Shutter866

Is traction control needed on V-6? It seems that not to many V-6's have that option.

EleanorsMine

Don't have it.
Haven't missed it.
Like it that way....
I also do not have ABS.
Makes navigation on wet roads and gravel a challenge- albeit a fun one.

Super Sonic Blue Mustang

I need it for the northern Ohio winters.. Winter stinks :angry: :notnice:

PottyScotty

It's not needed unless you drive in the snow. Or you could get a limited slip differential.

EleanorsMine

Until I learned to handle her which took about a week of heavy driving in the rains that arrived when she came home.....I was fishtailing all over when I stopped and started.

NOW my favorite thing to do is jump the railroad tracks- the car hits them just right you feel like one of the Duke boys.

Super Sonic Blue Mustang

If you do get it you have the option to turn it off by a push of a button on the dash which is good for when I want to lay some rubber.

MustangDan

Maybe not in Nashville, but in snow belt YES!

dynaflash

The traction controll comes as part of the package with anti lock brakes. I live in Atlanta and drive in traffic, so I ordered this package. I hope to never need either, but the anti lock brakes was something that I felt I would like to have. It also is a discount on your insurance. That may not pay for it, but it helps. Mark

EleanorsMine

Ahhh insurance!

I do love the way mine brakes though. Fun Fun!

I get to enjoy it 4 days a week when my kids aren't in with me. On the weekends I drive like Granny.

bigfoot1141

I have the twin to Sonic Blue's Stang in Ohio, and I have T/C. I have it on all the time, cause with my right foot I would go through tires like water. It is fun to take it off every so often to shake and bake! It has kicked on a few times in the rain.

I would say if you are getting a stick, yes.
On an automatic, not sure if it's needed, unless where you are has bad weather year 'round like Ohio.

EleanorsMine

I could definitely see it on a stick...

Can anyone tell me why on a right turn I can lay rubber forever but on straight take offs and left turns its very hard to do?

holderca1

I have already used the TCS and performed very well, kept the rear of the car where I wanted it.

AWmustang

I have heard other people complain about something similar. They say that when they are doing a burnout in the V6 only the right tire ever spins. My guess would be the the differential slightly favors the right wheel. When you make a right turn the weight of the car is transferring to the left side of the car. Less weight = less traction = spinning tire. And once its spinning the diff will keep senging power to it, which is why you can keep laying rubber even after you have straightened out.

EleanorsMine

Not that I should be burning rubber But I like to play.....

poldrv

The need for traction control depends where you live. I live in Edmonton, Alberta, we have snow from October 31 to usually mid April. Along with ice, freezing rain etc. TC is need here on a mustang.

Stadifer

I know out here in the northwest it rains regularly from October through about June. We are also starting to see freezing rain as a typical part of our winters. So I got the Anti-Lock/TCS package for my V6 Pony.

As far as burnouts on a V6 I've seen a couple vids of some really good burnouts. It can be done I guess it just takes a little practice.

GhostTX

I dunno about TCS, but I'd highly recommend to everyone to get ABS. If TCS bugs you, you can turn it off.

Ponycar

Living in the Northeast and having a long commute, I was almost ready to give up on Mustangs because to say that they're bad in the snow is a massive understatement. Even including the wicked restyling for 2005, I probably would not have bought another Mustang without traction control.

In your area however, it might not be an issue!

aponyfan

Well, I've been in Nashville in both heavy traffic and heavy rain. Given the way some of the semis drive out their, I'd go for it.

I did order for mine because my environment does include bad traffic, insane drivers, and quick bouts of heavy rain.

KansasCityTim

I have heard other people complain about something similar. They say that when they are doing a burnout in the V6 only the right tire ever spins. My guess would be the the differential slightly favors the right wheel. When you make a right turn the weight of the car is transferring to the left side of the car. Less weight = less traction = spinning tire. And once its spinning the diff will keep senging power to it, which is why you can keep laying rubber even after you have straightened out.
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I was under the impression that with a non-posi differential, the right, rear wheels gets the power, meaning that on a burn-out, the only thing that would ever spin is the right, rear tire. V6's don't have posi do they?