wickedstangs Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 What is the Traction Control for? With my 04 Cobra if I left it on, I could not do a burn out without the car turning off:) Now with the SHELBY I can roast the tires with or without it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I dunno, I still can't figure it out. My GT500 would smoke the tires regardless what condition the TCS was in. My KR broke loose in 3rd gear (on a straight road) with the TCS on so....you tell me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 snowy days? or if you are featured on a SpeedTV show called Bullrun and you have to drive up a moving ramp? Other than that idk, but it sure as hell most be fun to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelman Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 What does the TCS feel like when it kicks in? Is it that shuddering that I feel or is that the wheel hop? My car is stone stock and I get this stuttering, shuddering, side-stepping bounce every now and then (more when the temps are low) and I don't know if it's wheel hop or tcs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 What does the TCS feel like when it kicks in? Is it that shuddering that I feel or is that the wheel hop? My car is stone stock and I get this stuttering, shuddering, side-stepping bounce every now and then (more when the temps are low) and I don't know if it's wheel hop or tcs? When its cool out it definately is wheel hop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08BlueCoupe Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 What does the TCS feel like when it kicks in? Is it that shuddering that I feel or is that the wheel hop? My car is stone stock and I get this stuttering, shuddering, side-stepping bounce every now and then (more when the temps are low) and I don't know if it's wheel hop or tcs? You'll fell all power to the rear wheels drop of and your in-gauge display will say "TRAC CONTROL ACTIVE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7ShelbyGT Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 My TCS works...as my tires spin for about 1 second - then power drops like it is runnin out of gas, then slowly comes back up. I could only spin the tires in the first 3 gears for a second each, have to try it without the TCS next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckstang Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 It is a marketing gimik does nothing I can do burnouts, donuts and anything I want with it on. Only once its too late does it kill power, but its a pos system and very primitive, nothing that is going to make this car driveable in the cold or wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedstangs Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Only thing I can find on it:) In our first blast around the autocross course, we actually kept the traction control "on". We know, we're lame... but as we're used to front-drive vehicles, we didn't want to spin out and embarrass ourselves in front of all of the Ford people. However, even with the traction control (TCS) on, we were able to get a nice controlled burnout upon starting and we were even able to use the throttle to get the back end to step out. The Ford test driver we spoke with said that the Shelby GT500 was tuned to give enthusiasts what they wanted -- even if the TCS was turned on. Nice. We then made a few more runs around the course with the TCS off, and surprisingly, we didn't spin out. The Shelby GT500 was just as smooth with no traction aids -- just as long as we were smooth with the throttle. We did come into one corner a little too hot, but the car actually made a smooth transition into understeer, rather than the snap-oversteer we were expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigotxnurse Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 692RWHP leaves no room for TCS. Even with Nittos555R still spinning. now that my speed limiter is increased to 20% over, I have reached 175, but backed off because the Shelby wanted take flight instead of staying on the pavement. Scared the crap out of me, so now I know why there is a speed limiter on these cars. The engineers at Ford were right for a change (car is not aerodyamically stable after 170mph). For all the haters, this was performed on a controlled trac that I paid to run on for people that want to see what their cars are capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 692RWHP leaves no room for TCS. Even with Nittos555R still spinning. now that my speed limiter is increased to 20% over, I have reached 175, but backed off because the Shelby wanted take flight instead of staying on the pavement. Scared the crap out of me, so now I know why there is a speed limiter on these cars. The engineers at Ford were right for a change (car is not aerodyamically stable after 170mph). For all the haters, this was performed on a controlled trac that I paid to run on for people that want to see what their cars are capable of. 175 OMG :o I bet she was very touchy at that speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SicShelby Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 My TCS works...as my tires spin for about 1 second - then power drops like it is runnin out of gas, then slowly comes back up. I could only spin the tires in the first 3 gears for a second each, have to try it without the TCS next. Yup that's what mine does. Kind of "scratches" and then bogs down. Keep in mind too folks... it's *not* a good idea to dump the clutch with the TCS on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 You'll fell all power to the rear wheels drop of and your in-gauge display will say "TRAC CONTROL ACTIVE" Hey, haven't seen you around. How did the repairs come out on your car? What was the final verdict? Did you pay yourself or go through insurance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stentgraft95 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 What is the Traction Control for? With my 04 Cobra if I left it on, I could not do a burn out without the car turning off:) Now with the SHELBY I can roast the tires with or without it? Everything I read early on stated that the "Traction Control" functioned by applying the rear brakes to stop the spinning resulting in increased brake wear in the rear. My '07' TCS does work as I've read and as a result I almost always turn it off when I head out for a cruise. I can neither confirm or deny how it's actually working but I can confirm that my TCS works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonefish Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I turn mine off as it seems to make the same noises or crap as mentioned above. Behaves like crap! I wish it were never on the car. My 04 had it and it was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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