best way to launch

[qbanit0gsx]

looking to find out the best way to launch my gsx.... ex. what rpm range, dump clutch or ease out? stuff like that

 

[TurboBoosted]

I usually keep it at 3grand and slip out the clutch. it works for me

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

That really depends on your tire/surface combo...

Stock car w/slicks on a well prepped track you could launch @5K or more...

400HP w/bald tires on the street in the rain... you could spin the tires with a 2K drop...


you need to know your tires limitations, and you will need to know the surface you are on... but if you are looking to practice launching... start at 3K with a little feathering and work from there... when you get all four to chirp slightly with no bogging after you catch traction, you know you have it down. (P.S. on a 1G this is uasully when you find out that a good launch will turn on your windshield wipers... )

 

[Eclipse96Ryder]

3k rpm in an AWD car???? ummm...thats how most people launch their FWD car! I rev mine to about 5k and very aggresively slip the clutch, it launches really hard and i dont bog at all...and theres no wheel spin either.

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

Originally posted by Eclipse96Ryder
3k rpm in an AWD car???? ummm...thats how most people launch their FWD car! I rev mine to about 5k and very aggresively slip the clutch, it launches really hard and i dont bog at all...and theres no wheel spin either.

That is good tires, 1G, good surface...


5K clutch drop in the Seattle rain, with all season tires... not such a good idea...

I hope you are starting to see what I was saying... ask 100 different people, and they will give you as many different answers as there are surface/tire/HP/RPM combos... just expriment until you figure out what works for you...

 

[qbanit0gsx]

thnx guys i usually launch between 5-65k every now and then i bog out but i have had some good ones. i guess i'll keep on practicing thnx again guys

 

[paranoidTSi]

Witthout my downpipe I was launching at 4500 and just dumping the clutch...works fine...instant 2 car advantage.

Now that I've got my downpipe it seems like I only need to launch at 3500..I don't know why but it is just as strong at 3500 as it was in 4500 I assume its because the turbo spools faster now.

 

[GForce]

Yeah I know what you're talking about with the windshield wipers.

 

[TurBoGs-T]

Originally posted by GForce
Yeah I know what you're talking about with the windshield wipers.

Lol. I remember those days.

I slip mine from about 4500

 

[SpeedFreak03]

yea I'd say 4500 is good for an AWD

 

[eclipsegsx9797]

i bounch my revs from 4.5k to 6.5k and try and ketch it at about 5.5k. when i go to ketch it i slip the clutch pretty face so your not riding the clutch but yet at the same time your not dumping it. works great for me


p.s. i bouch the revs to get my turbo spooled off the line

 

[DSMRomEo]

Take her up to 9 grand and dump it...



















J/K I slip mine from at 4,500


RomEo

 

[herostar]

I use an aggressive slip at about 4500... gets a little chirp and alot of good 60ft times

 

[g0tEclipseD]

why would the wipers come on?

 

[XTurboSpYderX]

Originally posted by g0tEclipseD
why would the wipers come on?

When you REALLY launch an AWD 1G the whole "an object at rest tends to stay at rest" law comes into effect. The car lurches forward so fast that it overcomes the weak latch on the wipers and the wiper control handle drops... it really will scare the crap out of you the first time it happens...

 

[Turbo_Frog]

Biggest newbie question ever.........but what do you guys mean by BOG???

 

[eclipsegsx9797]

it is when you dont give it enough gas or slip the clutch to fast and your car drops back down instead of keeping a steady launch. its almost like stalling in a way

 

[mmmattc]

hey eclipsegsx9797 can you check your PM please, Thanks!
Sorry for the OT..

 

[Turbo_Frog]

Ahhh I got ya! I can see how that will limit your time on the strip. So its gotta be pretty freakin precise to nail in between shifts then.

 

[AWDlaserRS]

Even the FWD 1g's will do the windshield wiper thing, my friends GS-T did it sometimes when he slammed second hard enough.