Here is some help for not great launchers...
Originally Posted by EvilDylan
Heres what got me low 1.6 60 foots consistently
holding the RPM doesnt really build boost, even if you floor it at the end, it only builds a small amount of boost. What you have to do is floor the then let up over and over and over and quick enough to maintain 5500 rpms.
Flooring the pedal is what builds your boost, and letting off is what keps you from bouncing off the limiter like crazy.
holding the RPM doesnt really build boost, even if you floor it at the end, it only builds a small amount of boost. What you have to do is floor the then let up over and over and over and quick enough to maintain 5500 rpms.
Flooring the pedal is what builds your boost, and letting off is what keps you from bouncing off the limiter like crazy.
Originally Posted by statix
Dumping the clutch has been pruven to to get good 60'times and has also pruven to destroy trannies....
Originally Posted by Enyth
sorry, but floor the what? And let up what over and over? just need clarification
I will not even read this tread.... here we go again....
Stock clutch? dump it! i got 26.5K miles on my car, still stock clutch..yhhh ee...
If you try to slip the stock clutch?? you will burn the sucker in no time.
I cant belive people burn the clutch withing 5000 miles learn how to drive
Aftermarket clutch? exmp: ACT 2600? you have to slip it otherwise transfer case
or trannie will hate you!
thats all.
Stock clutch? dump it! i got 26.5K miles on my car, still stock clutch..yhhh ee...
If you try to slip the stock clutch?? you will burn the sucker in no time.
I cant belive people burn the clutch withing 5000 miles learn how to drive
Aftermarket clutch? exmp: ACT 2600? you have to slip it otherwise transfer case
or trannie will hate you!
thats all.
Last edited by tweakdsm; Nov 1, 2004 at 05:00 PM.
I got 1.6 bone stock before.... Just gotta read the tree good and launch it.
Sometimes there is a way where you could beat the green before the tree turns green.
Of course, its not the pro tree, those things are nuts.
Sometimes there is a way where you could beat the green before the tree turns green.
Of course, its not the pro tree, those things are nuts.
The reaction time starts when the light turns green, but the actual time starts when you do...
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
Originally Posted by the-moss
The reaction time starts when the light turns green, but the actual time starts when you do...
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
Gotcha! So even if you suck at reading the tree and lets say you were the only one running on the track you could just disregard the light (in theory) and launch when you are ready, even though that would be dumb...
Originally Posted by the-moss
The reaction time starts when the light turns green, but the actual time starts when you do...
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
But yeh, it's all about the launch. I think the goal is to be consistantly fast.
Originally Posted by the-moss
The reaction time starts when the light turns green, but the actual time starts when you do...
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
So if you sat for 5 mins after the light turn green then ran a 13.0 1/4. Your time would say 13.0, but you probably lost the race
with a big old parachute in the back. the engine sounded like it was gonna stall and sounded like an airplane when he warmed his tires up. the tree went to green, but he was still sitting there revving up his engine. he prolly sat passed the green for a good 4 seconds then launched. he still got a 8.96 1/4 mile time. so it doesnt really matter when you leave the line if you are looking for good 1/4 mile times.
Originally Posted by WannaRace
Floor the gas pedal over and over again to keep it at around 5500 RPM's, thus building boost
well, good to learn new info. thx
Last edited by Enyth; Nov 4, 2004 at 01:24 AM.