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- bulldawg_qw
Does more traction control cause your car to handle on the tight side and conversely does less cause it to be loose?
Traction control
- Thread starter bulldawg_qw
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Different cars behave differently with TC on, but the the higher you set the TC the less power it will put to the wheels, this is because TC is primarily to stop the wheels spinning. This means you have less power off the line and less power comming out of the corners but the car will stay regular and is very difficult to spin, but can cause understeer, with no TC you get the max amount of power available all the time and it's up to you to control it with the throttle, in FWD cars if you simply go for the POWER approach you will get alot of smoke from the tyres ad carry on in a straight line (understeer) in a RWD car you will get the opposite and will find yourself doing doughnuts.
TC is good for begginers but your laptimes will suffer.
Take TC off and practice it's worth it in the long run!
Hope this helps.
TC is good for begginers but your laptimes will suffer.
Take TC off and practice it's worth it in the long run!
Hope this helps.
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- bulldawg_qw
Thank for the info. I like to race just not savvy when it comes to tuning stuff.
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- DGXR
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In my opinion, essentially you are right. If the TCS is too high, the back end will not step out at all, making the car turn less. Too little TCS and you'll be all over the road having to pulse the gas pedal for any control. The tires should always be sliding a tiny bit except above 125mph/gears 4-6 on a long straight. Accel, braking, turning... there should always be a *little tiny bit* of tire slip. (Gosh my Saleen S7 is so damn fun to drive, it slips just right carving through a turn but does not spin out.) I have found that TCS level 1-2 works well most of the time. Also be sure to read up on LSD and it's relationship to turning/accel.
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