DSC Sport controller - Post your experience

[Seven]

Specifically curious if the ride was softened/stiffened with the "out of the box" calibration on Normal and Sport modes.

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[honeybadger]

I drove a 350R at COTA 2 weekends ago that had one. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the feel of the base DSC calibration it had. The car was a bit more unpredictable with aggressive weight shifts (such as going through the esses). The car was also a bit stiff under sharp bumps (sausage kerbs). I can’t say for sure since I only had a few laps behind the wheel, but it felt like compression was too stiff and rebound to quick. But can’t say for sure.

All in all, it didn’t feel as “smooth“ as the OEM calibration does.

 

[Seven]

I drove a 350R at COTA 2 weekends ago that had one. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the feel of the base DSC calibration it had. The car was a bit unpredictable with aggressive weight shifts (such as going through the esses). All in all, it didn’t feel as “smooth“ as the OEM calibration does.

Thanks for the input. Honestly I kind of want the controller for the street to soften the car up on uneven pavement/non-glass smooth roads.
I could totally live with swapping out the controller (to put back the stock one) on track days if it offered better street manners with the DSC.

 

[BoomBoy]

I had the DSC Controller stock calibration for the GT350 out of the box and it didn't feel right partly because I had the R springs mixed in. It felt softer and bouncer in the normal mode. I swapped out the dampers to R and loaded the R calibration and it feels much better and more planted just like it should be and not harsh at all in the normal mode. You could say it feels more "balance". The sport mode feels more harsh over tough terrains but not too bad.

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

Thanks for the input. Honestly I kind of want the controller for the street to soften the car up on uneven pavement/non-glass smooth roads.
I could totally live with swapping out the controller (to put back the stock one) on track days if it offered better street manners with the DSC.

The controller is supposed to make daily driving more livable and sport more sporty.. The DSC would be a improvement on the track vs the regular controller, but if you needed to, swapping out the units aren't too bad!

I had the DSC Controller stock calibration for the GT350 out of the box and it didn't feel right partly because I had the R springs mixed in. It felt softer and bouncer in the normal mode. I swapped out the dampers to R and loaded the R calibration and it feels much better and more planted just like it should be and not harsh at all in the normal mode. You could say it feels more "balance". The sport mode feels more harsh over tough terrains but not too bad.

Sorry to hear about the out of box experience but glad you got it worked out to your liking now. Thanks again Kenny.

-Josh

 

[11GT50]

I had an experience similar to@BoomBoy. The DSC controller didn't feel particularly great with the OEM 350 springs and porpoised excessively over undulations in the road. R springs, shocks & struts and the R calibration were considerably better.

I used the controller for about six months before it failed. I bought it second hand and haven't bothered to reach out to DSC. I just put the factory controller back in and have been driving it that way for a few months now..

 

[Seven]

Well I have an R so I think this might work for me

 

[11GT50]

Cortex may still offer one with their calibration.

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

I had an experience similar to@BoomBoy. The DSC controller didn't feel particularly great with the OEM 350 springs and porpoised excessively over undulations in the road. R springs, shocks & struts and the R calibration were considerably better.

I used the controller for about six months before it failed. I bought it second hand and haven't bothered to reach out to DSC. I just put the factory controller back in and have been driving it that way for a few months now..

You should try reaching out to them, they have great customer support.

Well I have an R so I think this might work for me

Yes the DSC controller will work on your R, let us know if you'd like one, we are a dealer for them.

-Josh

 

[kz]

You should try reaching out to them, they have great customer support.

I tried asking them few quite detailed question twice, got no response at all.

 

[honeybadger]

To be blunt here, I haven't met a single person that was happy with the DSC unit long-term. It's got very questionable build quality (I've personally seen 4 fail from bad solder joints - albeit all used on track) and as all experiences so far here have shown - questionable improvements in performance.

This comes down to a few reasons, I think. Bad build quality as mentioned above and the OEM shocks not being designed for this level of adjustability. Keep in mind the physical shocks are different on the R and Non-R car to deal with the different programming. These just aren't robust enough to tuned like a true coil over set.

It might work for your intended use case, but it's definitely not something I'd ever recommend. You're not going to really be able to overcome the spring rates with little adjustments - it's the same reason many luxury cars use air suspension vs magneride-like systems to jump between stiff and soft (and I mean soft, not "less hard"). If I were you, I'd spend the $ on a set of soft sidewall tires like the Continental DWS tires that will soften the ride on the street (and eliminate tram lining while you're at it).

 

[JAJ]

... If I were you, I'd spend the $ on a set of soft sidewall tires like the Continental DWS tires that will soften the ride on the street (and eliminate tram lining while you're at it).

My GT350 is equipped with GT350R springs, shocks, struts and bars, and a Ford VDM with GT350R code in it. As @honeybadger said, with a set of 255/40+265/40 Michelin A/S3's on 9.5" rims and the chassis in comfort mode, the Ford calibration gives a pleasantly smooth and well controlled ride. I can get a similar result with the DSC controller, but it's difficult to do better.

 

[Wine dude]

I am a bit surprised, my experience on rough streets and railroad crossings has been night and day, the controller really made it manageable.

 

[valdlaw]

You should try reaching out to them, they have great customer support.



Yes the DSC controller will work on your R, let us know if you'd like one, we are a dealer for them.

-Josh

Really? I guess maybe I had a one off experience then. My DCS controller failed and when I tried to contact them they took weeks to get back to me. After making some excuse for taking so long to send an email they never followed up again regarding my questions about getting the unit repaired.

 

[Meraki Autoworks]

Sorry to hear.. As a dealer for them we get pretty good support from them when we run into any issues. Might've just got them in an off-time. They always pick up the phone, that I know of.

-Josh

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