Is anyone having this problem?

ProfessorDave · 01-11-2011, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

If I gun it, even on a dry street, in these temps, my traction control goes NUTS. Didn't have that issue in summer. It has to be the tires.

I switched to Hankook all seasons for the cold season for this very reason.

Vegitto-kun · 01-11-2011, 02:25 PM

I know that. never really noticed the loss of grip. guess I am too much of a carefull driver.

not that I could even floor it hard enough to lose grip since I havent been able to get hold of brakefluid to get rid of the VDC OFF error though these days its getting worse, I got it once at 2500 revs.

TypeOne · 01-11-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Yes, it's normal. Like I said, the tires literally skip over the pavement during tight turns when cold.

x2.

I heard it this morning... lol

shadoquad · 01-11-2011, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

I know that. never really noticed the loss of grip. guess I am too much of a carefull driver.

not that I could even floor it hard enough to lose grip since I havent been able to get hold of brakefluid to get rid of the VDC OFF error though these days its getting worse, I got it once at 2500 revs.

You don't need to turn the vdc off. trust me.

And I'm a pretty careful driver. I was doing so on an empty street from a slow roll with no cars in site.

Or maybe Belgium Z's come with different stock tires?

Vegitto-kun · 01-11-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

You don't need to turn the vdc off. trust me.

And I'm a pretty careful driver. I was doing so on an empty street from a slow roll with no cars in site.

Or maybe Belgium Z's come with different stock tires?

I don't turn the VDC off, the car does

apparently has to do with the brakefluid sensor going dry for a second or two when accelerating and it turns the VDC off

sure was scary in a way. driving on the highway with a thunderstorm shitloads of rain and freezing temperatures with no VDC.

3SeventyZ · 01-11-2011, 03:56 PM

yep, it's normal during cold weather

shadoquad · 01-11-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

I don't turn the VDC off, the car does

apparently has to do with the brakefluid sensor going dry for a second or two when accelerating and it turns the VDC off

sure was scary in a way. driving on the highway with a thunderstorm shitloads of rain and freezing temperatures with no VDC.

Yikes!!! Yeah, that'd scare the crap outta me too, V-k

antman22 · 01-12-2011, 05:52 PM

i've heard a two theories about the noise you hear when turning sharply in cold weather:
1) the tires in cold temps basically turn into hockey pucks, so you get that awful sound
2) its the LSD (i think i've only heard of people with the sports pack having this issue, i could be wrong however) because the fluid isn't quite up to temp

i can't confirm or deny which one is right or wrong. i just know i aint the only one with the noise hehe.

Vegitto-kun · 01-13-2011, 05:47 AM

I doubt its the LSD because its the front wheels messing up not the rear ones.

shadoquad · 01-13-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by antman22

i've heard a two theories about the noise you hear when turning sharply in cold weather:
1) the tires in cold temps basically turn into hockey pucks, so you get that awful sound
2) its the LSD (i think i've only heard of people with the sports pack having this issue, i could be wrong however) because the fluid isn't quite up to temp

i can't confirm or deny which one is right or wrong. i just know i aint the only one with the noise hehe.

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

I doubt its the LSD because its the front wheels messing up not the rear ones.

I'm inclined to agree with Vegitto. I'm not getting the front wheel sound, but I'm definitely getting the hockey puck tires in the cold, and I don't have sport.

alejo · 01-13-2011, 09:18 PM

omg i was wondering the same thing this week, good thing a lot of us have the same sound, it makes me feel better.

SkyZ · 01-13-2011, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

odd, I have driven with my megane coupe in the winter before I got the Z and it never did this and that thing had hard *** tires.

might be because the megane is fwd.

BrianMSmith · 01-13-2011, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy

I starting to believe it might be the brake caliper beginning to possibly come into contact with the inside surface of the sport wheel spokes due to cold temperature contraction of the aluminum which may cause the spoke to be bowing slightly when turning the wheel either left or right to maximum radius.

...no

Vegitto-kun · 01-14-2011, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyZ

might be because the megane is fwd.

perhaps but the tires should be skipping worse than the Z anyway since the ones I put on there were already harder than the stock Z tires.

USMCASA · 01-14-2011, 07:30 AM

i have to turn about 90degrees out of my drive way in the morning and could hear the sound because it was in the mid 20s here. never thought it was an issue because you could see the car wasn't turning it was just shoving the front tires and not turning. going to put some all seasons up front and retire the summer tires to see if they work any better.

01-11-2011, 03:56 PM	#21 (permalink)
3SeventyZ Track Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MD/DE Posts: 626 Drives: 350Z, 370Z, SRT8 Rep Power: 475	yep, it's normal during cold weather __________________ 2009 Magnetic Black 370Z Sport 6MT

01-11-2011, 02:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	I know that. never really noticed the loss of grip. guess I am too much of a carefull driver. not that I could even floor it hard enough to lose grip since I havent been able to get hold of brakefluid to get rid of the VDC OFF error though these days its getting worse, I got it once at 2500 revs.

01-12-2011, 05:52 PM	#23 (permalink)
antman22 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 597 Drives: 09 PG 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	i've heard a two theories about the noise you hear when turning sharply in cold weather: 1) the tires in cold temps basically turn into hockey pucks, so you get that awful sound 2) its the LSD (i think i've only heard of people with the sports pack having this issue, i could be wrong however) because the fluid isn't quite up to temp i can't confirm or deny which one is right or wrong. i just know i aint the only one with the noise hehe.

01-13-2011, 05:47 AM	#24 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	I doubt its the LSD because its the front wheels messing up not the rear ones.

01-13-2011, 09:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
alejo Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 107 Drives: 10 T/S,NAV,MT, 08 R6 Rep Power: 15	omg i was wondering the same thing this week, good thing a lot of us have the same sound, it makes me feel better.

01-14-2011, 07:30 AM	#30 (permalink)
USMCASA A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,152 Drives: 09 370z CY M6 Rep Power: 17	i have to turn about 90degrees out of my drive way in the morning and could hear the sound because it was in the mid 20s here. never thought it was an issue because you could see the car wasn't turning it was just shoving the front tires and not turning. going to put some all seasons up front and retire the summer tires to see if they work any better.