Dude, if you unbolt that Yaw sensor from the frame of the car, you BETTER plan on leaving it disconnected or removing it from the car. The reason they put it there vs. elsewhere in the car is because that location puts it on both the X and Y axis (i.e. it sits right on the Z axis and X and Y rotate around it), so it will accurately pick up a yaw condition. If you unscrew it and leave it connected, your VDC will be seriously pissed off.

 

ok you did step one...

undo the 2 screws on the top of where the shift boot console snaps off from,
undo the screw on each side of the center console between the seats... you have to push the seats forward...
undo the screw under the coin box (i think there was one there dont remember 100%)...

lift up center console, and then you can unplug the harness in the box that you first took a picture of...

 

thx
u guys r the league of extraordinary gentlemen...
with out u pplz my car would be in a tree or a ditch hahaha

 

This thread is not about pulling fuses, it's about unplugging the yaw sensor, which completely disables VDC. ABS is still active.

Have to read that thread, though and see if it dies indeeed describe the wire to intercept; I've been wanting to make my own switch, rather than unplug the harness when I want it all off.

 

Maybe you should read what I pointed you to before you correct me, you think?

Yes..your first statement makes it clear that you didn't read that thread yet.

And yes...."it does indeed" tell you what steps are required to wire in a switch to disable VDC/TCS/YAW and retain ABS. I'm not misleading you.

-Smoky

 

I didn't mean to infer that you were misleading anyone; I was referring to the fact that you mentioned to "do it right", so to speak, as opposed to pull a fuse and lose ABS as well as VDC. This thread we are posting in right now (I wasn't referring to the link) is about unplugging the yaw sensor (same as interrupting a wire with a switch), which does not involve pulling a fuse or disabling ABS. Just didn't want people to think that unplugging the yaw sensor would kill the ABS; that's all.

I followed the thread you linked closely at the time of it's authoring; just been a while since I've visited the idea, so I need to go back and identify that wire.

 

Ok, finally went back through that entire thread (the one linked above). That thread does in fact, NOT describe what wire to intercept for a switch, BUT this thread that I provided a link to on page two of that thread DOES:

https://my350z.com/forum/engine-and-drivetrain/129396-removing-the-fuse-for-the-vdc-traction-control-safe.html

There should be an orange wire going into the connector on the Yaw sensor; that is the one that needs to be interrupted with a switch. Perhape Jvanquish can confirm the presence of the wire (I can't see the pics here at work)?

At the time, I wasn't that interested in doing it, and since forgot about it, plus it was on an AU car, then Soccerprep205 came up with his switch that he made sound more complicated than interrupting one wire, so I guess I shelved the idea and was waiting around for further developments.

Perhaps as a disclaimer, this mod should be labeled "For Track Use Only"?

 

Is TCS controlled by the same unit? I want to permanently disable TCS. I have an enthusiast so I don't have VDC to begin with. Any one know how to disable TCS?

 

After all that and you still got it wrong!!!

 

This unit doesn't exist in your car. The "Bosch" unit being shown is the Yaw sensor, which isn't part of the TCS system. TCS is controlled through the wheel speed sensors that are also used by the ABS system. TCS only senses variances in rotational speed of the wheels, so it does not need Yaw input.

 

So do you have any idea on how to disable it?

 

Its always track season in southern California.

 

Press the button.

TCS does not use the brakes (correct me if I'm wrong); it simply cuts your throttle, so hitting the button should shut it down without any residual interferance.

 

I believe that's correct. With the TCS system, off is off...the only interesting test would be to turn TCS off and try to do a burnout with your foot on the brake pedal. If the throttle cuts with TCS off, then it's not really off. in that case, you could just install a switch inline with the brake light fuse to REALLY turn the system all the way off.

 

Yes I know this. Thanks. I do that everytime I sit down in the car. But I want to PERMANENTLY disable the TCS where I don't need to press the button everytime I get in the car. I already know about the KPTech module, but I really don't feel like paying 60 bucks for it.

 

LOL....you're balking over a $60 mod? Boy did you get the wrong car!

 

Hah, screw that! I'm in college man. I have no problem admitting mommy and daddy are paying for my car. I am exceptionally grateful for it. But there are other things I would like to spend 60 bucks on, like more leds. I just figured there has to be a way to manually disable this system. Not everyone can afford lambo doors and turbo. Sick car btw. (You know that's my brother's car right?)

 

Yeah, I can understand that; I don't want to pay 40 or even 20 bux for a pre-fab VDC kill switch, when I'm capable and would rather make my own. Not sure how you'd do a permanent TSC disable. I seem to recall quite a while back a DIY using a relay that essentially hit the button for you when you start the car, so the default is off, then you could turn it back on with the button if you wanted. Maybe this is the mod you are referring to, though...

 

LOL...make sure to thank him for letting me drive it.

 

Why is everyone wanting to turn off VDC completely? Why isn't pressing vdc button enough? I'm sure you guys are doing all this work for a reason. That's why I'm curious.