Turn VSA Off In The Snow?
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just drove my 07 through Nebraska and Colorado on my way to San Diego last week. I used to have an AP1 and I have to admit, after watching the VSA light flicker off and on for 45 straight minutes at the top of the mountains going down with semi's surrounding me, I am a believer. Stock 050's on it with 40 percent left. Pucker factor =10.
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I get stuck on a berm on occasion. Usually where the plow ran the street and creates berms on ingress/egress points.
I get stuck.
Then gently rock the car back and forth to trick the berm.
If that fails, I burn it. At that point, I have people in line behind me pissed and wanting the "dweeb who insists on driving his toy in the elements to move on", I am pissed at the situation and I gun it.
I run through every gear to vtec. At 6th, I am slipping and bumping the rev limiter, but at the same time imparting friction on the back tires.
I am melting, by sheer force the damn snow/ice that is has stepped up to disrespect my car and my life, that berm is throwing me the middle finger to impair my traction, and by the molecular bonds that tie me together I will rip that finger off and cram it down it's throat or implode in a manner of peace knowing I did not comply.
EVERYTHING in this wonderful world can be TAKEN from you (your seats, your face, your life, your job, your land, your freedom). Everything except for ONE THING.
That ONE THING, you MUST GIVE away. No one can take it.
That ONE thing is your pride and self-respect. That cannot be taken. It is the only thing that cannot be taken. Sadly, everyday we pay witness to those that toss it away.
I will go, or the car will die. I don't care which at that point. The car vs. the elements. No more mister nice guy.
So far, after anywhere from 1min to 5mins, the car has always won.
If not, I blow the engine and don't really care. A car that strands me and needs a tow will be a dead car.
Period.
To quote Tom Petty, "It's Good to Be King".
I get stuck.
Then gently rock the car back and forth to trick the berm.
If that fails, I burn it. At that point, I have people in line behind me pissed and wanting the "dweeb who insists on driving his toy in the elements to move on", I am pissed at the situation and I gun it.
I run through every gear to vtec. At 6th, I am slipping and bumping the rev limiter, but at the same time imparting friction on the back tires.
I am melting, by sheer force the damn snow/ice that is has stepped up to disrespect my car and my life, that berm is throwing me the middle finger to impair my traction, and by the molecular bonds that tie me together I will rip that finger off and cram it down it's throat or implode in a manner of peace knowing I did not comply.
EVERYTHING in this wonderful world can be TAKEN from you (your seats, your face, your life, your job, your land, your freedom). Everything except for ONE THING.
That ONE THING, you MUST GIVE away. No one can take it.
That ONE thing is your pride and self-respect. That cannot be taken. It is the only thing that cannot be taken. Sadly, everyday we pay witness to those that toss it away.
I will go, or the car will die. I don't care which at that point. The car vs. the elements. No more mister nice guy.
So far, after anywhere from 1min to 5mins, the car has always won.
If not, I blow the engine and don't really care. A car that strands me and needs a tow will be a dead car.
Period.
To quote Tom Petty, "It's Good to Be King".
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Originally Posted by nzouk77,Dec 2 2007, 04:38 PM
Get some winter tires before you kill yourself/someone else.
My 1 mile round trip to Taco Bell included death defying speeds of almost 25 mph.
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Originally Posted by minimebang,Dec 2 2007, 02:54 AM
I drove stock S02s with less than 30% on the snow. Theres no problem to keep going straight, just hv to counter-steer every single turn(tokyo drift eh lol). But when i come to a complete stop , my rear had to keep spining out to get moving, kinda dangerous though. i just drive around 20-25km( slowest on the road) all day. 
IMO, the AP1 that without traction control is way better than hving it. Coz you know wht the car is doing and as long as you dont do any stupid things u will be fine. I drove a 350z last snow season, it sucked balls....not to mention goin straight, i used 40 mins to get out my parking lot that can use less than 15 sec in gd weather. Some can say turn off the TC, its useless though. Although u turned it off, but u still get 20-30% of the system workin. Its not 100% off 
IMO, the AP1 that without traction control is way better than hving it. Coz you know wht the car is doing and as long as you dont do any stupid things u will be fine. I drove a 350z last snow season, it sucked balls....not to mention goin straight, i used 40 mins to get out my parking lot that can use less than 15 sec in gd weather. Some can say turn off the TC, its useless though. Although u turned it off, but u still get 20-30% of the system workin. Its not 100% off
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Originally Posted by DJRobNM,Dec 1 2007, 11:36 PM
So I took my car out in the snow for a quick round trip to Taco Bell and found that I had to turn VSA off to get the car moving?
Leaving it on made my rear end slide sideways from a stop at one intersection and left me completely stuck at another.
I eventually had to turn it off and burn through the snow to get traction, it took about a minute to do that while people honked and went around me.
It seemed to correct after I got moving but I turned it off and on and didn't notice much of a difference.
Anyone else have this problem yet?
I have 12K on the factory tires.
Looks like its time to rev up the fx45.
Leaving it on made my rear end slide sideways from a stop at one intersection and left me completely stuck at another.
I eventually had to turn it off and burn through the snow to get traction, it took about a minute to do that while people honked and went around me.
It seemed to correct after I got moving but I turned it off and on and didn't notice much of a difference.
Anyone else have this problem yet?
I have 12K on the factory tires.
Looks like its time to rev up the fx45.
