does anyone know where the sweet spot is to launch an evo VIII. considering it's all wheel drive i find it harder to launch than my old integra. I did it once and man it felt like the car was flying i raced a mustang gt and smoke it. right then and there i knew that was the sweet spot. somehow i have been able to find it. where does everyone lauch . the perfect spot when u release the clutch turbo just kicks right in....any advice???

 

sadly, it varies with a million different other factors, temperature included.

1) where your sweet spot is depends on how you like to launch. If you like dropping the clutch, your sweet spot will be higher. If you like slipping the clutch, and saving the tranny wear and tear, the sweet spot is anywhere between 4000rpms and 6000rpms as you as you're familiar with the car and can modulate the clutch accordingly.

2) it also depends on what type of clutch you have, and whether you have an SS restrictor removal line thingamajiggy

3) depends on if you slowly revving it up to whatever the desired RPM is (or using launch control), or if you are constantally revving the car, on and off. For whatever reason, you pick up boost a bit quicker, it seems, when you revv on and off, as opposed to easing it to 5800 rpm's Gran Turismo style.

 

Also, from what i understand, you're never gonna release the clutch right when the turbo kicks in, b/c the turbo doesn't really kick in until you start rolling. Without any load, the best you could get the turbo to is 0psi (i.e. no vacuum)

 

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Have you noticed how closely spelled the words launch and lunch are?
BMan