launching
-
hows school going? did your parents get the ipod to ya?
-
launching on the rsx..hm...well on my civic i put it to the floor and it just sits at 5000-5500...and just hope it catches vtec....and spin from 1st..2nd..and then finally get traction in 3rd...and run a 15.0 all stock
-
I launch at 7000 rpm. It does burnouts.
-
integra_gsr98 wrote:
I launch at 7000 rpm. It does burnouts.Liar
-
You guys are nuts. Its impossible to launch to a FWD car, well just look at the setups on the fwd drag cars there is a lot of technology and engineering in those front ends and they are still quite a bit slower than a RWD with the same power and tires. But there is way to get faster launches and honestly are those high rpm launches faster? Lower your tire pressure, it can shave a few tenths off you 60 foot and thats where you FWD guys need it. Bone up on the concept of weight transfer. Stiffening up you rear suspension will make the car squirrely at the long end but you'll get much better launches and keep the front planted. If you can adjust you ride height put the back in the air, there is a reason muscle cars have a rake. Its a delicate balance between ride quality and speed but who care about a sore ass at the end of the day. Obviously i can only give you a little bit of info in this particular arena but read, there are some pretty good tech articles in Modified Mag and the like. You can always ask some of the guys in town who have drag racers the concepts all apply except in reverse, you want to keep weight off the rear to get traction.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
capitlj wrote:
You guys are nuts. Its impossible to launch to a FWD car, well just look at the setups on the fwd drag cars there is a lot of technology and engineering in those front ends and they are still quite a bit slower than a RWD with the same power and tires. But there is way to get faster launches and honestly are those high rpm launches faster? Lower your tire pressure, it can shave a few tenths off you 60 foot and thats where you FWD guys need it. Bone up on the concept of weight transfer. Stiffening up you rear suspension will make the car squirrely at the long end but you'll get much better launches and keep the front planted. If you can adjust you ride height put the back in the air, there is a reason muscle cars have a rake. Its a delicate balance between ride quality and speed but who care about a sore ass at the end of the day. Obviously i can only give you a little bit of info in this particular arena but read, there are some pretty good tech articles in Modified Mag and the like. You can always ask some of the guys in town who have drag racers the concepts all apply except in reverse, you want to keep weight off the rear to get traction.Pretty sure I've got the FWD thing down.... not too many 10 second FWD street cars in this state......
-
integra_gsr98 wrote:
Pretty sure I've got the FWD thing down.... not too many 10 second FWD street cars in this state......So then tell "theoblivious" how to do it, that's what the thread is about.
It's all about NOT spinning the tires. Obviously if your tires are spinning, then you're not going as fast as you could. You really just need to find the balance between spinning and bogging. If it means slipping the clutch to keep RPMs up and in your power band, then so be it. It would help if you posted up what car, what mods, what tires, and your current launch technique.
-
ticklemedaly wrote:
hows school going? did your parents get the ipod to ya?school is going awesome. Its gonna be a ton of work already.
I got the Ipod thanks! Miss bein in moorhead though. -
on gsr. i used to rev to 4500 and slip the clutch. Grabbed great On the rsx i t has a rev limiter before vtec so i bounce of that and floor the gas and slip the clutch. It has shitty tires. I guess Im asking just on technique itself thats universal to all manual fwd cars. Do you slip clutch more or do you not fully throttle the gas? Do you just try to burn through 1st (only first in my case) or should you start in 2nd?
Kenn
-
It's different for every car and setup just pay for a track day sometime and try different techniques until you find the sweet spot. Oh and integra gsr whats your 60 foot time you dont have that in your sig. I'm sure all your speed comes in at the far end on the track right, not that your slow off the line but i bet you could be a lot faster if you could launch without roasting the tires.
> Mitch Hedberg wrote:
> I'm sick of following my dreams, I'm just going to find out where they are going and hook up with them later.ASE certified parts specialist.
2004 Impala LS 3.8 -
capitlj wrote:
It's different for every car and setup just pay for a track day sometime and try different techniques until you find the sweet spot. Oh and integra gsr whats your 60 foot time you dont have that in your sig. I'm sure all your speed comes in at the far end on the track right, not that your slow off the line but i bet you could be a lot faster if you could launch without roasting the tires.
1.766 was his 60' and a .002 reaction as well. The 1.7 can be improved on, no doubt, but its still not awful
-
When I ran a FWD car on small slicks, I launched almost exactly how I launched my DSM. Slip the clutch until you feel the car moving, and then dump the clutch from there. If you have a weak clutch, it will just burn, but if you have a good clutch, it should take off nicely.
-
alright cool guys thanks for all the help!
-
capitlj wrote:
still quite a bit slower than a RWD with the same power and tires.So you are telling me that a mustang or slomaro with 400ish whp can run low 11's (using kevin's hatch as an example)...
ok
and as far as launching goes...rev limiter...drop
actually, I launch at around 4-5k...just depends on how much i wanna spin the tires (my sweet ass steelies y0)
-
torbs wrote:
So you are telling me that a mustang or slomaro with 400ish whp can run low 11's (using kevin's hatch as an example)...ok
and as far as launching goes...rev limiter...drop
actually, I launch at around 4-5k...just depends on how much i wanna spin the tires (my sweet ass steelies y0)
not sticking up for capitalj...but yes..if a mustang weighed the same as a civic did and it had 400hp...it would run low 11s
-
97slowgsx wrote:
not sticking up for capitalj...but yes..if a mustang weighed the same as a civic did and it had 400hp...it would run low 11smy point is that a mustang with 400whp cant due to it's weight...my point was just that a civic with 400whp is faster than a mustang with 400hp...if you go power to weight ration and make them the same, then that's another story
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login