Ok. I'm a new owner to this car, and I just had to try it. So I did an 8k clutch drop in a large parking lot. I noticed the tires didn't really spin and it took a lil bit for the clutch to catch. Once the clutch catched, I was on my way and almost immediately spun around. For the next day or two my clutch was giving off the burnt smell. Still might be. So I have a few questions:

1 - Is the smell the sign of burning my clutch up? And will it eventually disappear with some normal driving. Or is it a sign I did something else? I know I'm being paranoid but just want to know from experience clutch droppers. Car runs and drive fine. Just keeps giving off that burnt smell.

2 - If I want to do a burnout, not that I would do so often, but am I basically do this properly? Other than being harder on the transmission

3 - If I want to launch the car optimally without doing 8k drops, what is the best method/range. 4k? 5k? Ease out the clutch or just drop it?

Thanks for the input

 

Wow, should have video taped it

I'm sure people will tell you that a 8K drop has the potential to do some damage, best you can hope for is a lot of wheel spin, if everything hooks then you could get some trouble from the rear.

i often wonder what the best way id to launch this thing as well, anything under 3K is a slow launch, letting the clutch out normally with a little gas and then flooring it once everything is engauded is slow as well.

I letthe clutch go pretty quick (not a drop) at around 5K, got lots of wheel spin from my tapped out S02s but got off the line pretty quick, i prefer some wheel spin instead of an instant hook up which is rough on the rear.

 

You probably glazed the clutch. Are you sure you completely side-stepped the clutch when you dropped it? It sounds like you let it slip somewhat. I drop at 7000 rpm for the best launches... never had any slippage or burnt clutch smell. The clutch grabs instantly, the tires spin, the rear end kicks out, eventually hooks, shift to second at redline... and your off...

In any case, your clutch may return to normal if you just glazed it a bit.

Also, if you can't drop it without clutch slippage, then you don't need to keep doing it. Even when done perfectly its not the best thing for your car, so if you break it, its not my fault!

 

ouch...

 

[QUOTE=s2kvolfan,Jul 11 2005, 01:03 PM] I drop at 7000 rpm for the best launches... never had any slippage or burnt clutch smell.

 

Man, I wouldn't suggest doing clutch drops above 6k unless you really know what you're doing. Most of the time you're going to end up slipping it a bit, which will just cause you to fry the clutch- without really helping your speed. The best case would be you truly side-step and everything hooking up with the tires spinning a bit... but depending on the surface you're on, they might just grab and break something.

 

Note to self: Don't buy '02 S from tcho82!

 

exactly. if you dont know what you're doing you can cause damage.

tcho82-
the reason your clutch slipped is because you weren't quick enough to drop it in the first place. 8k also seems high to me. i have dropped the clutch between 4000-6500 depending on conditions. it takes someone who knows how to launch the car to not only estimate the right rpm to dump the clutch at (since it will vary on traction conditions) but also to adjust if your wheelspin is not correct (ie, feathering the gas)

this is not the car to learn how to do clutch dump launching.

 

If you want to make your tires spin, you can do it without burning up the clutch, and you can do it gradually to minimize damage to your drivetrain. Here is what I do.

Rev the engine up slowly to about 4k.
Release the clutch gradually, holding 4k.
When you feel the gears begin to catch, the car inches forward just a bit.
Gas it hard, not hard enough to vtec, and release the clutch the rest of the way. Basically, your gas and clutch should be mirrors of each other your foot on the gas should be as far from the bottom as your foot on the clutch is as far from the top through the whole motion.
Once the clutch is all the way out, floor it.

You should get a good spin, the car will move sideways a bit. It won't make any noise or smoke though. Also, on stock tires it will catch pretty quick so your burnout won't be that long.

The burning smell is burnt clutch. The first few high rev burnouts I tried gave me a bad smell for about a day or two, I was scared I had broken something, and it was the day after I bought it. It will go away eventually. Just remember though, every time you make that smell you just lost 1000 miles off the clutch.


If you want to launch it, without a burnout, drop the clutch at about 3k. The car will not burn out, but will take off pretty quick, its a long trip to vtec from first in any case.

 

LMFAO!!!