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TCS

To clarify - that's In Car Entertainment - not frozen water
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Post by 4thgenphil » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:18 pm

Ammo wrote:LOL yeah, doesn't help you in a tank slapper :oops:
probably hinders tbh ;) lift off understeer FTD ! (find the ditch)
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Post by 2lude » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:25 pm

:roll: :lol: [youtube]6P44EoQLL4M[/youtube]
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Post by Donald » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:36 pm

A quick attempt at doing the hand-dance to Las Ketchup and you're in the ditch son :lol:

At least you can laugh about it ;)

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Post by ziyaan » Thu Jul 26, 2012 1:35 am

i see. So thats why :facepalm: ended up in the ditch

his TCS cut in and lost power to the wheels.

is that where you found them 4 otters

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Post by Supermarine Blues » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:05 pm

jozefsan wrote:TCS is electronic system what work together with ABS system, and not with gearbox. its work in 2 ways ether apply brake force or force engine power down.

most of time this is used as additional system together with less sophisticated LSD system,

TCS is mostly mistaking with system what should give you more traction, but true is that this system only prevent vehicle from spinning.
TCS simply cuts power.

EPS/VSC/ASR/Nanny FRED does the trick brake application thang as well, so is more sophisticated.

Still won't save you if you drive like a total twunt, though.

I cannot see either being much use on a 'Lude - only fairly powerful RWD cars really need then to stop one being 'caught out'. I've only ever activated my TCS deliberately by driving like a twunt, though. Sometimes it's useful to get the tail out...

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Post by Gayno » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:36 pm

I've only activated mine in 2 scenarios:

1) When launching at Santa Pod or similar venue and forgotten to turn it off.
Result: Car bogs down and you look a fool.

2) When it's icy, just plant the power and it kicks in.
Result: due to extra fuel being shoved through the cylinders, car pops and bangs like a turbocharged monster :twisted:

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