Kind of a late question that your answer was somewhat in reference to...
@KTuner i know this thread is old but i came across it after still having noticeable throttle pull back with the advanced vsa turned on aggressive timing/light throttle pullback. vsa is not disabled in the drop down. Back when honda first came out with the "product update" i got an email but when i called into my local dealer they said that my VIN was not currently on the list for any update/recall. after that i checked online and at the time time it was still only for cold weather states, im in CA. coming across this thread about vsa sparked a quick search and i discovered that the update has been applicable to all 50 states for quite some time.
that much i understand, thanks for the reply. im sure the throttle pullback before was much more significant then. with vsa disabled in the drop down, as i understand it, advanced vsa is still working except throttle pull back is eliminated and it utilizes ignition retard only is that correct?
There are 3 levels of aVSA, if the full retard of that level is reached but the wheels still slipping then you will encounter some amount of throttle pullback, you can minimize throttle pullback by "disabling" traction control.
thats exactly what i did last night, the ignition pull back alone is perfect to me. the throttle pullback was very noticeable and induced quite a bit of hesitation even with the aggressive ignition/light throttle. i was definitely losing acceleration.
Sounds like you have very poor traction, you may want to use boost by gear. I have good results with light ignition (i have a cat) and sticky tires (yokohama v105)
i have BBG setup, i have great traction actually. i was still getting significant cut when shifting to second. now, even with VSA completely off i dont get wheel spin when shifting just a chirp. thats why i messaged ktuner because it didnt make sense to have that much pull back. i dont launch my car and usually only do pulls from around 3k. thats about as aggressive as i get, still on stock clutch. i havent even launched the car since it was stock about 20k miles ago. its my daily so no need to break it.
If VSA is not fully disabled, even with advanced on and aggressive ignition selected, when enough slip is realized by the factory VSA , it will still throttle back. It could be from the tires not gripping or it feels the car slide etc. I noticed this too on my cvt but when I got new tires, it doesnt do it at all right now. the car just goes
yeah thats what i figured so i disabled vsa and left ADVVSA on the most aggressive setting. now the car hauls a$$. no wheel spin no hesitation just gone.
