S2000 Launching Techniques
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ok. im all confused. if you want to launch quick, why would you want your tires to spin? dont you want them to hook off the line? i by NO means a drag racer and ill admit i suck at lauching. i usually just rev up, release cluth to the sweet spot and when the light turns green i let off the clutch in a gradual, yet quick motion.
that is my understanding of it..
the few times i've launched, i've done it at 6-6.5 rpm and let the clutch fly (drop my foot right off to the side) and always had a great launch (wheel spin, clean take off, no burn smell)
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An easy, four-step plan to a great launch:
1) Find an extra-large, heavy-duty rubber band.
2) Stretch it between two telephone poles on opposite sides of the street.
3) Put the car in reverse, and slowly back up against the rubber band. Stretch it to the point where you can just hold the car back using the brakes.
4) Put the car in neutral, and release the brake pedal. Voila!
Or, if you're a sissy, do it the "rev up the engine and drop the clutch" way.
1) Find an extra-large, heavy-duty rubber band.
2) Stretch it between two telephone poles on opposite sides of the street.
3) Put the car in reverse, and slowly back up against the rubber band. Stretch it to the point where you can just hold the car back using the brakes.
4) Put the car in neutral, and release the brake pedal. Voila!
Or, if you're a sissy, do it the "rev up the engine and drop the clutch" way.
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Originally Posted by Destro,Oct 19 2005, 01:13 PM
An easy, four-step plan to a great launch:
1) Find an extra-large, heavy-duty rubber band.
2) Stretch it between two telephone poles on opposite sides of the street.
3) Put the car in reverse, and slowly back up against the rubber band. Stretch it to the point where you can just hold the car back using the brakes.
4) Put the car in neutral, and release the brake pedal. Voila!
Or, if you're a sissy, do it the "rev up the engine and drop the clutch" way.
1) Find an extra-large, heavy-duty rubber band.
2) Stretch it between two telephone poles on opposite sides of the street.
3) Put the car in reverse, and slowly back up against the rubber band. Stretch it to the point where you can just hold the car back using the brakes.
4) Put the car in neutral, and release the brake pedal. Voila!
Or, if you're a sissy, do it the "rev up the engine and drop the clutch" way.
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Originally Posted by Kane_X3,Oct 19 2005, 02:01 PM
ok. im all confused. if you want to launch quick, why would you want your tires to spin? dont you want them to hook off the line? i by NO means a drag racer and ill admit i suck at lauching. i usually just rev up, release clutch to the sweet spot and when the light turns green i let off the clutch in a gradual, yet quick motion.
if you just bog or just "go" you will run actually a MUCH slower time. if you don't believe me, feel free to go test it at a track and you will notice your 60' (60 foot) time and your ET will be much slower without a proper launch.
if you get the tires to spin, you DO have some traction, and what's happening is you have the car in it's power band, so it's providing the most power, moving the car forward, and getting the car out of the hole quicker.
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Originally Posted by Kane_X3,Oct 19 2005, 12:01 PM
ok. im all confused. if you want to launch quick, why would you want your tires to spin? dont you want them to hook off the line? i by NO means a drag racer and ill admit i suck at lauching. i usually just rev up, release clutch to the sweet spot and when the light turns green i let off the clutch in a gradual, yet quick motion.
Listen to wisconsin.
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From: formerly versionJDM
Originally Posted by kayvan_pour,Oct 18 2005, 11:10 AM
This inst an awd car. You have to be carefull what you recomend to people. Slipping a stock cluth in this car is a very bad idea. Youd should always launch obove 6k rpm for "normal" conditions in this car. You need a little tire spin so there is no strees on the rear end. If you keep launching like that something will go eventually.
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Originally Posted by dhayner,Oct 19 2005, 08:26 PM
The trouble is that S2000 clutch, with a "gradual, yet quick" release and lots of throttle, won't grip. It will just slip like crazy, making a great stink, while the car goes nowhere. (This doesn't seem to result in permanent damage if done only once.)
Listen to wisconsin.
Listen to wisconsin.
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From: So Cali
Originally Posted by S11LMX,Oct 18 2005, 05:11 AM
that is a very very bad habit to get into, you'll muller your clutch and damage the box too, I've heard of quite a few yanks that do that as they're not used to driving stick. It's not good at all
I've heard of quite a few yanks that do that as they're not used to driving stick.
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From: formerly versionJDM
i understand. i certainly dont want guys toasting clutches cause of me! so you get 2.0 60' but just dropping the clutch? how do you do it? i got a 2.4 60 doing that. what rpm do you leave the line at? i am so curious?!?!?!?! do tell!!