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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:07 PM
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Traction on or Traction off?

Hey guys,
I will be participating in an AutoX for the first time this weekend. Do you think I should turn my traction control off for the event to achieve better performance?
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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Huh? My traction control is my right foot... Must be a X thing
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 02:13 AM
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no traction control here on my 8 ??? only X's have it?
if i were u and its your first time ever, then keep it on. but its better off. imo
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 02:22 AM
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Try it first with traction on, feel the ride, get comfortable then switch it off and see feel the difference.
Don't forget more air in tires too!
GL
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 05:01 AM
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Which event is it? If you see someone in a silver MR, say hi!
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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turn the asc off for sure. just one quick push of the button. you don't want traction control on for autox. one little slip of a tire and the ecu will shut you down.

you can play with turning the awc off from run to run by holding it down for 3 seconds until you hear a beep. i found that in autox i was much faster with everything off. you really shouldn't have to worry about electronic nannies for autox.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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April 1 @ FedEx, in MD.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by dek0026
turn the asc off for sure. just one quick push of the button. you don't want traction control on for autox. one little slip of a tire and the ecu will shut you down.

you can play with turning the awc off from run to run by holding it down for 3 seconds until you hear a beep. i found that in autox i was much faster with everything off. you really shouldn't have to worry about electronic nannies for autox.
Thanks to everyone for their advise. I thought it should be off but I was not sure since I'm an amateur! =)
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ajithsilva
April 1 @ FedEx, in MD.
I will be there, but not driving the Evo.
Yes, TC should be off the AWC you can try it on or off. It is an AutoX worse case you will hit a cone.
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ajithsilva
April 1 @ FedEx, in MD.
Awesome... I'll be there in STU.
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