I recall reading a number of posts from people claiming that disabling TCS improves throttle response. Is there a technical reason that this may be true, or are people imagining things?
Originally posted by Dan H:
It does improve throttle response down low
Originally posted by Dan H:
…but the point of the TCS is to reduce wheelspin upon hard acceleration. Disable it when you are more comfortable with your NSX. I would also be weary about having it disabled in the rain.
Originally posted by Hrant:
I don't recall seeing the light come on...
Originally posted by Lud:
Hrant,
That is odd, becauase my experience is the opposite!
........ well, I don't think so; I think we are saying the same thing in differnt ways ....
On my '91, TCS would often kick in when I didn't really want it to. It was somewhat unpredictable which was the worst part. I'm sure if you know what set of inputs it was looking for you could figure it out, but I never really did. Sometimes it would let me put the car into a 4-wheel drift and other times it would not. In the rain it would activate more often than I wanted. It also clamped down really hard if I tried to launch the car from a stop. This was with OEM tire sizes or comparable.
But on my '98 I can always throttle steer or 4-wheel drift the car (within reason) with TCS active.
......... Exactly, the operative word is within reason
You mentioned the pavement is a little slick at the track where you experienced problems, but at MSR during NSXPO the track was quite slick and I still wasn't having problems with TCS. I ran with it both on and off.
......... That is why I thought I did not see the light on the dash and I often do look for such things (remember oil gauge ... ).... but Jim was on my case that I was playing with the throttle on/off and here I was arguing with the coach ..... so I opted to turn it off and he stopped complaining ..... LOL!
It will not allow the kind of drifting you see in "drifting" videos, but it's always been forgiving up to the optimal slip angle at the track.
........ Agreed. I notice the TCS start when taking off camber turns and trying to throttle through them - the unbalance creates it to kick it thus gives you a weird sensation that you are losing the back ....., or when taking sharp S turns with body lean backand forth and throttling through there as well .... I have not had problems with 4 wheel drifing when tracking out on full throttle - and I really do not want to find out either .... and never on straights through the gears thus my reference to the slippery surface at Sears as the possible culprit. Others who have run at Sears more may have a better sense.
It also does better in the rain (I haven't driven the car in the rain since I bought it until the drive to and from NSXPO this year but I did play with it then).
.......... I agree, especially if you are not on new tires
It's also a little more forgiving for launches from a stop than my '91, but for an optimal launch I still need to turn it off.
........ I tried launching once at 3000-3500 RPM, and after smelling the aroma of a clutch, I have resigned to rolling starts with or without TCS .....
That's not to say it doesn't kick in... I can certainly MAKE it kick in on the street or on the track (even at low speeds). It's just that I've never had it kick in unexpectedly,
........... I think this is a definitional issue. What you may expect or anticipate is what others may not expect given their lower driving skills or comfort level ....
and that's with the added power of the supercharger on the '98, wherease on my '91 it would sometimes come on unexpectedly or with less provocation than I thought it should, particularly at low speeds.
Also importantly, it is generally much smoother when it does kick in than on my '91 where it was rather abrupt.
........ have not and do not push/drive other's cars that far so I trust you on this one.
I wonder why two '98s behave differently?? What serial number is your car? Mine is 183.
.... as I said, I don't think they are behaving that differently. 092.
[This message has been edited by Lud (edited 05 December 2002).]