I have an 02 oz and was going to take it to the track in about a week. I have a custom cai and a custom exhaust. It is a 5speed and i was wandering if anyone can tell me the best way to start off

 

If you want to do nothing buy mangle your transmission and tires then dump it from redline...if you want to launch then I suggest a little practice. Good ole trial and error...start low, go gradually higher. When you get an approximate range then fine tune it.

My stock tires couldn't keep grip past 3k. If you're running the stock Yokohamas or Goodyears I'd suggest launching at lower rpms if you actually want traction. Those things spun easier than a CD in a discman.

 

I say redline and dump the clutch. Of course I have an AWD car.
For a front wheel drive you would want go low. In my old eclipse I would get my best times launching between 2k and 3k (at most).

 

good range is 3000-4500, even though thats more along the lines of a perfect dump for a charged car, but im sure it would be the same for an N/A, find the power band.

 

i do not have stock tires they are 205/40/17 with z rated tires i do not have a traction prob.

 

I stand by my advice...just start a little higher than 3k. It's as much a matter of practice as it is rpms.

 

start off at the redline, then drop the clutch and off u go...nowhere

 

Me and about 10 other people are going to thompson drag strip in ohio on wednsday if anyone around here wants to meet us up there. i will post all the times that nite for every one to know

 

I agree with Hobie... 3500 has worked best for me, when I was trying to see what this car could do in the 1/4. Needless to say, I'm thinking more about autocross now.

Seriously, though, if you dump at redline, you'll smell something distinctly like a smoking clutch.

 

3500-3800 is what i have been doing around town...spent a couple hours one night messing with launches...and its a little of an ease the for the last part dumping it...basically once i feel any kind of traction i dump it and hope it doesnt swerve right...anybody else have that prob...much luck...

 

i go about 2500 - 3000. no slippage on the stock goodyears but I will be getting some z rated 15's. keeping the oz's since they're cheaper and lighter . what ya'll think?

 

Hold it at 3,500 rpm, release the clutch, then floor it...

 

lol 3 is fine for me i got no traction problems untill about 37 when i hit full bost and the tires break loose and spin throuh 3rd gear

 

yeah i had the same problem liquid...once the boost kicks in its soo hard to not let them burn out.

 

Try this dump scale...

3K - Wet w/17s or 18s (no stock rubber)

3.5K - Cold Weather/ NoS

4K - Warm and dry - New tranny

Redline - 2nd or 3rd race - treadless Kumhos/clutch gone anyway