Thread: Burning rubber or spinning tires

Originally Posted by QwikGT

putting it in 2nd lets the car not upshift to 3 then downshift again after the burnout and you put it to the floor to take off. Sabre my GT never did that N/A, now that its supercharged it does it regularly. as for the traction control, Street is correct, unless you pull the ABS fuse traction control is still active when you push the button.

With the tranny abuse modes disabled, all some of the heaviest modded Impalas have to do is hit the button. I personally can stomp on it all day with the TCS off and the tires will spin until something breaks. The car never tries to stop it.

Tell me how it's active then? If it's active its not doing a flippin' thing. You guys keep saying its active even with the Trac Off button pushed. What does it do then that makes you think its active? Unfortunately I can't pull the ABS fuse on my car since that is also a portion of the PCM's power and the car won't start. I can probably pull the connector off the ABS module and I guarantee it won't make a difference.

Okay, I read through this thread and while I dont mind you all debating whether the TCS switch actually turns off TCS or not, I do mind the language and the hinted and directed attacts at one another. Please, lets take it down a little and keep it civil.

Originally Posted by WhiteDevil

I'm not keen on GP's first one I've owned, got a good deal, its still a junk Pontiac. I've owned other cars with a lot more potential then GP's offer.

Then go do us all a favor. Buy a GTO. Since they have A LOT more potential, and join LS1GTO

In the mean time quit dogging on someone who actually cares about the GP community unlike you since they tend to be a junk Pontiac.

Originally Posted by WhiteDevil

Im not keen on GP's first one Ive owned, got a good deal, its still a junk pontiac. Ive owned other cars with alot more potential then GP's offer.

Dang been away for awhile and wow look what I started, Anyway seeing this argument going on, is interesting, and what not, that's how we newbe's learn
different aspects of the toppic come out and we learn about them. Love it,
thanks gentlemen.

I my wife, and kids love this Pontiac Grand Prix SE, best car we ever owned, powerfull, Beautifull, roomy, great gas milege, nice stereo sound, handle's excelent in the snow.
Don't see why you have to call it a junk pontiac, no need to explain either. I don't want to screw anything up by trying to show off in front of my friends at work, or people next to me reving there engine's at stoplights, allthough I love the burnouts, so I will save it for my oldsmobile 2.3liter Dohc quad4 w/the 5 speed tranny.
The reason I asked about burnouts was cause I seen people with automatic tranny's lay down a 10 - 20 foot tire smoking burnout. but I think it was the old school hot rods. My olds does it just fine, but its a stick and left many V6's & V8's in my rear view mirror when challenged.
Anyway keep up the thread learning a lot about this and thanks for the responses.