing being my guess.

 

I haven't heard that yet. Do you have any more info?

 

The auto trans has a sort of learning memory, the more aggressively it is driven the better it will shift (hard and fast). if you putt around it will learn your driving habbits and shift accordingly (slow and easy). By disconnecting the negative terminal for a few minutes it wipes out the memory and shifts like it was new again, but if you do this remember to let it idle for 5 minutes after the first time it's restarted so the computer can become adjusted and learn and set itself up. I've found the best way to make it work is give it just one good run everytime you drive it (blow the snot out of it), and it will remember. I believe a good run is the best way to keep it in line until a fix is found.

 

As far as racing it from a start try applying the brake and the gas until the rpm's are about 1800-2000 and let it fly. At this point put the pedal slowly to the floor and hold it there and it will run like a bat out of heck so hold on.

 

How do you turn off traction controll???

 

Press the button on the dash labled "Traction Control" :bang:

 

I think the button itself is labelled "TC" which I suppose I could see how someone would miss it. I couldn't find an image close enough to the button to read it.

 

Auto have the button on the passingers side of the shift lever, opps that's overdrive, nevermind, RATS I thought I cought Tony on a mistake, as if thats going to happen.

 

Ryan is absolutely right, it's labled TC.

 

What the gears 1,2,3..........should you downshift or what???

I never know what gear to put it in, and if I can shift it while driving?!?!?!?

What gear for better take off and racing?



( dumb blonde here) ......... haa haa haa

 

I started a thread in the GT Tech & Performance section earlier today on this subject. There is some very interesting info there now, along with an article that you all should read regarding manually shifting the auto tranny. Here is the link... http://forums.bradbarnett.net/index.php?sh...pic=18663&st=20

Edit: Sorry, I linked it to page 2, but that shows a quote from the internet article that basically sums it all up. There's some more intersting info on page 1 of the thread though.

 

D and mash the gas. but not in the garage. Dumb blonde you are not!!

 

Try the one marked "R" for Race