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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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alright cool guys thanks for all the help!
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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)
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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
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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
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Without a doubt. There are fox cougars and t-birds running 12s with only 325 hp and they are heavier than the stangs.
> 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.
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wannabe wrote:
Nick proved you an run 11's with 260hp in a civic. Lets see a mustang run a 13 with 260hp
My Capri ran a 12.35 on motor with 311 hp to the wheels and a 12.80 on motor when it only had 245hp to the wheels. You have to remember on Mustangs you can change the gears very easy and they respond to that well.
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