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Old 07-20-2016, 08:08 AM   #1
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Has anuone had any luck shutting off their Thraction Control Completely??

I have tried several things but nothing has totally dissarmed the TC.
I had this problem on my Spec Boxster where I would sometimes forget to manually turn off the TC before going out onto the track - and then I'd wonder why the car was applying the brakes in the middle of a corner!

To solve it, I developed a simple electronics unit that sends the TC "off" signal each time the key turns on the power to the car. It is based on the Robotop design - nothing more some re-programming and tying into the wiring harness at the right place.

TC disabled 100% of the time.
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Old 07-20-2016, 08:18 AM   #2
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I had this problem on my Spec Boxster where I would sometimes forget to manually turn off the TC before going out onto the track - and then I'd wonder why the car was applying the brakes in the middle of a corner!

To solve it, I developed a simple electronics unit that sends the TC "off" signal each time the key turns on the power to the car. It is based on the Robotop design - nothing more some re-programming and tying into the wiring harness at the right place.

TC disabled 100% of the time.

Can you make one for all of us?
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Old 07-20-2016, 08:23 AM   #3
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i want one for my TC and one for my A/C

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I had this problem on my Spec Boxster where I would sometimes forget to manually turn off the TC before going out onto the track - and then I'd wonder why the car was applying the brakes in the middle of a corner!

To solve it, I developed a simple electronics unit that sends the TC "off" signal each time the key turns on the power to the car. It is based on the Robotop design - nothing more some re-programming and tying into the wiring harness at the right place.

TC disabled 100% of the time.
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