I know this topic has been beaten to death..
I've searched and read over and over about how the the Boss 302r/s module is the end all for solving the advanctrac intervention... I get it, it solves the problem and improves abs function with slicks as well as brake bias for track use.
Regardless, I'm looking for other solutions to the advancetrac dilemma for my S197 as it serves primarily as a daily driver that sees frequent autocross use. I just cannot fathom commuting in the car with the chimes on the dash lights going off as I sit in NYC bumper to bumper traffic everyday on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Yes, I could swap the modules out multiple times a year but I'm hoping there is a better solution for my purposes
Last year I had some success with cycling the key between runs, but this was imperfect and still resulted in advancetrac interference at times. Seeing how I had these issues with a 265 width 200tw tire, I'm predicting this situation will be exacerbated with 315 width 200tw tires. I would like to have my cake and eat it too with abs/advancetrac on the street and the ability to disable advancetrac at weekly autocross events
What I've seen as alternatives but would like more info about:
- A "track" tune which disables advancetrac like from AED: Unfortunately, having a 3.7 car Shaun will not tune it and no other tuner seems to be willing to write a track only tune for the car (I've called 6-7 shops). Does anyone have a lead on other tuners who have a good track record of doing this?
- Pull the #5 pin from the factory ABS controller: Saw an old thread on SVTPerformance mentioning this but the diagram/how-to was taken down, it has also been mentioned in passing on this forum without any concrete info. Does anyone have any real experience with this? This seems like an interesting way to retain ABS on track without advancetrac, then put everything back to stock for street use.
- Pull the ABS fuse (#34 IIRC) for events: Far from the ideal situation. I've autocrossed NA Miatas and CRX's without ABS, I'm aware I could lock up tires a which can shorten their life on a heavy car like the mustang. I would certainly imagine missing functioning ABS much more on a road course than at an autocross. Does anyone have ACTUAL experience autocrossing an S197 with the ABS fuse pulled?
Additionally I've heard rumblings of people putting a switch on the body control module or removing the clock spring to disable advancetrac, but nothing finite about whether or not these will achieve the results I want
If push comes to shove I'll try the ABS fuse pull myself with last seasons leftover tires as an experiment, if that doesn't work I will break down and buy the Boss 302r ABS controller and deal with the chimes/lights for the spring & summer months
Appreciate any input or insight as always!
I've searched and read over and over about how the the Boss 302r/s module is the end all for solving the advanctrac intervention... I get it, it solves the problem and improves abs function with slicks as well as brake bias for track use.
Regardless, I'm looking for other solutions to the advancetrac dilemma for my S197 as it serves primarily as a daily driver that sees frequent autocross use. I just cannot fathom commuting in the car with the chimes on the dash lights going off as I sit in NYC bumper to bumper traffic everyday on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Yes, I could swap the modules out multiple times a year but I'm hoping there is a better solution for my purposes
Last year I had some success with cycling the key between runs, but this was imperfect and still resulted in advancetrac interference at times. Seeing how I had these issues with a 265 width 200tw tire, I'm predicting this situation will be exacerbated with 315 width 200tw tires. I would like to have my cake and eat it too with abs/advancetrac on the street and the ability to disable advancetrac at weekly autocross events
What I've seen as alternatives but would like more info about:
- A "track" tune which disables advancetrac like from AED: Unfortunately, having a 3.7 car Shaun will not tune it and no other tuner seems to be willing to write a track only tune for the car (I've called 6-7 shops). Does anyone have a lead on other tuners who have a good track record of doing this?
- Pull the #5 pin from the factory ABS controller: Saw an old thread on SVTPerformance mentioning this but the diagram/how-to was taken down, it has also been mentioned in passing on this forum without any concrete info. Does anyone have any real experience with this? This seems like an interesting way to retain ABS on track without advancetrac, then put everything back to stock for street use.
- Pull the ABS fuse (#34 IIRC) for events: Far from the ideal situation. I've autocrossed NA Miatas and CRX's without ABS, I'm aware I could lock up tires a which can shorten their life on a heavy car like the mustang. I would certainly imagine missing functioning ABS much more on a road course than at an autocross. Does anyone have ACTUAL experience autocrossing an S197 with the ABS fuse pulled?
Additionally I've heard rumblings of people putting a switch on the body control module or removing the clock spring to disable advancetrac, but nothing finite about whether or not these will achieve the results I want
If push comes to shove I'll try the ABS fuse pull myself with last seasons leftover tires as an experiment, if that doesn't work I will break down and buy the Boss 302r ABS controller and deal with the chimes/lights for the spring & summer months
Appreciate any input or insight as always!