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Old 11-02-2009, 03:30 PM   #1
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When I race from a dead stop with traction control on or off it always slips. I have a automatic. i always lose a lot of speed when its on. but when i turn it off my car slides around like a snake. how do you automatic Z drivers stop the sliding and launch off correctly?
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Moved to Drag forum where there's lot of threads on launching the Z

What model Z do you have? Does it even have a LSD?

Consider wider, stickier rear tires.
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i got volks sf challenge 19's 9.5 in front and 10.5 in back. its a touring so it must have everything. when i turn off the vcd it slides like a snake. when it leave it on , the tires lose traction and cuts off gas and lose tons of speed. how do other Z drivers go off perfectly?
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i got volks sf challenge 19's 9.5 in front and 10.5 in back. its a touring so it must have everything. when i turn off the vcd it slides like a snake. when it leave it on , the tires lose traction and cuts off gas and lose tons of speed. how do other Z drivers go off perfectly?
don't use the pedal like an on/off switch?
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how do other Z drivers go off perfectly?
they have a 6 speed
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I have not driven the auto Z but it sounds like you need to be more gentle on the gas pedal.
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When I race from a dead stop with traction control on or off it always slips.
Duh...dont you know...it will ALWAYS slip around because.....

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Either:

A. You're mashing the pedal to hard and losing traction, or
B. Your tires are bald and can't get grip

How long have you had the tires?
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i got volks sf challenge 19's 9.5 in front and 10.5 in back. its a touring so it must have everything. when i turn off the vcd it slides like a snake. when it leave it on , the tires lose traction and cuts off gas and lose tons of speed. how do other Z drivers go off perfectly?

What kind of tires? What size?

I have 10½" rears with 285 Michelin PS2 tires and find it difficult to get them to break loose. As others have noted - bald tires, hard rubber, too much throttle to quick, all of those work against you.
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it has 50 percent left. i floor it when im about to start. ive driven a m3 smg and when i floor it i still get traction. maybe im smashing on the gas pedal too fast when i start. any tips?
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its because our cars have no weight back there, i recently bought some toyo proxie r1r's and i love them. i used to spin 1st and 2nd, it holds up now and just chirps the gears, 3rd chirps too. they arnt very expensive.
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i got nitto gen tires.275/35/19 245/35/19
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Sounds like a case of bad tires and poor track prep.....What is your best ET and 60'?
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Sounds like a case of bad tires and poor track prep.....What is your best ET and 60'?
what mods did you have to get the 1/4 time you have, ive been wondering what my car would do.
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i never took my car to the track or anything. i just race on the streets with other cars
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i never took my car to the track or anything. i just race on the streets with other cars
the track is a lot slicker at the tree then reg roads, fyi.
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i never took my car to the track or anything. i just race on the streets with other cars
Street racing thats just ****ing awesome
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are you serious with the thread title? did you even bother to read what you wrote before you posted it? JEEEZUS friggin christ
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