Can AYC be deactivated ?

[fatmikenz]

Can you deactivate the AYC ???
Considering getting a cheap Legnum/Galant VR4 ( not road legal for whatever reason ) and using it for the NZPC superlap event.
Once you strip all the weight out of it i think it'd be a good track weapon !!!

People under-rate V6 VR4's for some reason

[Kieran]

You can - simply Pull out the AYC relay and you'll stop it working. Can't remember which relay it is - the owner's manual might say?

[ritch_w]

there is a relay near the alarm / battery at the front of the car.

Also if you are disabling due to a fault / seeing warning lights, it is advisable that you get a AYC fluids change done as well, just so there is nothing nasty that can contaminate or damage the clutch packs (even though they should be static when disabled).

are you having a problem or just wanting to disable?
If you are having problems its probably just the pressure switch - £125ish from Roger Rally, or helluva lot less for club members from Malc (MPBVr4)

[bradc]

Why disable though? Most people prefer handling on the track with AYC enabled.

[d i c k i e s]

wouldnt want to disable anything.

[Nick Mann]

As said - why disable? The AYC should help the cornering? If you don't yet have the car, then try to find a car without AYC - should have a weight saving then too.

[ShadyNZer]

i was drivin home today and one bar of my ayc light was on all the way home...ouddovit....

anyways auto trader prolly has 8g vr4s

[ritch_w]

Mostly to get rid of unneccessary weight and crap, and because it'll be a track car the AYC will be getting a workout = more things to break/go wrong.

And call me old school but the less gadgets the better

Now. Anyone know where i can find a cheap 8g VR4 ???

keep the AYC connected til it breaks then disable it, I'm sure those that track their cars will post up to say that the AYC is the advantage on the track when it comes to grip
(unless you replace the rear diff with a Cusco LSD or similar once AYC is removed - but thats gonna cost $$$$)

[fatmikenz]

Mostly to get rid of unneccessary weight and crap, and because it'll be a track car the AYC will be getting a workout = more things to break/go wrong.

And call me old school but the less gadgets the better

Now. Anyone know where i can find a cheap 8g VR4 ???

[BraindG]

And call me old school but the less gadgets the better

I actually enjoy driving mine without the AYC active, when it was fixed it felt wrong to me... luckily it broke itself again

[bradc]

Shady - check your tyre pressures

Regarding the handling, I just find the car feels right with AYC enabled, with it not going it doesn't seem to be as sharp and precise around corners.

[Nick Mann]

The AYC makes the car very good at point and shoot. Disabled AYC leads to a loose rear end and fidgety cornering. In my humble opinion! I would maybe lose AYC on a track car, but I'd let it break first and then look into a limited slip diff.

[d i c k i e s]

i was drivin home today and one bar of my ayc light was on all the way home...ouddovit....

anyways auto trader prolly has 8g vr4s

same thing happened the other day, 2 days now. it went to 1 bar as i was conering and went off when i came to a straight.

so u reckon check tyre pressure?

[bradc]

tyre pressure is the first thing to check, then check that your tyres are worn evenly.

[Xeroid]

I think there's a lot of other dead weight I'd be shucking before I got rid of AYC. Drove a new 330i BMW round Puke a few months back and I know the Leggie would just whip it's slow arse at launch and through any corner because of how the AYC lets it put down all the power to all 4 wheels. The TCL on the BMW was just useless, pedal to the metal and wait ( we weren't allowed to turn it off ). Even so I managed to get it a bit tail happy through hairpin and the esses.

[CANDEE]

same thing happened the other day, 2 days now. it went to 1 bar as i was conering and went off when i came to a straight.

so u reckon check tyre pressure?

Yeah check the tyre pressures.. Last time had this i had a puncture...

[Bazza017]

is there an AYC Controller??? or somethin like the GTR'S have to distribute the front and rear diff ratio makin it more rear wheel drive than front sort of thing???? and if so where can i get one from? email reply to masta_bazza@hotmail.com please as im travelling
cheers

[BraindG]

nope there isnt anything like that as standard, nor as far as im aware is there anything you can plug into our standard diffs... Would have to be something uprated that can cope with that. or am i talking bollocks?

[bradc]

Under hard acceleration it will give 60% power to the rear and 40% to the front. Normally it is 50% to each end.

[mattpage]

I don't suppose someone would be able to take a picture to show which relay is for the AYC?