traction control

[basemanuk]

i have a 1.8t LC and find that i loose alot of traction when pulling away. you can feel the wheels spinning and the tcs light flickers at me on the dash! has anyone any suggestions on what to do. not only is it wearing down my front tyes its also frustrating if you want to get away fairly quick (if you know what i mean)

 

[MarkE]

Not a good car for quick starts, the Leon. Good tyres will help. If the TCS is still activating on dry roads then it's your driving.

 

[basemanuk]

good comment! must be my driving any suggestions on tyres as i am due for a change!

 

[DannyC87]

goodyear assymetricals are pretty popular tyres. also try changing your dog bone mount bushes to polymer type. my tcs is permanently turned off too

 

[basemanuk]

do u find it better with it turned off! the manual says that when the traction control is on and i quote 'it lowers the engine power to stop the wheel spinning when you accelerate'

 

[traumapat]

do u find it better with it turned off! the manual says that when the traction control is on and i quote 'it lowers the engine power to stop the wheel spinning when you accelerate'

which will often get you going quicker. gears 1+2 wont handle all the power easierly, youll go quicker squeezing the pedal gently. less is more so to speak.

im running slightly wider alloys which helps, but even then its a balancing act

 

[basemanuk]

which will often get you going quicker. gears 1+2 wont handle all the power easierly, youll go quicker squeezing the pedal gently. less is more so to speak.

im running slightly wider alloys which helps, but even then its a balancing act

so is that a yes or no to the traction control being off will i find it easier with it off or on!!

 

[daboy3000]

Thats what happens when you go from 4 wheel drive to 2 wheel drive. Its your driving style mate, its all in the clutch control. If you turn traction control off your just sit in the same spot with your wheels spinning!

 

[traumapat]

so is that a yes or no to the traction control being off will i find it easier with it off or on!!

i think most who are into 1/4 mile runs would have it off
practice i guess.

try it and see how you get on. best advice i was given when first joining the forum was dont threat the pedal as an on/off switch, feed the power in so everything copes. smoother the better.

really depends on driving style.

mine originally had esp which is slightly different to tc , but it only seemed to reduce the power down to a tractional level rather than aggressily cutting it back.

not sure what you drove before the leon? was it 4wd?

 

[Willie]

Scooby to Leon in his sig, have seen posts similar to this before from same person.
Still not getting the 2WD thing sussed yet, lol

It does take time and as above feed thew power in gradually and you will have no problem.

 

[traumapat]

Scooby to Leon in his sig, have seen posts similar to this before from same person.
Still not getting the 2WD thing sussed yet, lol

It does take time and as above feed thew power in gradually and you will have no problem.

im thinking oh no! i can`t see his sig! then i saw his avatar

 

[Willie]

Thats the one Avatar.
Theres loads of guys out your way with 300 BHP LCR's get them to take you out and show you how to drive your car.
A FWD car with 300 ft-lbs and 300 BHP now thats a handfull

 

[traumapat]

A FWD car with 300 ft-lbs and 300 BHP now thats a handfull

especially in the wet

 

[honeyman]

Not in a Mk2.

 

[Willie]

OOOHHHH look at you in your MK2!!!

LOL

Far far better chassis set up to cope with the forces, even at 360 BHP and 330 ft-lbs

 

[honeyman]

To be fair the esp is better as well, sort of feathers in rather than on/off which helps. i used to have a revo'd LCR that was always interesting in the wet.

 

[lordgibbness]

OOOHHHH look at you in your MK2!!!

LOL

Far far better chassis set up to cope with the forces, even at 360 BHP and 330 ft-lbs

I'm still wondering why the LC Mk2 was slower round the top gear track than the LCR...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Laps#Power_Laps

To the OP I think a stiffer DBM should help - I'll let you know as mine gets fitted on Monday

 

[traumapat]

To be fair the esp is better as well, sort of feathers in rather than on/off which helps. i used to have a revo'd LCR that was always interesting in the wet.

no matter... is it as smooth as the A3 quattro esp? that mine has?


how much does the mk2 weigh? im guessing less due to dash board

 

[lee_woollett]

My TCS light used to always be flickering, i'm slowly getting used to clutch and throttle control now. I can mange to launch mine from 3000rpm dump of the clutch and keep without a hint of wheel spin (although my LC is pretty much standard). Once i've mastered launching the car, i think a remap will be done. No point in having all that power and not being able to use it.

 

[basemanuk]

yeah think the main prob is that i have come from a 4wd subaru! guess i need to lern abit of launch control!! might sound silly but is it a 'read up on' kinda thing or is it a case of practice makes perfect!!