How dose the traction control work..

[Cantslowdown]

I know its kinda of a dumb ?? but just seeing how it works..

 

[streetstang03]

computer senses either rear tire slipping, cuts power to that particular wheel.

 

[Cantslowdown]

Thats what i thought just wanting to know.

 

['03GTinFLA]

I think it hits the brakes on the spinning wheel and cuts gas, or timing or spark....I read about it once and don't remember the specifics, but yeah it cuts power to the wheel.

 

[streetstang03]

ya, i think it adds brakes to the wheels too.

 

[propellerhead]

If it senses light slipping, it will apply brakes to the slipping wheel until the slipping is corrected. That's why ABS is always with TC.

If it senses heavy slipping, it will cut power to the engine for a full second. That's when people say TC bogs them down too much.

I laugh when people say they are smarter than TC and that they can control slipping better than a computer can. I guess they think they can sense slipping and correct it, check it again then correct it, check it again and correct it.... 100 times per second.

 

[deftsound]

propeller your form fort worth too huh? Im from keller! Anyway Im wasted....

 

[streetstang03]

If it senses <b>light</b> slipping, it will apply brakes to the slipping wheel until the slipping is corrected. That's why ABS is always with TC.

If it senses <b>heavy</b> slipping, it will cut power to the engine for a full second. That's when people say TC bogs them down too much.

I laugh when people say they are smarter than TC and that they can control slipping better than a computer can. I guess they think they can sense slipping and correct it, check it again then correct it, check it again and correct it.... 100 times per second.

duh! and people can apply the brakes to that certain wheel too!!

what? you cant?

 

[scupking]

This is kind of interesting because I can spin my tires even though TC is on. I thought it stops you from spinning the tires? I did see that the TC light came on once but that was when I punched it from 20-50 and I heard the tires chirp, then the green TC light came on. It’s just strange that it doesn’t come on from a stop. Do the tires have to be spinning a lot before it kicks in?

 

[Cantslowdown]

Thanks for the info guys..

 

[ponysarepretty]

This is kind of interesting because I can spin my tires even though TC is on. I thought it stops you from spinning the tires? I did see that the TC light came on once but that was when I punched it from 20-50 and I heard the tires chirp, then the green TC light came on. It’s just strange that it doesn’t come on from a stop. Do the tires have to be spinning a lot before it kicks in?

It shouldn't kick in if its in a straight line, its one of the exceptions that Ford wrote into the Mustang TC but not the others. However, turn a corner and it is very abrupt and it will not allow you to spin much if any at all.

I did a semi burnout with it on, until my car started to go sideways and then the traction cut in, the light was on righ until about 50 mph... cold day

 

[topgunz_1]

I forgot to turn my TC off at the track, tried to spin my tires to clean them off and it yanked so much timing the car died... I've had it nearly stall the car in the middle of intersections, etc. That is why unless it is raining, as soon as I get in my car I turn the TC off.

I have control over if my car spins, if my car decides to yank all my power, I have control over nothing.

 

[Gunmetal5oh]

In the full sized fords like crown vics it'll just cut engine power.

 

[ponysarepretty]

I forgot to turn my TC off at the track, tried to spin my tires to clean them off and it yanked so much timing the car died... I've had it nearly stall the car in the middle of intersections, etc. That is why unless it is raining, as soon as I get in my car I turn the TC off.

I have control over if my car spins, if my car decides to yank all my power, I have control over nothing.

Its better to have it off in the rain too, falling flat on its face is very annoying, a lot worse than some wheelspin

 

[WillDuhhBeast]

Its better to have it off in the rain too, falling flat on its face is very annoying, a lot worse than some wheelspin

Even in a striaght line, from a stop, I can only make it spin for just a split second, then the TC kills power.

TC def saved me once or twice going over rail road tracks while accelerating a little too quickly in the rain. I'd imagine had traction control not come into play, id have swung the back end out a little too much, haha. But then there is a reverse effect sometimes with traction control also. I'd imagine if you were expecting everything to flow smoothly on a turn, hit the railroad tracks and it bogs hella nasty then thats prolly gonna send you into over steer and you'll prolly fishtail anyways.

Moral of the story is.. don't over accelerate on a turn while crossing rail road tracks