FW: DIY Traction Control?

[MaxBoost at aol.com]

>As I read it, a few aftermarket traction control systems retard the ignition
to
>a point where the power drops off until the wheels are (roughly) at the same

>speed, the more expensive ones use three wheel speed sensors and can control
a 
>car with an LSD. 
> Would you use traction control in anything other than 1st and 2nd gear ?

Yes, if you can spin the tires in 3rd and 4th (easy with a turbo car in the
rain) then traction control would be of use.  The SAE paper on the
lamborghini F1 system showed that the system allowed up to 2% slip to almost
60 mph if I recall right.  It allowed more if the car was turning.

Max