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Nov 12, 2003

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launching in a/t

hey....m juz wondring how u guys launch in a/t....peakest torque and ryt timing?
how u guys do it....?

Nov 12, 2003

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keep it in neutral... rev it to like 5k rpm and throw it into D...

Your tranny may break.. But its ok... (:

Nov 12, 2003

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torque braking, or whatever its called

stand on the brake in D, shift to neutral while standing on brake, brake will go down more, shift back to D.

now you got max brake pressure.

rev engine until you feel the slightest movement forward.

then you let go of brake, floor the gas, and GO GO GO!!!

its a lot better than all out flooring it, and only wears out the torqueconverter.

Nov 13, 2003

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um.. yeah...

you go do that...

if you wanted to drag race, first of all

you made the mistake of buying a fwd car
then you made the mistake of buying an auto
finally, you made the mistake of getting a civic

welcome to the forums, and go get a faster car

Nov 13, 2003

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i got my steelies on and everytime i turn corners my tires do a burnout and i gotta auto! hehehehe

Nov 13, 2003

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i got my steelies on and everytime i turn corners my tires do a burnout and i gotta auto! hehehehe

same here... Whenever i turn my front wheels just keep spinnin LOL! It makes me feel like i have power..

Nov 13, 2003

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put shifter into drive.
press on the brake, hard.
rev the engine as much as you can, it will eventually stop.
release the brake and you launched.

tires might spin. but when you do this, you generate a lot of heat, and heat is very very bad for your transmission, so after you do it, put the car in neutral if possible, turn on the a/c after and let the car idle for a few mintues in between launces.

Nov 13, 2003

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A long time ago I made a post called "Guide to Drag Racing in an Automatic" or something like that. Search for it.

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You dont neutral drop an auto....thats the most retarted thing you can do. Just put it into D and hold the brake with your left foot and rev the RPM's up to about 3000, quickly let go of the brake and slam the gas. Its an auto so you dont have many choices. You can get the most out of it this way or you could go and break it being stupid.... ctx66 has the idea.....

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Nov 13, 2003

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lol i'd just get a new car...

Nov 13, 2003

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thats y u buy a manual

i say just press on ur gass HARD and u will gooooo

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^ hahahah press hard on ur gas.......lmao just destroy ur pedals by yanking on it....that'll give u a 18second car

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lol asking for race techniques in an auto is like asking whats the best way to chew your food. lol no matter what you do your times will suck so if I was you learn to autox which will still suck. Or just make your car look really good and drive around real slow. lol

Nov 13, 2003

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like what most ppl have said here...just step down on the brake and at the same time step onto the accelerator....when its time to go....let go of the brake and push hard on the accelerator.....oh yea by the way ....keep doing these and your tranny will end up in the garbage...thats what happened to me

...on my second tranny now and just driving normal.....cant afford another tranny....

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Quote:

Originally posted by Voiceofid
um.. yeah...

you go do that...

if you wanted to drag race, first of all

you made the mistake of buying a fwd car
then you made the mistake of buying an auto
finally, you made the mistake of getting a civic

welcome to the forums, and go get a faster car

this is the only correct answer in the thread.

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Quote:

Originally posted by 00celicagts6spd
lol asking for race techniques in an auto is like asking whats the best way to chew your food. lol no matter what you do your times will suck so if I was you learn to autox which will still suck. Or just make your car look really good and drive around real slow. lol

bla what?

please dont make it sound like a M/T Civic can smoke a lot of cars just because its stick.

And what is the best way to chew food?

Nov 13, 2003

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1. Wait for light to turn green
2. Mash on the gas
3. See #2

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bla what?

please dont make it sound like a M/T Civic can smoke a lot of cars just because its stick.

And what is the best way to chew food?

I never said manual civic could or couldnt beat anything. My point was DONT RACE AUTO unless you got like a big block 350 in which case go for it. lol

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i hope your joking........

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I just read an article in import tuner about a guy who got a Subaru STi Auto specifically for drag racing and what he does is puts it in second gear (easier for the brakes to hold,they might slip in drive)....rev's it to about 5000 rpm and drop it into drive and i guess the car launches just as hard as a manual!