free mod? traction control removal
 

has anyone ever done this? my traction control works fine but i was thinking if i remove it less intake restriction and slightly better performance? what do you guys think about this

thanks for any input
ryan

I think you should keep it in.

pros/ cons?

just trying to fig out before i do it

Wait a second,

Doesn't traction control include rear-wheel sensors and what-not?

What exactly are the parts included with the traction control system? How much do you think they weigh?

-Jason Elcan

my common sense says that its only a sensor that doesnt allow the car to lose traction. I dont see how that would affect the car's performance if the wheels arent losing traction

Yes, speed sensors in the front and back.

There are many parts, it is a system of the car. You can't just take it out so easily. I really don't think taking out the system would provide any significant gain in HP. The added parts probably don't weigh more than 100 pounds. Take a look at a repair manual and you'll know what you would be getting into......I say leave it in.

Here's what you do:
Take your car to the dyno before and after this mod.
That will make you realize that not every mod is necessarily beneficial to you (meaning your pocket book) or to your car:egads:

100lbs? hmm, if it takes a mechanic less than 2 hours to remove it then im getting it yanked i only thought it was prob 20 or so lbs + one less butterfly in the way of the incomming air, hmm im def interested now

Are you kidding!!!

When I said 100 pounds I was guessing. I was also referring to the total weight of the TRAC system, not just the throttle body. A non-trac throttle body probably weighs almost the same as a trac one. You need to look at a shop manual. There is no way any mechanic could remove the entire trac system in less than 2 hours.

I can't spell this out any clearer, leave it as is. :egads:

Why don't you go and test drive one of the car (same year as your) without the trac. system and find out if it does any better than the one with trac. option...
I don't understand why you want to spend money to take the trac. out of the car where other people paid extra as an option. Beside you live in Pennslyvania, you need this. If you want a fast car, get a Vette. Even all Corvette have traction control standard since 1992 :rolleyes:

Taking out the traction control? Is this a real post?

As far as weight savings go, this can't be worth the effort! Are you talking about a first gen LS? If so, just push the TRAC button and turn it off!

a vette? no i would like to drive my car not look at it in the shop every week. i would never buy anything but foriegn cars. but it looks like my trac is messed up so i might have to get it removed anyways....ill give u the updade on what happens next

I pushed the track off button (held it in for a good five seconds just to be sure), but the track warning light in the dash STILL comes on. I want to overide the trac system, since the warning lights comes on and stays on. I was told it would cost more than 2 grand to fix the abs system controller. They ran codes and tell me this is the problem. So I want to turn it off. The car drives fine, just the Trac light stays on. It goes off when I turn the car off, but when I use it again, it comes on again after a few minutes of driving around.

Try a small piece of electrical tape over the dash warning light!

See if there is a Fuse you can pull.