blue44

hi de guys, do you turn psm off at track events ? ( my recent hawk blue pads are looking crispy, especially the rear set ). Also, I have some nt-01's for this week's event, do you do any heat cycling with a new set ? This week, Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, a new road course at a 90 year-old oval...

cheers, Donn

orthojoe

Donn,

If you have sport chrono, and use the sport button, PSM only comes in when you need it and shouldn't overwork your rear brakes unless you are bouncing off PSM constantly (ie not driving smoothly). If you don't have sport chrono, then it is probably over working your rear brakes.

No need to heat cycle a new set of NT01s. They work just fine and last just fine out of the box.

khooni

agree. use your sports button if you have one. It will help.
then turn off Psm with sports mode engaged
otherwise,like joe indicated, look at how tidy you are driving. Caymans and porsches are meant to be driven neatly, and, in general, the mid engine genre. If you are used to a AWD, FR or FF car, you may have to adjust your driving style.

blue44

ok thanks...

Donn

the_vetman

Putting it in Sport mode raises the PSM threshold but does not turn it off. In other words, PSM intervenes less if you're in Sport mode. You can turn it off but then you'll have to watch carefully for spinning on the track.

Also, even when turned off it will still kick in if both wheels are slipping at the same time. Without a kill switch, PSM cannot be completely turned off.

I have heat cycled my next set of NT-01s. From what others are saying, I'm not sure if it makes a difference.

fhp911

I leave the PSM on except on tracks like NJMP's Lightning and Thunderbolt, where I find it impedes the getaway from those tracks' slow corners.

I don't feel that it gets in the way at all at Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, etc.