What The F*$^ (Traction Problems)

MacLean

Well the owner's manual says 1,200 miles & not to pass 4k rpms & something about no excessive acceleration & no constant speeds & something about no hard braking.

wdkwang

i dunno what the others have said but i have no issues with the re050's unless i'm gonna peel out while the tires are still cold. otherwise if i give at least 5 minutes on the road to get some heat into the tires (even in 30F weather), even under powershifting, there may be some very slight squirrelly-ness (pretty much no spin if its relatively warm out) between shifts but completely controllable with minor corrections on the steering wheel.
and oh yeah, fuk vdc.

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mhcoss

if its cold out my tires break loose easy.

Snakes709

Have you checked the tire pressure? When i got my car i never checked it until i was at the strip and did a few runs. The dealership set my pressure to 47psi.

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koeppelnissan

When Nissan delivers cars to dealers, the tires are set close to 50 psi to avoid flat spots during storage. Many vehicles are not corrected before being delivered to customers. I personally checked his tire pressure and corrected it before delivery!

theboydiddy

No idea. We got there rally late. They were closed already. The guy was very nice to let us have one run down. Clocks were off

Manual says 1200 miles. I waited until 2000 miles.

No matter the weather. No matter if my tires cold or hot. My always slips. Always.

theboydiddy

Joe I was actually reading the manual and the gas tank door is supposed to lock when away from the car without the keyfob, just like the driver and passenger doors. Mine isn't quite working that way. What can we do about that ?

DIGItonium

If you're rough in 1st, jerk the car in between shifts, hit a bump or pot hole, etc., the slip lights will light up. It just means there is enough differential in speed of the wheels to trip the indicator, so it doesn't necessarily mean you're losing traction. When that happens, the car will try to correct itself by cutting power and apply braking where necessary.

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theboydiddy

It really is slipping though. However what you just stated it does happens at times, I know exactly what you talking about. Thanx a lot, that really helps. I'll try that

travisjb

what he said... can't think of a mechanical issue that would cause this unless you were waaay over/under inflated or broken shaft / suspension... unlikely if you just picked up the car

stop "popping" the clutch... if that's what you're doing, then try practicing clutch releases on a dirt road... once you can do it right there, you'll be fine on pavement

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theboydiddy

I'm definitely going to try this.
I must admit I am not 100% good with the clutch still.

poorazn

I'm not sure what the confusion is here.

You have VDC off. You are saying you are getting wheel slip and chirping.... Are you mashing the pedal and dropping the clutch? Without a doubt the tires, even brand new will slip if you launch at high RPM.

What RPM are you launching at? Are you mashing the pedal between shifts? Is your friends A4 an auto?

theboydiddy

I have vdc off. I have vdc on.
I always smash the pedal, but I tried dumping the clutch and I tried letting it go easy
Yes my friends A4 is an auto

Aren't you supposed to have pedal to the medal?

poorazn

If you're launching with the pedal to the metal you are going to spin the wheels. VDC off you'll spin like crazy, VDC on you'll be spinning while the system is trying to correct (flashy yellow blinky light)

Have you ever driven manual before? Have you ever launched in a manual? If you 'pedal to the metal' in any car and drop the clutch, your very likely to spin the wheels.

The 370z has a lot of power, so trying to put 'everything she's got' to the floor from a standstill, the wheels are going to spin. I'm no expert on launching, but you need to find the sweet spot where you can put max power to floor with minimal wheel spin and minimal clutch slip.

Take a look here: Best RPM to Launch at for 1/4 MT?

The same generally goes for shift through the gear box. You're going to get wheel chirp if you powershifting through the box.

Although I'm not too sure about 5th-6th gear wheel chirping.... I;ve never been to 150+mph or what ever.

As for your friend in the A4. Auto vs Manual. Your car can beat him. But your shifting probably needs some work (i'm not trying to be a ****.) There's a lot of skill required to get an MT to top perform.

MacLean

Man this guy is going to tear up his effen car just trying to figure out some bs, or impressing others. Stop dogging your car b/c the next topic months or a year down the road is about your car acting worse.