Originally Posted by ohboykittens
Hey, all... I've been looking to sell me 05 Xfire srt on the grounds that I can't maneuver it how i want to. I had a 98 grand prix gtp (super v6) before this care and the biggest difference is it was front wheel.
My issue is this...
With my FWD gtp I could whip around corners and drift the back end (and sometimes front end if it was a hard enough turn) with ease. I'm aware its ghetto drifting but when i try to do it with the SRT traction control ON the entire back end stops and its a crazy, sudden, seems like the car just said NO! kind of sudden stop. the engine revs lower and sometimes i actually come to an entire stop.
How can i get my car to act like it has an ESP or work how ive portrayed i want it to?
sorry for my ignorance in how braking, etc works lol. and im 90% sure the esp is where the car applies a % of brake power to the right rear wheel assuming your back end is swinging to your right.
EDIT: auto lsd is apparently what im wanting. i think
Our cars respond to a difference in the wheels amount of spinnning, IE, if your right wheel starts to slip then your car kicks on the traction control regardless of if u pressed the "off" button...
People have tried to tackle this ESP problem and havent had much sucess, Instead, many people (WALDIG is a good example) have bought the Wavetec posi rear. This prevents this problem and therefore your traction control doesnt realize your are sliding all over the place... It is also a good idea if you plan on adding alot of power to your car. Search for it on the forum to learn more about it....