M-Track Mode

[liam821]

So for a car that will be driven to and from the track on the streets, but otherwise is a track car, where I'll push the DSC button, would this make a difference on track?

Also, hi Liam! We traded some messages via CL. Fellow Phoenix Yellow PDX owner.

Hey! Of course, I remember you. How is your car coming along? I still may buy your headliner if you still have it, I've been meaning to reach out. But to answer your question, naw, you probably won't need it. Even in "track mode" it intervenes way too much on the track. Although if you're new to the car/track/tire/whatever it will give you a nice safety net at which point you can turn it off when you want to push the car further.

[mrgizmo04]

I need to try this at some point, I end up shutting DSC off for canyons and track, too intrusive.

[jareds941]

So for a car that will be driven to and from the track on the streets, but otherwise is a track car, where I'll push the DSC button, would this make a difference on track?

Also, hi Liam! We traded some messages via CL. Fellow Phoenix Yellow PDX owner.

[liam821]

I coded M-Track mode on my 2005. It is my preferred daily driving mode. It hardly intervenes unless I am hard on the throttle from a right hand turn and offers a little bit of a safety net because while i am confident in my own abilities, I am not stubborn.
It seems to allow about 10 feet worth of wheelspin where DSC ON just says "NO" to the slightest amount and harshes your mellow.

My ZCP had it natively, and its a great in-the-middle setting. It allows the car to move around without constantly interfering and stopping the fun. It's a much safer option on the street vs not having any traction control - never know when that deer/car/motorcycle/person jumps out in front of you.

[beefaroni]

I coded M-Track mode on my 2005. It is my preferred daily driving mode. It hardly intervenes unless I am hard on the throttle from a right hand turn and offers a little bit of a safety net because while i am confident in my own abilities, I am not stubborn.
It seems to allow about 10 feet worth of wheelspin where DSC ON just says "NO" to the slightest amount and harshes your mellow.

[JamesSJ1]

I had this on my E60 M5, and was very happy when I got my 2006 E46 M3 to be able to code it in. Where the normal DSC does a lot of throttle management, kicking you off the gas too much, M-track mode puts more of the intervention into the brakes to clamp down on wheel spin (explains why my M5 rear brakes went 50% faster than my front brakes). It also allows for a little more slip angle before intervening in turns, and I've even done quick u-turns where I could keep a bit of wheel spin and a slight drift slide going in M-track mode that full DSC on would have shut down long before.

[sina]

Got it, thank you. Any downsides or things to be aware of as a result of this (other than the obvious intended result)?

Haven't done it myself, so I can't speak to this from experience, but I haven't heard of any downsides. I think it's pretty common for people with MK60 to do it.

[jareds941]

It raises the threshold at which DSC kicks in

Got it, thank you. Any downsides or things to be aware of as a result of this (other than the obvious intended result)?

[sina]

It raises the threshold at which DSC kicks in

[jareds941]

Noob here...who's building an E46 M3 track car currently: can someone share what "M-track Mode" is/does?

[SliM3]

Retrofitting M-track Mode on MK60-equipped E46 M3s