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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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do you keep it on, or off.. and why?
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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on....i can always turn it off when i want to have some fun, but if i hit a slick spot i cant turn it on in time....
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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I tend to switch it off every time I start her up. With the Blower installed, it tends to engage the TCS a lot pulling away, on dusty roads, grit or whatever, and I just hate the Neanderthal way it kills the motor. If it had more finesse to it i would probably leave it engaged mostly.
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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I leave it on most of the time unless I'm trying to have fun.
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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I turn it off. When its on, i just have a weird feeling that im not getting all the power lol
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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always off I hate it interfearing with my driving
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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Like others, on unless it's playtime.
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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i turn it off every time i start the car. It sucks power from the motor and engages the brakes. thats MY job. lol. Plus I just dont see how it can be good on either one.
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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on only if the roads are wet.. if roads are dry, its always off. its a power robber and gas guzzler
Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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I dont think some of you know how it works.....it only engages itself when it detects excessive wheel spin or an inbalance where one wheel is spinning more than another......during normal driving, it does nothing......it only"sucks power and applies the brakes" in those condtions, and it has no impact on gas either





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