Che'_Moderator Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 From personal exp alone, I say tracs is useless. Common sense keeps you safer, along with threshold breaking. But even aside of that, I found that once tracs did kick in during a slide that it was maybe a bit more dangerous. Then again this is only my own opinion. Also I would doubt tracs is keeping you from doing a burnout, but for the sake of your tires... maybe you shouldn't Also IIRC all tracs does is apply the brakes. I think with ABS alone you are better off. :-\What does threshold braking braking have to do with TRACs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 TRACS is supposed to stop you ... aide you in a slide. But if you threshold brake then you shouldn't be in that slide in the first place. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 TRACS is supposed to stop you ... aide you in a slide. But if you threshold brake then you shouldn't be in that slide in the first place. IMHO.TRACS is nothing more than a cheap substitute for an LSD.It stops a spinning wheel from spinning.. Nothing to do with braking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Che'_Moderator Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 TRACS is nothing more than a cheap substitute for an LSD.It stops a spinning wheel from spinning.. Nothing to do with braking.Shhh leave him his Tracs fun with his mad threshold trac induced 4 wheel drift :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeast Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Ive now found out that some 850 T5 s didnt even have TRACS fitted, so will try and find myself a cheap ecu from one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachRat Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 TRACS is nothing more than a cheap substitute for an LSD.It stops a spinning wheel from spinning.. Nothing to do with braking.Finally! I was pretty sure TRACS and ABS were independent of each other. However, you do see the TRACS/ABS dash warning light if something's wrong because both systems work off wheel speed sensors. I believe both systems are in the ABS controller, that TRACS is not involved with the ECU. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that.On my MY'95 TRACS does nothing more that reduce understeer. The solution I prefer is to simply not floor it when making a turn. I flick it on during rain as well, though I'm not sure if it helps much there. Peace of mind, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Shhh leave him his Tracs fun with his mad threshold trac induced 4 wheel drift No need to be a ass to me. Thanks. 4 wheel drfit... good one.I do believe I have a vehicle with tracs.From what i understand TRACS is not mechanical. Isn't an LSD mechanical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeast Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I believe both systems are in the ABS controller, that TRACS is not involved with the ECU. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that.Not what I want to hear Andy lol. If that is the case, how is TRACS controlled? How does it tell the ABS system to fire off one or both calipers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Also if it does not apply the brakes, how do the wheels stop? Does it cut power to them electronically? If so I didn't realize that our cars had such sophisticated transmissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 TRACS uses the brakes to stop a wheel from spinning hoping the power which makes the wheel spin will be transferred through the open dioff to the other wheel.This only up to 40 km/h with the the early systems.With the newer systems like on the S60R the system will work all the time until the computer calculates that the brakes are to high in temperature. At this point the TRACS system will be shut down until the brakes a cooled down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Isn't that what I said? Also IIRC all tracs does is apply the brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Isn't that what I said?No, you said it kicked after a threshold braking 4 wheel slide.. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
550 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hmm, I forgot that I type invisible sometimes(only the clairvoients can read it)... haha.Atleast i know I was sorta right heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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