How much wheel spin with traction control
12-24-2010, 11:02 AM
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How much wheel spin with traction control
How much wheel spin should I get on my 2003 E55 with the traction control on? I keep reading posts about traction issues on the E55. However, when I stomp on it at a red light, I always get a small amount of spin and a chirp, but not really what I would consider to be a traction problem. The car pulls strong, but I'm wondering if I should be getting more spin and if my car is running properly. My tires are new: BF Goodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S (ultra high performance all-season).
12-24-2010, 04:32 PM
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GibbieGibbs, check out a thread I started just a few days ago about traction issues on my E550.
Have you done a 0-60 test? That should give you some info.
Traction control "ON" on our cars is quite a bit of "computer intervention" so your traction control is probably working very well plus the grip from brand new tires.
Have you done a 0-60 test? That should give you some info.
Traction control "ON" on our cars is quite a bit of "computer intervention" so your traction control is probably working very well plus the grip from brand new tires.
12-24-2010, 06:09 PM
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No, I haven't run any 0-60 or qtr mile tests yet. Definitely something I want to do, but will need to wait for it to warm up and the tracks to open back up.
12-25-2010, 02:19 PM
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As mention, most times the computer intervention is so drastic that you would get better 60 ft times by feathering it yourself. My SLK32 would do 13.00-13.25 with traction control but the best times were with the control off and me feathering it to a best of 12.80 quarter 
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How much wheel spin should I get on my 2003 E55 with the traction control on? I keep reading posts about traction issues on the E55. However, when I stomp on it at a red light, I always get a small amount of spin and a chirp, but not really what I would consider to be a traction problem. The car pulls strong, but I'm wondering if I should be getting more spin and if my car is running properly. My tires are new: BF Goodrich g-Force Super Sport A/S (ultra high performance all-season).
Sounds about par, nothing wrong with yr car. The amount of spin and the degree of electronic intervention will obviously depend on how much grip's available. Even a sprinkling of sand can leave my 55 floundering until it finds some grip, at which point it hauls hard for the horizon.
I also assure you that what you refer to as a 'small amount of spin and a chirp' only seems so from inside and appears considerably more aggressive from outside.
Brgds
