you may break loose from 1st to 2nd... dont be scared to take vdc off. people rely on it to save their cars so much its scary....

 

yessss, i never thought to post and ask this. I've had my 06mt coupe for about 3 weeks now, and basically from the 2nd day in I would start chirping into 2nd. I figured it was from letting out the clutch too quickly, so now I just let it out slower...all because i dont want that f**king VDC to come on. Honestly, its so damn sensitive, its irritating. The fuel cut off just drives me nuts when it comes on. I was worried about shutting the VDC off though, because I am used to AWD (wrx) and have never driven a RWD car with this much HP before. So just to get this straight, no one has had problems on dry pavement shutting off the VDC going straight, while doing some "spirited" driving, mainly while shifting 1st to 2nd? The VDC on this G is what caused me my largest embarrassment in a car before...losing..horribly to an "E430 4matic" on a straightaway off a light... still recovering from that one...f-ing vdc ....

ps..yea brand new G and driving it hard...psst (no break in period on a lease )

 

VDC off to me is as natural as brushing my teeth in the morning. do not be afraid my friend. i actually feel more in control with VDC off, even when spinning

 

Well it was all pretty quick but I am pretty sure I pulled it into second pretty hard and it still locked me out. I felt is an instantaneously let off the gas so I didn't bounce off of the limiter. I tried to duplicate it again but I guess I subconsciously over compensated and started to pull harder into second and couldn't get it to lock me out again.

Anyone has any solution to the notchiness and make it easier to engage second gear?

 

I've noticed some difficulty shifting hard into 2nd gear a few times, but at this point I'm attributing it to my lazy shifting habits. lol In my maxima I have the clutch set to disengage from the flywheel very quickly and I think the habit of just tapping the clutch to disengage has carried over. So probably tomorrow morning I'll be adjusting the clutch pedal in the G. Hopefully this will fix my issue otherwise I'll be scratching my head with you guys.

 

When I launch hard from a stop, with VDC off of course, it's pretty easy to break the backend loose. It's not bad like a muscle car, but the rear end definitely gets wagging.

 

yeah, i've launched before and had some right hand drifting of the rear until it caught traction (VDC off of course) then it straightened back up.

 

VDC can be really dangerous if your driving spirited, and for some odd reason you go sideways a lil or "Out of line", VDC cuts power, which means, whichever direction the car is pointed, your going, regardless! The tires chirp because torque drops off immediatly once you let off the throttle, so if you get back on really fast, tires break loose if there is enough torque being transmitted to the wheels. I can get my pretty much stock coupe midly sideways going into second, on dry pavement. VDC must stay on in the rain, or if its damp outside. I made the mistake of having VDC off when it was midly damp comming out of a toll booth in second at mid range RPMs (2500-3000) tell you what, first and last time!! Plus if its dry, and you need to get out of the way really quick, (Traffic up ahead comes to a dead hault out of no where, and a tractor trailer is behind you, and the other lane is wide open) VDC will hinder you from doing that, which could cause some SERIOUS trouble!!

 

Dangit, as another poster stated you guys are making me jealous. Should have gotten a 6MT.

 

I have chirped tires many time vdc off going from 1st to 2nd. I have never lost control.

 

Its normal actions of that motor and tranny, depends a lot of the driver as well.

 

I haven't had a 1-2 or 2-3 chirp with the VDC off yet. First reason, I don't really shift as fast in my GC6MT for some reason. Second reason, the flywheel feels pretty heavy in this car and the revs don't drop that quickly. Oh well, I guess in my old age (38) I'm becoming a little more tame with my driving. Now when I take out my 570rwhp Mustang, not only does it chirp, but it spins going into 5th at 80mph

 

wait till you get boosted. im breaking loose in 4th

 

I have no problem with breaking the whole rear loose between 1-2 and geting a nice long chirp everytime going 2-3, and I can even get a chirp going 3-4 sometimes.