Do all 996tt have PSM? And do they all the option of switching it off?
02-17-2006, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodster
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probably Todd K., or Garret thru EVO ??
who/how else can it be done?
Marty
probably Todd K., or Garret thru EVO ??
who/how else can it be done?
Marty
02-18-2006, 03:19 AM
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I drive car my on the streets witn the PSM ON and at the track ( where I am even more concentrated ) with PSM OFF. With it OFF I have been allways reaching the 1st or 2nd best time in each DE with other Porsches, Ferraris, etc... PSM has not interfered with resuts...when OFF !
Not only this. I attend sliding track days and next may I will be atending a Drifting day in a track. Drifting at serious speed with the TT... I expect no problem at all with the PSM OFF. I have to admit that it's far easier to drift or/and slide with any BMW but this should mainly caused by the weight distribuition ( I think) more than with the PSM interfering once off..
On a sliding course my PSM went crazy . Even being off, after 15 minutes of continous slides in right/left corners one after the other, the PSM started lighting as well as the brake light !!. I let the car rest. Started again and it disappeared until today.
Not only this. I attend sliding track days and next may I will be atending a Drifting day in a track. Drifting at serious speed with the TT... I expect no problem at all with the PSM OFF. I have to admit that it's far easier to drift or/and slide with any BMW but this should mainly caused by the weight distribuition ( I think) more than with the PSM interfering once off..
On a sliding course my PSM went crazy . Even being off, after 15 minutes of continous slides in right/left corners one after the other, the PSM started lighting as well as the brake light !!. I let the car rest. Started again and it disappeared until today.
02-18-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by boqueron
I drive car my on the streets witn the PSM ON and at the track ( where I am even more concentrated ) with PSM OFF. With it OFF I have been allways reaching the 1st or 2nd best time in each DE with other Porsches, Ferraris, etc... PSM has not interfered with resuts...when OFF !
On a sliding course my PSM went crazy . Even being off, after 15 minutes of continous slides in right/left corners one after the other, the PSM started lighting as well as the brake light !!. I let the car rest. Started again and it disappeared until today.
On a sliding course my PSM went crazy . Even being off, after 15 minutes of continous slides in right/left corners one after the other, the PSM started lighting as well as the brake light !!. I let the car rest. Started again and it disappeared until today.
I have seen too many people on the track that progressed to the fast group without basic RWD skills because PSM and DSC have been able to save their sorry behinds. Too many ended up with spectacular crashes because of this.
So far, PSM seems more trouble than it's worth. But anyway, my sales guy who sold me the Turbo is looking for a GT3 for me.
BMW's are easier to slide because BMW allows their cars to have a system that can be completely turned off so that the car behaves like a normal RWD car. The GT3 that I test drove was quite easy to get sidewways, it did surprised the sales guy though...
02-20-2006, 08:35 AM
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Any one heard this before....is this ball**** or is there any fact to it...
However, I was told by one of the Porsche driving instructors that when the PSM light is on, press the button and it will raise the level at which it intervenes. You can do this 6 times, raising the level each time.
I have not tried it, but I don't think he was winding me up.
I have not tried it, but I don't think he was winding me up.
