View Poll Results : Do you turn your TCS/VDC off?
Yes! I want the full driving experience.
60.11%
No. Rather be safe than sorry.
28.42%
I have a base model and neither TCS or VDC was offered.
11.48%
Do you turn TCS/VDC off???
04-16-2012, 01:55 PM
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Just from reading a few posts here I see that some people still don't know the difference between VDC and TCS.
04-16-2012, 02:17 PM
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Yeah I dont ever (or havent yet) had any issues in the rain either.
I guess I drive more conservatively.
Or I need to find a dyno and make sure I dont have a slug. lol.
04-16-2012, 02:24 PM
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Yeah I dont ever (or havent yet) had any issues in the rain either.
I guess I drive more conservatively.
Or I need to find a dyno and make sure I dont have a slug. lol.
Well, I was at the track so I was going as fast as I could, of course. However, the Z was just freaking slow in the wet.
After those two runs, I was ~10 seconds off the pace. I then borrowed a stock-class RX-8 on star-spec tires and was right back in the hunt.
The Z is great on dry pavement. Wet pavement? Not so much.
Oh, and I don't think HP would make much of a difference unless you only had like 150HP.
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04-16-2012, 02:25 PM
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only when i'm in a hurry or feel like having a little fun...
04-16-2012, 02:36 PM
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The Z is a handful in the wet....
What mount are you using for your vid?
TCS/VDC is on for every day driving. When I go up into the mtns or track its off.
04-16-2012, 02:49 PM
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i keep it on/off depends on my mood
04-16-2012, 03:36 PM
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What mount are you using for your vid?
TCS/VDC is on for every day driving. When I go up into the mtns or track its off.
Short bar mount here:
http://www.cruisecam.com/products.html
04-16-2012, 04:22 PM
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I never thought it made much of a difference and haven't ever really turned it off. I'll try driving with it off for a while and see how it goes haha
04-16-2012, 04:24 PM
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leave it on for the majority of the time.. unless im up in the mountains or just wanna have a little fun
04-16-2012, 05:20 PM
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Turn it off unless you're on the highway
04-16-2012, 06:30 PM
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And no issues? Thanks!!!
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Members who do not have TCS/VDC what it. Members who have TCS/VDC turn it OFF. Life is funny that way.
This is true.
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Base here, gas pedal is TCS.
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Just from reading a few posts here I see that some people still don't know the difference between VDC and TCS.
I think this is true also. I didn't want to just put "VDC" and the "TCS" owners get left out. Vice-versa.
04-16-2012, 07:02 PM
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VDC JUST KICKED IN YO!!!!
*spins*
04-16-2012, 09:10 PM
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TCS is always on for me unless it's at the racetrack and car doesn't have VDC
04-17-2012, 12:27 AM
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All I have to do is to stomp on the gas to spin the tires. Thats with an auto. Now when I get at a higher elevation like Denver etc that doesn't happen. But here in Vegas the Z will smoke the tires.
Yup, vegas roads are slick as hell.
04-17-2012, 05:51 AM
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Only time I have it on is if I'm caught in the rain and if wifey is w me(but I have had it off while she has been w me). Lol.
04-17-2012, 06:05 AM
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LOL! Thanks I just ordered one.
04-17-2012, 10:20 AM
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I keep it on since I commute alot. But it is immediately off for spirited driving!
04-17-2012, 10:24 AM
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turn it off. I need to by pass it so it stays off all the time
04-17-2012, 10:35 AM
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turn it off. I need to by pass it so it stays off all the time
I've quoted this twice and just ordered one myself.
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04-17-2012, 10:43 AM
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FYI: My KP Technologies mod REMEMBERS if I have the VDC off . . . Then when I re-start the car it is STILL OFF. I do not need to remember to turn it off (or on) every time I start the car. It just seems like it should be that way from Nissan in the first place.
I only turn VDC on when it rains.
I believe that KP also has a mod where you can raise your windows with your key-fob. Stock, we can only lower them. I had problems with the window-up mod . . . I believe it burned out my body control module. I am not sure if it was KP's fault though.
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Last edited by JCat; 04-17-2012 at 10:46 AM .