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tsquare2112 · 11-14-2015, 03:14 PM

I've always had manual sports cars, this is my first automatic. Completely stock. Traction control off, paddle shifter in 1st. I floor it, should I get some wheel spin? I didn't. It just went really fast in a straight line. My v6 2012 manual camaro couldn't get traction ever, but it had the crappy tires. My 14 Mustang v6 manual with P-Zero stuck pretty good, but it would i get loose in first if I pushed it. I am not complaining, sticking and going is what I want it to do. Just curious. No spin when shifitng from first to second either.

qcman · 11-14-2015, 03:25 PM

The P-Zeros are really sticky for sure. I have an auto too and it is rather lazy stock. The torque management does a lot to reduce wheelspin I think too. Now that I'm tuned I have a hard time getting traction and the car will chirp 2nd and 3rd in Sport Mode.

The other thing is the trans is slow to shift in manual mode as there is some delay there- again stock.... Are you holding down the TC button for about 8 seconds to completely turn the nannies off?

But I found about the same results as you especially when the pirellis were still new.

tsquare2112 · 11-14-2015, 03:29 PM

I just passed 500 miles on the car, so the tires are new. I would love a tune, but I don't want to void the warranty on my new car. It is nice for it to stick and go, I'm just not used to that. I was really expecting some wheel spin. Yes, I held the TC until all were off.

qcman · 11-14-2015, 03:47 PM

Congrats on the new car its a beauty! I would think it is a lot to do with it and the tires being that new and I think the car takes a long time to loosen up mine did like 6000 miles I'd say... The main reason I mentioned the tune was to give you an idea of what is hidden in that L99 beast....For sure a tune brings warranty risks with it so I agree best to stay stock for a while. I just got my tune in September so car was just shy of 3 years old then and my bumper to bumper is done now.

I still have the remaining powertrain... maybe lol

CCMADONNA · 11-14-2015, 03:55 PM

wait for the car to wake up after 2000 miles or so.

tsquare2112 · 11-14-2015, 03:57 PM

I like the sound of that!! It will take me a year at least to get to 2000 miles. It is my daily driver, but I work from home so it will take a while.

Homeless Man · 11-14-2015, 04:04 PM

Yea u will also get better MPG in a few thousand more miles

NC_SS · 11-14-2015, 06:01 PM

Brake stand and you'll get plenty of smoke

PalmerGA · 11-14-2015, 06:07 PM

Hold the TC/ST button down for about 8 seconds. DIC should indicate "Competition Mode". Shift to M (Sport Mode). Hold your foot on the brake and press the gas pedal until your tires start spinning. Release brake and stomp on the gas.

*** Remember - with TC and ST off, it may get squirrely on you so be aware ***

havelegs · 11-14-2015, 06:10 PM

Hold down the tc button for 8 seconds, then press left foot on brake and right foot on gas. Watch the tires smoke.

Also can someone explain why a tune would void your warranty?

GM would have to prove that the tune is the cause of the issue. There are laws protecting the consumer.

ChrisBlair · 11-14-2015, 06:14 PM

Tech note

"Wheelspin" means the wheel rotates independently of the tire, which is why you'll see certain drag cars with tires bolted on to the wheel. They call this 'beadlock'.

tsquare2112 · 11-14-2015, 09:26 PM

I know how to MAKE it do it. I prefer it to stick and go. I was just surprised with 400 hp it did not spin.

I know wheel spin technically means the slipping of the wheel around tire, but I didn't know exactly how to word my post. I figured most would get what I was talking about.

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Tenring · 11-14-2015, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisBlair

Tech note

"Wheelspin" means the wheel rotates independently of the tire, which is why you'll see certain drag cars with tires bolted on to the wheel. They call this 'beadlock'.

ron123 · 11-15-2015, 06:17 AM

My 1LT stock V6 A6 would leave a decent amount of patch with both traction control and stability control off. Once the right tire started spinning the left tire would also leave some patch marks as well but not as dark.
On my stock SS M6 the back tires are wider plus it has posi-traction, this setup gives more than twice the traction on the V8 but only has about 100 hp more than the V6. By design SS was configured to have minimal tire spin at launch. OP "stick and launch" goal was met by the engineers.
Ron

11-14-2015, 03:14 PM	#1
tsquare2112 Drives: 2015 2SS RS A6 Summit White Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67 View My Garage	2015 SS A6 Wheel Spin I've always had manual sports cars, this is my first automatic. Completely stock. Traction control off, paddle shifter in 1st. I floor it, should I get some wheel spin? I didn't. It just went really fast in a straight line. My v6 2012 manual camaro couldn't get traction ever, but it had the crappy tires. My 14 Mustang v6 manual with P-Zero stuck pretty good, but it would i get loose in first if I pushed it. I am not complaining, sticking and going is what I want it to do. Just curious. No spin when shifitng from first to second either. __________________ 2015 2SS RS A6 - Summit White ...and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw............RUSH KC Chiefs fan since 1994 / ST. Louis Cardinal fan since 2001 / Dale Jr. Fan since 1999

11-14-2015, 03:29 PM	#3
tsquare2112 Drives: 2015 2SS RS A6 Summit White Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67 View My Garage	I just passed 500 miles on the car, so the tires are new. I would love a tune, but I don't want to void the warranty on my new car. It is nice for it to stick and go, I'm just not used to that. I was really expecting some wheel spin. Yes, I held the TC until all were off. __________________ 2015 2SS RS A6 - Summit White ...and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw............RUSH KC Chiefs fan since 1994 / ST. Louis Cardinal fan since 2001 / Dale Jr. Fan since 1999

11-14-2015, 03:55 PM	#5
CCMADONNA Drives: 2014 SW 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,681 View My Garage	wait for the car to wake up after 2000 miles or so. __________________ 2014 2SS/RS VERT L99 SUMMIT WHITE AIRAID CAI BORLA ATAK CAT-BACK EXHAUST ELITE ENGINEERING CATCH-CAN RANGE AFM-DELETE MODULE HUPER OPTIK 40 CHROME PEDALS PREMIUM FLOOR MATS PREMIUM CARGO MAT DEDICATED 32GB iPHONE HD[/I][/B][IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2015, 03:57 PM	#6
tsquare2112 Drives: 2015 2SS RS A6 Summit White Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67 View My Garage	I like the sound of that!! It will take me a year at least to get to 2000 miles. It is my daily driver, but I work from home so it will take a while. __________________ 2015 2SS RS A6 - Summit White ...and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw............RUSH KC Chiefs fan since 1994 / ST. Louis Cardinal fan since 2001 / Dale Jr. Fan since 1999

11-14-2015, 04:04 PM	#7
Homeless Man Homeless Life Chose Me Drives: LS3 (sold 4/21) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Streets of Philly Posts: 3,650	Yea u will also get better MPG in a few thousand more miles __________________ Pity a man in familiar places, who yet feels like a stranger.

11-14-2015, 03:25 PM	#2
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	The P-Zeros are really sticky for sure. I have an auto too and it is rather lazy stock. The torque management does a lot to reduce wheelspin I think too. Now that I'm tuned I have a hard time getting traction and the car will chirp 2nd and 3rd in Sport Mode. The other thing is the trans is slow to shift in manual mode as there is some delay there- again stock.... Are you holding down the TC button for about 8 seconds to completely turn the nannies off? But I found about the same results as you especially when the pirellis were still new.

11-14-2015, 03:47 PM	#4
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	Congrats on the new car its a beauty! I would think it is a lot to do with it and the tires being that new and I think the car takes a long time to loosen up mine did like 6000 miles I'd say... The main reason I mentioned the tune was to give you an idea of what is hidden in that L99 beast....For sure a tune brings warranty risks with it so I agree best to stay stock for a while. I just got my tune in September so car was just shy of 3 years old then and my bumper to bumper is done now. I still have the remaining powertrain... maybe lol

11-14-2015, 06:01 PM	#8
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	Brake stand and you'll get plenty of smoke

11-14-2015, 06:07 PM	#9
PalmerGA Drives: 2013 SIM 1SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southwest GA Posts: 8,755 View My Garage	Hold the TC/ST button down for about 8 seconds. DIC should indicate "Competition Mode". Shift to M (Sport Mode). Hold your foot on the brake and press the gas pedal until your tires start spinning. Release brake and stomp on the gas. * Remember - with TC and ST off, it may get squirrely on you so be aware * __________________ 2013 1SS/RS Coupe L99, Stainless Power Works LT Headers, SCT X4 Custom Tune from RDP, CAI Inc. Air Intake w/ Apex Scoop, VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body, Solo Axle-Back Exhaust w/ J-pipes, Apex Catch Can, Husky Splash Guards, Heritage Grille, 3D Carbon Rear Spoiler, Oracle Chrome Turn Signal Bulbs, GM Reverse Light Trim Billets, Gorilla Black Locking Lugs, Emblem Pros Retro SS Badges/Custom Retro SS Kickplates/Under-hood Bowtie, 35% window Tint, Nitto Motivo Tires (6-8-18)

11-14-2015, 06:10 PM	#10
havelegs Drives: '23 LT1 A10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 1,006	Hold down the tc button for 8 seconds, then press left foot on brake and right foot on gas. Watch the tires smoke. Also can someone explain why a tune would void your warranty? GM would have to prove that the tune is the cause of the issue. There are laws protecting the consumer. __________________ 24 LT1 M6 Sharkskin Metallic 14 Mazda Mazda3 S Grand Touring (Daily)

11-14-2015, 06:14 PM	#11
ChrisBlair Buick 455 Fan Drives: 1970 Buick, 2012 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 5,957	Tech note "Wheelspin" means the wheel rotates independently of the tire, which is why you'll see certain drag cars with tires bolted on to the wheel. They call this 'beadlock'. __________________

11-14-2015, 09:26 PM	#12
tsquare2112 Drives: 2015 2SS RS A6 Summit White Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 67 View My Garage	I know how to MAKE it do it. I prefer it to stick and go. I was just surprised with 400 hp it did not spin. I know wheel spin technically means the slipping of the wheel around tire, but I didn't know exactly how to word my post. I figured most would get what I was talking about. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2015 2SS RS A6 - Summit White ...and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, axe, and saw............RUSH KC Chiefs fan since 1994 / ST. Louis Cardinal fan since 2001 / Dale Jr. Fan since 1999

11-15-2015, 06:17 AM	#14
ron123 Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,053	My 1LT stock V6 A6 would leave a decent amount of patch with both traction control and stability control off. Once the right tire started spinning the left tire would also leave some patch marks as well but not as dark. On my stock SS M6 the back tires are wider plus it has posi-traction, this setup gives more than twice the traction on the V8 but only has about 100 hp more than the V6. By design SS was configured to have minimal tire spin at launch. OP "stick and launch" goal was met by the engineers. Ron Last edited by ron123; 11-15-2015 at 07:18 AM.