disabling ESP

[kaanage]

The manual!! I always forget about that. Fuse 23, I assume.
Then again, more rear brake bias is NOT what I want as the car is unstable enough when braking downhill

[sambb]

I hope you give it a go though. If the rear bias thing is true maybe you could have more fuel board or the interior in so that you've got a little more weight in the rear - a bit more security for when you test it.

[kaanage]

Since the PoD is so underpowered compared with just about everything else I run against, I pull everything out of the back and try to run half tank or less. I think I'll leave the abs alone since the rear starts coming around just before the abs kicks in so it's a good measure of how I'm braking, anyway.

[sambb]

Yeah the ABS fuse is fuse 23 - atleast on the Gti. So its stepping out under brakes in a straight line, or as you trail brake into the corner?

[sakisvag]

So are there any news on this topic?
And also what happens if you pull the handbrake on a turn with the esp deactivated via the button?Will it slide?

[hardy_bm]

So are there any news on this topic?
And also what happens if you pull the handbrake on a turn with the esp deactivated via the button?Will it slide?

Yes it will and you will buy new tyres when you get bored of the flat spots.

[sakisvag]

Not the case if you have extra used tires just for fun...

[sambb]

bit of an update to this thread. Pulling the ABS fuse whilst killing ESP, TC and ABS somehow still does not allow you to left foot brake. Down sides of running this way are that the variable powersteering assistance goes - it feels meaty all the time which is great when you're moving - it reminded me of my non power steering pug 205 gti, but at parking speeds becomes stupid. And if you are running spacers or offsets that produce positive scrub, if you lock one front the car will pull in that direction.
So then I thought I'd do the simplest thing of all - I think maybe Sean said a mechanic had suggested it, and that was to pull the plug on the brake pedal throw switch. Your brake lights won't come on afterwards so not a thing for track or street but you could run a hillclimb or time attack this way. The ESP will appear permanently off - I didn't go nuts enough on it to see if it was still there but I doubt it. The ABS stays operational though.
So there you go. Pull the plug and you can left foot brake without putting your face through the steering wheel when it throttle cuts you.

[seangti]

So then I thought I'd do the simplest thing of all - I think maybe Sean said a mechanic had suggested it, and that was to pull the plug on the brake pedal throw switch. Your brake lights won't come on afterwards so not a thing for track or street but you could run a hillclimb or time attack this way. The ESP will appear permanently off - I didn't go nuts enough on it to see if it was still there but I doubt it. The ABS stays operational though.
So there you go. Pull the plug and you can left foot brake without putting your face through the steering wheel when it throttle cuts you.

Wow, I got something right.

Or get your tuner to deprogram it which is what I've done since installing the LSD. It would be interesting to know how it goes with left foot with the open diff, I'd have thought it'd be pretty darn good on an open diff to control that inside wheel.

[sambb]

I'm not good enough to brake left foot only, go kart style. There's no way I could go deep into a corner left foot only. I can brake right and then as I get back on the throttle switch my left foot over to the brake and feather it as the power goes down but the brakes are so over boosted that its going to be hard to get right. I'm going to keep at it though cos like you say I think its the only way I'm going to get traction out of tight corners without a limi.

I like this vid. he looks pretty adept at it. goto 3mins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7y7WO0HbGI