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The Trac Off light does not mean that the system is literally shut off. It will continue to attempt to save your butt if you get the car extremely out of control, but for the most part will not intervene unless youre being reckless.

This is unfortunately the standard on most new cars nowadays, turning the traction control "off" does not completely disengage the system. Its the auto manufacturers trying to protect themselves from lawsuits. Only the more extreme stuff allows for a complete off traction control system, such as a GT-R or AMG Black Series.

The only way to fully disengage the traction control on an 86 is to disable the ABS, as the two are interconnected. This can be done with the "foot dance" every time you start the car, putting the car into a diagnostics mode that disables ABS, or simply pulling the fuse for the ABS from under the hood. Of course, you now have no ABS system, so doing these methods can be to your disadvantage performance-wise.