Do you drive with Vehicle Dynamic Control(VDC) off or on?

Red370 · 02-20-2010, 06:21 PM

so its settled, its pretty much a 50/50 split

6spd · 02-20-2010, 06:52 PM

thats one ugly @ss man in your avy^^ jesus christ.... but i cant stop looking at it rofl

Red370 · 02-20-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

thats one ugly @ss man in your avy^^ jesus christ.... but i cant stop looking at it rofl

Hey we cant all be beautiful buddy, why do you think I got the Z? I need all the help I can get!

import111 · 02-20-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

slip light should come on whenever one wheel is spinning faster than the others, regardless of whether vdc is on or off, i think.

Yes, you are correct. The slip light comes on either way.

kenchan · 02-20-2010, 09:51 PM

i only take my z on dry days, unless the temps are 50F and under it's turned off.

been driving FR for a while so i know my limits. i dont push it, but i dont like it dictating how my car behaves.

6spd · 02-20-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370

Hey we cant all be beautiful buddy, why do you think I got the Z? I need all the help I can get!

KillerBee370 · 02-20-2010, 10:14 PM

I don't drive with it at the track where I push the car to it's absolute limits hence I don't ever drive with it on the street. Yes it will rob you of power in turns if you push it.... besides, sometimes it's fun to kick it out a bit.

When it rains... always with it on.

gumpy · 03-02-2010, 05:32 PM

Had an incident the other day... a very familar corner for me on the way home from badminton, it's a sweeping 270 degree loop on to a freeway, anyway in my previous car this would be a perfectly safe place where i'd floor the car in 3rd gear on the way out of the loop to get up to speed of the freeway traffic.

It was a wet day, in third gear, i did three quarter throttle in 3rd... and the vdc light went crazy... just to think, if it had been off, i would have scraped the right side of my rear bumper... never in my wildest dreams would i have thought that this car would break traction in that situation...

Two learnings that day... 1. this car is a damn powerful car and I being new to this level of power need to take the car on to a skid pan and learn to control it, 2. don't turn vdc off...

Modshack · 03-02-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TARDCORE

Well, I have driven many 2007+ jeep cherokees and its scary as hell when you're cornering too fast and it kicks in. A few people have wrecked them because of that. They tend to try and over correct the sudden decrease in speed. Not a good feeling but at least it works well.

Learn to Drive (smoothly). It only kicks in when you're doing something stoopid or dangerous.

Zigen5 · 03-02-2010, 05:43 PM

On.... Its always on for a reason... Plus I don't think I could control this beast with it off...

Vegitto-kun · 03-02-2010, 05:47 PM

I never turn it off.

the most pre Z powerfull I drove was a 250hp megane CC and that was FWD

+

NYBladeZ · 03-02-2010, 06:15 PM

ON, if you have any doubts search or crashes or accidents on the forum. A majority of crashes where Z's were not hit by other drivers were caused by mishandling with the VDC off! I personally don't like VDC interfering with my spirited driving buy I don't want my car in the shop either.

NYBladeZ · 03-02-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Vegitto-kun

I never turn it off.

LOL the most popular excuse on the forum thus far.

shabarivas · 03-02-2010, 06:28 PM

basically ill put it this way... when driving w/ it on do you often see yellow squiggly lines poping up in the dash? if so - you are sliding and you should probably keep it off... however - if you have gotten used to driving it with the slip light off then i dont see why you cant turn off VDC and do the same... it is a learning tool which teaches you how far you can push your car...

phelan · 03-02-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by shabarivas

basically ill put it this way... when driving w/ it on do you often see yellow squiggly lines poping up in the dash? if so - you are sliding and you should probably keep it on... however - if you have gotten used to driving it with the slip light off then i dont see why you cant turn off VDC and do the same... it is a learning tool which teaches you how far you can push your car...

fix'd. still don't agree on the roads, VDC is a great safety feature. you want to unlock the car's full potential? TRACK it.

02-20-2010, 06:21 PM	#46 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 296	so its settled, its pretty much a 50/50 split __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

02-20-2010, 06:52 PM	#47 (permalink)
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03-02-2010, 06:15 PM	#57 (permalink)
NYBladeZ A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,158 Drives: Lotus Exige S Rep Power: 20	ON, if you have any doubts search or crashes or accidents on the forum. A majority of crashes where Z's were not hit by other drivers were caused by mishandling with the VDC off! I personally don't like VDC interfering with my spirited driving buy I don't want my car in the shop either. __________________ 2009 Carbon Fiber/Red 370z aka Trish: Sports Package, Meisterschaft full catback, Fast Intentions Longtube Headers, Injen Long Tube Intakes, UpRev Tune: Sold 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer aka Bella, always leaves me smiling

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02-20-2010, 09:51 PM	#50 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i only take my z on dry days, unless the temps are 50F and under it's turned off. been driving FR for a while so i know my limits. i dont push it, but i dont like it dictating how my car behaves.

02-20-2010, 10:14 PM	#52 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 52 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 321	I don't drive with it at the track where I push the car to it's absolute limits hence I don't ever drive with it on the street. Yes it will rob you of power in turns if you push it.... besides, sometimes it's fun to kick it out a bit. When it rains... always with it on.

03-02-2010, 05:32 PM	#53 (permalink)
gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	Had an incident the other day... a very familar corner for me on the way home from badminton, it's a sweeping 270 degree loop on to a freeway, anyway in my previous car this would be a perfectly safe place where i'd floor the car in 3rd gear on the way out of the loop to get up to speed of the freeway traffic. It was a wet day, in third gear, i did three quarter throttle in 3rd... and the vdc light went crazy... just to think, if it had been off, i would have scraped the right side of my rear bumper... never in my wildest dreams would i have thought that this car would break traction in that situation... Two learnings that day... 1. this car is a damn powerful car and I being new to this level of power need to take the car on to a skid pan and learn to control it, 2. don't turn vdc off...

03-02-2010, 05:43 PM	#55 (permalink)
Zigen5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 260 Drives: '10 BC 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	On.... Its always on for a reason... Plus I don't think I could control this beast with it off...

03-02-2010, 05:47 PM	#56 (permalink)
Vegitto-kun A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: USA Posts: 2,011 Drives: 09 370Z Rep Power: 262	I never turn it off. the most pre Z powerfull I drove was a 250hp megane CC and that was FWD +

03-02-2010, 06:28 PM	#59 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	basically ill put it this way... when driving w/ it on do you often see yellow squiggly lines poping up in the dash? if so - you are sliding and you should probably keep it off... however - if you have gotten used to driving it with the slip light off then i dont see why you cant turn off VDC and do the same... it is a learning tool which teaches you how far you can push your car...