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LOL ok I figured out how to explain my launch technique from the first pages of this thread lol
I dont know if its still like that for you gentlemen who have modified your cars, but that lag we get when we go WOT from a complete stop, you have to use that lag and pump the gas pedal until you get to your desired rpm and THEN go WOT!
Thats the best explanation I can come up with
I dont know if its still like that for you gentlemen who have modified your cars, but that lag we get when we go WOT from a complete stop, you have to use that lag and pump the gas pedal until you get to your desired rpm and THEN go WOT!
Thats the best explanation I can come up with
about your explanation.
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When you are at a complete stop, if you go WOT, there is a moment before the car actually goes.
You have to use that moment to push on the pedal multiple times to rev it up ( NOT pushing the pedal to the floor, just tapping it to about 1/4 to 1/2 WOT), and when you have the desired rpm, go WOT.
Maybe a video would be better
You have to use that moment to push on the pedal multiple times to rev it up ( NOT pushing the pedal to the floor, just tapping it to about 1/4 to 1/2 WOT), and when you have the desired rpm, go WOT.
Maybe a video would be better
i've been able to sort-of duplicate it, but nowhere near the point that it would be useful to me. i'll stick with what gave me the best results for now...brake boost all day
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From: Ft. Huachuca, AZ
Somebody PLEASE!!!!!! Post what the hell WOT stands for. I read every post on this thread and I still can't figure out what the hell that acronym stands for.
Wheels Over Torque? That's the best I've got and that **** doesn't make sense haha!
Wheels Over Torque? That's the best I've got and that **** doesn't make sense haha!
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From: Long Island, New York
Nope, just tap and release the gas very quickly. The goal which Rocky is trying to get at is that you want the engine to rev up WITHOUT the clutch engaging.
Ex. you know when sometimes you hit the gas but then hit brakes real quick and you can kinda feel the car engage the clutch then release it once you hit the brakes (like in a parking lot when some one cuts in front of you)?
Its like that. You do not hold the brake, just tap the gas and release it quickly. When you do this repeatedly the RPM's will climb but the clutch never engages. You are kinda tricking the car to accelerate but then taking your foot off the gas before the clutch engages.
It takes some practice but get it right and the tires usually spin a bit and the car rockets off the line hard. The first couple of times I did this trick the car launched kind of unexpectedly and I bounced off the rev limiter cause the revs climbed sooo fast. I found the best setup up for me is: ASC off, sport mode (auto), pump gas pedal until RPM's reach 3k to 4k then smash the gas pedal to the floor.
Obviously when you take your foot off of the brake to pump the gas pedal the car kinda idles forward but thats ok, keep practicing that pedal pump. Remember you want the revs to climb but you don't want the car to move forward until you hit about 3k to 4k RPM.
Ex. you know when sometimes you hit the gas but then hit brakes real quick and you can kinda feel the car engage the clutch then release it once you hit the brakes (like in a parking lot when some one cuts in front of you)?
Its like that. You do not hold the brake, just tap the gas and release it quickly. When you do this repeatedly the RPM's will climb but the clutch never engages. You are kinda tricking the car to accelerate but then taking your foot off the gas before the clutch engages.
It takes some practice but get it right and the tires usually spin a bit and the car rockets off the line hard. The first couple of times I did this trick the car launched kind of unexpectedly and I bounced off the rev limiter cause the revs climbed sooo fast. I found the best setup up for me is: ASC off, sport mode (auto), pump gas pedal until RPM's reach 3k to 4k then smash the gas pedal to the floor.
Obviously when you take your foot off of the brake to pump the gas pedal the car kinda idles forward but thats ok, keep practicing that pedal pump. Remember you want the revs to climb but you don't want the car to move forward until you hit about 3k to 4k RPM.
lookmanohands,
I really don't know what you did in your car but at least mine when I'm stopped using the brake and I release it the clutch engages and the car began moving forward slowly like any automatic car does.
Are you missing something that you're not telling because in my case is impossible that the car doesn't move when I'm in DRIVE and I'm not using any of the brakes (normal and emergency).
I really don't know what you did in your car but at least mine when I'm stopped using the brake and I release it the clutch engages and the car began moving forward slowly like any automatic car does.
Are you missing something that you're not telling because in my case is impossible that the car doesn't move when I'm in DRIVE and I'm not using any of the brakes (normal and emergency).