power loss... edition 30

[SteveS]

yea usual. doesnt matter what your up against, slipping tyres will kick in esp and yellow light, and cut the power... i turn esp off when i feel the need to overtake etc, car is sooo much more alive with it off

[Phil mcavity]

cheers steve and tagnut  , must not press the go pedal as hard in future.

[RedRobin]

....Safer to keep the ESP on but learn how to progressively feed the throttle, imo.

[Edition30]

Yeah had this problem a few times, I also need to gradually introduce the power to the road. Horrible when it happens, big judder and no power for about 2 seconds...nearly nutting the steering wheel is not a good look when your racing.

[joesgti]

esp off 

[RedRobin]

esp off 

....Keep it for the track.

On the road, incidents happen when you least expect them - At such times you may be very glad you had ESP on. As topher says: "The throttle doesn't have to be an on/off switch". You'll actually get there faster if you feed the throttle progressively rather than losing time scrabbling around. IMO.

[john_o]

TC on the golf is far too instrusive imho , and would be nice to have adjustable limits
(surely it cant be too long before a software manufacturer does this?).
Like the E46 M3 CSL / CS with track mode , we could have a Golf 'R' button 

In the absence of being able to change this , and as RR states Id like ESP to 'attempt' to save me in a serious accident!
(my attitude to ESP off has changed a little)

you need to improve grip , so the limits arent reached.
suspension / ARB / camber setup would all help, better tyres
also dog bone mount to reduce the 'harsh' feel to axle tramp.

I know Im keen to reduce the understeer in my ED30 as a priority

[RedRobin]

....A Quaiffe ATB diff will also contribute, john_o

[john_o]

'the holy grail'  a yes I forgot thnks.
Probably better value come to think of it in £/improvement compared to all the other stuff.
So maybe should do that first 
Breaking the warranty i guess is then the only issue (if your names not RR  )

[RedRobin]

Breaking the warranty i guess is then the only issue (if your names not RR  )

....I'm now out of warranty but being supplied and installed by VW Racing has full support. The Quaife is simply not a component likely to cause issues. If anything it will help the DSG.

[sorry to go off-topic]