Could Traction/Stability be set to full-off on Default?

[Machine]

I dont mind traction control/stabilty (when its needed, like in the snow here in MN) but 95% of the time I would rather have it off. I hate trying to pull into a difficult merge only to have my inside tire hit some sand and the whole car falls on its face.

Is it possible to have it off by Default, and maybe disable the engine power reduction as well?? So that every time I start the car, its off and I have to press the button to turn it back on?

 

[SSpeckerwood]

the only way to disable the system completely is to pull the fuse. even pressing the button once and then holding for approx. 7 seconds will only retard the effects of it some.

 

[rdss]

And Vince at Trifecta will not touch that stuff either (even though he can) becuase of the liability of it.

 

[Eric Smit]

I think he means, "Can my car be tuned so when I start it, it's already off, and I don't have to push and hold the button for 531 seconds?"


-Eric Smit

 

[SSpeckerwood]

it can be done by trifecta if they would, but no they won't.


simple answer, No

 

[d.p]

i would switch the abs fuse to a switched breaker(with an inline fuse) to turn on and off abs....your brake light in the cluster will be on, but TC, STBL, and ABS will be disabled....This will lead to the vehicle not controlling ****. Don't crash though your insurance may not cover your vehicle since you tampered with safety equipment.

I am NOT liable for you damaging your vehicle///

 

[mitdr774]

I am about ready to disable the ABS to get rid of the way over intrusive TCS and stability. If there is even a hint of wheel spin the TCS shuts me down. This is a huge safety issue as far as I am concerned. It would be one thing if it just stopped that wheel from spinning and allowed power to go to the other, but the car looses damn near all power and falls flat on its face. I find that it corners nicer with stability turned off too. No intrusion is best as far as I am concerned.

 

[gdideric]

yeah...i'm not willing to lose ABS to disable the traction control...I guess i'll get in the habit of holding the button down when i get in the car...

 

[SSpeckerwood]

yeah...i'm not willing to lose ABS to disable the traction control...I guess i'll get in the habit of holding the button down when i get in the car...

i do it every time. its a habbit now. i try to do it when i get in my truck now. lol

 

[d.p]

yeah...i'm not willing to lose abs to disable the traction control...i guess i'll get in the habit of holding the button down when i get in the car...

i used to have to remember to open my bottle every time i got into the cobalt, in this car i have to hold down a button for tc, so lame :/

 

[slitzell]

Damn I was hoping for a nice simple fix to this as well. I hate having to hold the button down everytime I get in the car, and i don't like not having control over the vehicle.

 

[gdideric]

TC saved my butt several times in my Viggen. It was a torque steer monster. This car...yeah...doesn't need such a heavy handed helper...ABS though is crucial to safe day to day driving..I would only take it off at the track, and not even when I was using public roads as a track...which i don't...

I thought i remember seeing that for some extra bucks you can buy a program to monkey with your own maps for the trifecta tune. Maybe with that you can disable TC yourself? Man, I can't find it now looking for it...

 

[rdss]

Vince is the only one that cane mess with Trifecta tunes. Now if HP Tuners or EFI Live was available you could tune your own car, I'm not sure if that would give you access to the abs, t/c or stabilitrac, Vince is able to dig deep into the PCM/TCM/BCM's on cars and work his magic.

 

[Eric Smit]

HPTuners or EFILive, I can't remember which, is available.


-Eric Smit

 

[rdss]

Me either. I think it's HP tuners, I will stick with Vince fondling my PCM.....lol

 

[Bogus]

i just press mine once and i have no problems with wheel spin. ill take sharp corners w/ tires screeching, no power loss.

the only time it kicks in is on longer turns when the rear starts to drift out, but even then it doesn't cut power.

so i don't think you guys need to hold it.. that doesn't seem to reduce power for me.

 

[Stratton_Chevrolet_Sonic]

If I hold it in and both TC AND SC are off it still will cut power if I take a turn in 2nd wide open and it will also sometimes kill it on a 1-2 shift.. so I just take the fuse out when I feel like getting rowdy

 

[SSpeckerwood]

could you post a pic of which fuse it is stratton?

 

[Stratton_Chevrolet_Sonic]

Yea sure I can ill do it at lunch around 12

 

[SSpeckerwood]

Sweet. (cartman voice)