Wouldnt you have a more controlable takeoff with TCS on? Or do you loose alot of time by leaving it on when taking off at the line?

And do you guys drive on the highways with TCS on? On a nice day?

 

For me, it is a part of driving the car, wherever I am:
Get in. Close door. Put on belt [stupid bell]. Start car. Turn off TCS. Put it in first. Drive. It's become pretty much automatic.

The button is actually getting shiny from my finger tip pushing it everytime I get in the car.

And BTW, it will slow you down on the strip when it applies the brakes and retards the timing... Bogs the car down a bit.

Mike E

 

+1... turn it off at the track. In fact, my track tune has it permanently disabled now.


Same thing here... if it isn't raining, TCS is off.



O/T: BTW, once I put the roll bar and harness in the car, the belt "bell" would drive me friggin nuts at the track (since I used the harness instead of the factory belt). Someone posted a method to disable the belt bell. I was skeptical, but incredibly it worked! No more annoying beep beep beep.

 

yeah complain about something thats gonna save your life or someone close to you's life real cute

 

I run with mine off until I get a tune which will come this winter when I can drop some overtime money into rims and a tune!

 

I turn if off everytime I get in the car.

 

I have it disabled in all my tunes.

 

i believe he said he used harnesses so he is still wearing his seatbelt. he just doesnt want the chiming from where he doesnt use the factory belts anymore. the belts he is using is alot safer then the factory stuff

 

Are you the safety police?

 

Thanks for the feed back. I know what you mean about the seat belts. And DynamicmustangGT chill out

 

DynamicmustangGT, you talking about the seatbelt or the TC?

The only reason to need traction control is because the common masses out there do not pay attention to what they are doing while driving. It is a feature designed for insurance companies and lessor drivers. I think we would be better served if proper driving skills were learned and practiced rather than the band-aid we call TC.

My TC button is also getting shiney. It will probably be the first thing that really wears out on my car besides tires and brakes. The only reason I have not completely disabled it with a tune is because my wife may occasionally drive it and so might a shop jockey. No offence to women drivers or shop jockeys intended...

 

what is happening to the car when tcs is turned off?!

 

i turn off TCS too. unless it's raining.
it makes quite a difference.

 

if TCS if off if you begin to slide or your tries start to spin, the brakes WONT be applies automaticly and the fuel WILL NOT be cut. so you can spin and slide all you want.

with me, if im getting on it and i hit a bump my tcs will click in. and totally own me. or if i throw it down into 3rd ont he freeway at 70 the TCS will kick in. so i turn it off only when i want to slide or jump on it.

 

Which is why I always have it off...more fun that way and I can't forget to turn it off when I get that urge!

 

Explain to me how that stupid "beep beep beep" will save my life?

For the record, I never drive anywhere without my seatbelt on. And nobody rides in my car without one either. I don't need a babysitter "beeper" to remind me to buckle up. Period... end of story.

My desire to kill the "beeper" was for when I'm drag racing. Since I'm strapped into a 5-point harness (see pics), I don't need or use the factory belt. And it seems like everytime I would be staging the car and trying to concentrate on the Christmas tree... that dam "beep beep beep" would start.

 

Count me amongst the "TCS OFF when you get in the car" crew.

TCS? Mmmm....nope nothanks!

 

The directions for turning off the seat belt chime is in your owner's manual.

 

Like I know where that is...

 

thats good info.... i will remember that!