Anyone unplug thier abs before drifting?
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Anyone unplug thier abs before drifting?
I just attended my first drift event yesterday and I talked to a fellow Z driver. He told me to unplug the abs from under the hood.
I have a track model, do i just turn off the vdc or is it true you have to unplug the abs.
Thanks for the help!
I have a track model, do i just turn off the vdc or is it true you have to unplug the abs.
Thanks for the help!
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I think you may need to if you are giving it throttle and brake at the same time. not sure if the VDC fuse or ABS fuse or whatever is responsible for it, but the Z will cut power if you try to brake while giving it gas which could mess up your drift... if you are on the brakes throttle at the same time.
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
I think you may need to if you are giving it throttle and brake at the same time. not sure if the VDC fuse or ABS fuse or whatever is responsible for it, but the Z will cut power if you try to brake while giving it gas which could mess up your drift... if you are on the brakes throttle at the same time.
I have an 04 touring, if you do a search u can find more on this topic, but on my car i just have to disconnect a plug behind the brake box, then the VDC, SLIP and ABS light come on in my dash.
your brake/tail lights still work and everything...
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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
True,
I have an 04 touring, if you do a search u can find more on this topic, but on my car i just have to disconnect a plug behind the brake box, then the VDC, SLIP and ABS light come on in my dash.
your brake/tail lights still work and everything...
- j
I have an 04 touring, if you do a search u can find more on this topic, but on my car i just have to disconnect a plug behind the brake box, then the VDC, SLIP and ABS light come on in my dash.
your brake/tail lights still work and everything...
- j
Perhaps a picture? lol. Thanks a lot!
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I didn't know there was an ABS fuse to pull (<--NOOB )
I figured out how to trick the car into turning it off for you.
You have to be sideways over 30mph and come to a complete stop (while drifting) with the brake pedal and more than 90 degrees of rotation twice. The ABS and SLIP lights come on and deactivate the ABS.
Figured it out after spinning out twice in a row, and then doing some trial and error.
Should i let Nissan know? is this something recallable?
I figured out how to trick the car into turning it off for you.
You have to be sideways over 30mph and come to a complete stop (while drifting) with the brake pedal and more than 90 degrees of rotation twice. The ABS and SLIP lights come on and deactivate the ABS.
Figured it out after spinning out twice in a row, and then doing some trial and error.
Should i let Nissan know? is this something recallable?
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Doing the ABS is only good if you want to do a standing burnout. If your ABS is on it will cut fuel witch will stop your standing burn out. If your drifting you shouldnt be standing still so, I think you should be good. Just my .02
Unpluging the ABS to my knowledge still does not allow you to do burnouts. That function is controlled at the ECU. You would have to remove the brake fuse still in order to do a standing burnout.
+1 on disconnecting the plug under the hood. That's what I do when I want to do some drifting practices. I have my first event coming up on the 24th. Can't wait...
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I used to unplug the ABS fuse in my Hyundai Tiburon during autocross because it would activate when there was any wheel slip, front or back, thus causing the steering to get really heavy. Don't know about this in the Z... I don't have any problems drifting in my Z with the TCS off, and I don't have VDC or whatever.
I noticed one night when I was doing donuts in a parking lot, the ABS and SLIP light were stuck on... I couldn't toggle the TSC on/off and ABS didn't work any more. It reset after I shut the car off and turned it back on, then was fine after that.
I noticed one night when I was doing donuts in a parking lot, the ABS and SLIP light were stuck on... I couldn't toggle the TSC on/off and ABS didn't work any more. It reset after I shut the car off and turned it back on, then was fine after that.
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Unpluging the ABS to my knowledge still does not allow you to do burnouts. That function is controlled at the ECU. You would have to remove the brake fuse still in order to do a standing burnout.
u dont need to pull anything under the hood, look under by your rear end, you will see 1 2-3 wire plug, it does the same thing and its super quick to get to.
being able to lock the front wheels will allow you to extend more, but i did it once and flat spotted the **** out of my front tires, so i just live with it.
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Originally Posted by gregom
I used to unplug the ABS fuse in my Hyundai Tiburon during autocross because it would activate when there was any wheel slip, front or back, thus causing the steering to get really heavy. Don't know about this in the Z... I don't have any problems drifting in my Z with the TCS off, and I don't have VDC or whatever.
I noticed one night when I was doing donuts in a parking lot, the ABS and SLIP light were stuck on... I couldn't toggle the TSC on/off and ABS didn't work any more. It reset after I shut the car off and turned it back on, then was fine after that.
I noticed one night when I was doing donuts in a parking lot, the ABS and SLIP light were stuck on... I couldn't toggle the TSC on/off and ABS didn't work any more. It reset after I shut the car off and turned it back on, then was fine after that.
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How does this help??? Alll I have to do is press the TCS off button and i'm good to go. How is the ABS hurting anything? You dont use your brakes when in an actual drift competition.
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How does this help??? Alll I have to do is press the TCS off button and i'm good to go. How is the ABS hurting anything? You dont use your brakes when in an actual drift competition.
Yes you do, it's called left foot braking. And the only reason why you have never used the brakes personally is because you have never been on a drift course that required you to do so. No offense, neither have I. But the in the Pro's, they do brake with their left foot.