The slip light came on for the first time today. I just took a left from the stop light, and gunned it. The road was a bit rough, but very dry (it was really HOT today), so I am not sure why it ever came on. Is that normal?

P.S. I had VDC on.

 

first time? LOL mine comes on 2-3 times per day hehe....especially with cold tires.
This car has crazy oversteer, especially when gunning it. Love it!

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow

 

Haha, mine also comes on about 4 or 5 times a day.
I don't break much when I make my turns I guess =).

 

normal. i have similiar road conditions by my house. i can make that light work its A$$ off coming off a stop light into a left hand turn, and not even driving hard. crappy road, wheels skip, senses loss of traction at the wheel, cuts power. whee!

 

oversteer?
my g35 has a problem with understeer.

anyways my slip light never comes on because i turn off VDC when i get in the car.

-moooooo

 

I think when you punch the gas in a turn, it will oversteer. When you go into a relatively low speed turn (<40mph) like you really want to fly through it at speed without punching it, it has understeer.

-Rick

 

jeffjcalweb, are you from EB, NJ? I've seen another G silver around my house.

 

thank you

-moooooo

 

Ditto.

Stop light, right or left turn, step on gas, chirrrrp..., <blink><font color=white>Slip</font color=white></blink> and gas is "throttled". Does seem to happen more on hot days.

Enter tight, diminishing radius, on/off ramp at 40+mph and chances are high for <blink><font color=white>Slip</font color=white></blink> and a pulse to the outside front brake because of detected understeer. Turn VDC off and same on/off ramp can be taken at ~60mph with a little squeal from the outside front tire as it starts to understeer.

Only oversteer I can get is when I attack a turn with a extreme yank & bank that cuts the rear loose before the front pushes through the apex. If the VDC is on it will pulse the outside rear brake when the rear cuts loose.

Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport A/S; 245/40W18 front; 255/40W18 front; When I get my iForged wheels, I'm moving the 255/40W18 tires to the front and putting 275/40W18 tires (same brand) on the rear. I'm hoping this will help with the "push" through the apex and the "chirp" on takeoff. (I've got my doubts about any improvement in the "push". The larger stagger may override any traction improvement the wider front tires will give me.)


Screamin' Daemon - L5AT

 

Yeah, lots of oversteer, basically when you punch it on a turn, the rear wheels will slip and cause the car to turn more than it should, hence: oversteer

Understeer occurs with FWD cars because the front wheels are turning and slipping at the same time so you just go straight.

<font color=green>-Rambo</font color=green>
G35c 6MT DG/Willow

 

i only get oversteer when i try to

-moooooo

 

this car is set up for moderate understeer

if you notice yourself having to apply gas during a curve to bring the nose back to the line you are keeping, that is understeer. now as far as breaking the back end free that is "power oversteer" (i think that is the right term) and only happens when you apply excessive gas.

neither of these is the fastest way thru a turn. the best way is to drift (neutral balance) thru a turn -- all four wheels sliding.

sway bars, stb's and lowering help.

car and driver called it "moderate" understeer in their slalom tests which is a little more severe than "mild"

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