3.3TT Power Loss (Hard Turning/Drifting) [AWD]

[Anden L Schmitt]

I'm an American bought GT2 AWD with full bolt ons and JB4 w/ WMI. Im in sport mode with T&SC off, when making tight turns or engaging a drift, whether I control the shifts and the gears manually or automatically, the car will cut power for some reason causing me to lose the drift or fail to enter the drift. Anyone encounter this issue and find a solution?

 

[techguy888]

Yeah. “Off” isn’t really off in these cars. Get a GTS or RWD if you want to drift.

 

[Anden L Schmitt]

Yeah. “Off” isn’t really off in these cars. Get a GTS or RWD if you want to drift.

Backend flash it is

 

[AWDGT2]

If you want to drift with an AWD make it a RWD by pulling the appropriate fuse. Search this forum for RWD switch, It's already been covered.

 

[Anden L Schmitt]

If you want to drift with an AWD make it a RWD by pulling the appropriate fuse. Search this forum for RWD switch, It's already been covered.

AWD drifting is a thing, I want to drift with an AWD not a RWD; secondly, I just want the nanny to stop and want to find out what I need to do that.

 

[AWDGT2]

AWD drifting is a thing, I want to drift with an AWD not a RWD; secondly, I just want the nanny to stop and want to find out what I need to do that.

Not sure you'll ever beat the Nanny, she's embedded pretty deep in the ECU. Good luck

 

[Dan1028]

Reviving(?) this.

I had posted on this issue a couple years ago before the D-AWD (GTS model) was offered. Does anyone know if the parts and programming featured on the GTS are available for swapping from KIA? Of what I know, it's at least a LSD, ECU, maybe some other programming.

Just curious if there's a factory-supported upgrade that wouldn't affect warranty coverage. GM, for instance, fully supported the aftermarket community so long as the parts were theirs and installed by their dealerships.

 

[Anden L Schmitt]

I found out the solution is a backend tune and a TCU tune

 

[gregross]

I found out the solution is a backend tune and a TCU tune

Can you fill me in on what those mean?

 

[Anden L Schmitt]

Can you fill me in on what those mean?

Backend tune removes the torque limiter, TCU tune removes some transmission nannies