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 Feb 12, 2004 - 10:09 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 7, '04 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I hope this is in the right topic, i think it has to do with performance...
anyway, when racing, how do you do the best launch??? do you burn the tires fgisrt so they stick better? i heard some of you guys in the auto e-brake and gas it hahaha, and for the manual guys like me, do you jsut drop the clutch? or ease it down? jsut crious on the ebst way to do a takeoff from a dead stop in our cars.. |
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Feb 12, 2004 - 11:52 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 10, '03 From Connecticut Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
unless u have slicks, its kinda pointless to burn them up before u race.
And your best launch will be when you maintain traction...popping the clutch will cause u to lose that. Just be fast but proportionate. -------------------- |
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Feb 12, 2004 - 4:11 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '03 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i rev to about 1500 drop it and slam the gas... i get no joy out of beating my car anymore tho. ive started shifting under 3k around town.
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Feb 12, 2004 - 4:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i used to step on the brake and gas it till i hit full boost
let off the brake, the tires would spin for about 10ft(nothing bad, just a little slipage) and then once the tires grabbed i floored it. the whole time the car would try to veer left. oh the good times i had 
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Feb 12, 2004 - 6:23 PM
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ive noticed just for my driving style that slipping the clutch is a bit quicker becuase i dont have to play with throttle if i have wheel spin.
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Feb 14, 2004 - 10:40 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
if your real serious about gettin your launches down go by whats called a "launch box" it hooks up to your car and basically you preset it to idel at a certian RPM at take off - there awesome on the track.
this allows you to have consistant launches and you can practice at different rpm's and see what you like best. --------------------  99 project version 3.0.. hello SEMA 2010 =) |
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Feb 14, 2004 - 2:27 PM
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Actually, the most grip comes at about 15% longitudinal slip. So you want them to spin, but just a liittle tiny bit. Dumping the clutch and roasting them is definitely not the way to go. |
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Feb 16, 2004 - 2:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Minnesota, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I can put my car in neutral and rev to 3500 rpm and drop it to low, since I have an automatic and an upgraded torque converter.
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Feb 16, 2004 - 3:14 AM
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That'll bog me... I launch from 3k... and go. I usually get pretty decent 60ft times, around 2.3 or 2.4 or so... -------------------- "It's ok to be naked girl... I'm an artist!"
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Feb 16, 2004 - 9:00 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 29, '02 From Lake Orion, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
take air out of your tires, my best 0-60s where with like 20 psi in the front tires....
by the way they were sub 6 seconds :-) -------------------- -Mike
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Feb 17, 2004 - 12:19 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From San Juan, PR Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Well, my auto Celi from a dead stop reached 60 in 5-6 seconds...climbs to 90 in a heartbeat at just 60 percent throttle.
 I got it to 1o psi on stock squirters. 
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