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well i just went to the track friday its my first time at a track (MOROSO) and i was watching everyone run alot of people i was watching there launches sucked like no traction what so ever im tryting to figure out when i run my car what would be the best way to launch either rev it up and dump it around 2500 or 3000 rpm ? or like about 5000 and ride it a bit??? help would be appreciated and another thing ehrn you burn out before you stage do you put youre e-brake up? and if you do the e-brake locks up only the back tires any help would be appreciated im new at this lol

 
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im no pro at launching but i usually do around 3000rpm

 
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I haven't done any 1/4 mile runs yet, but here is my $0.02 on launching. Our cars don't have good low-end torque, so dumping it at 2500 I think would bog it down too much. I think that revving up like you said to 5000 and feathering the clutch a bit would be that fastest way to launch. That puts lots of wear on the clutch though. As far as burning out... that is only for drag slicks. I think some people do a quick one just to clear off any debris off the tires, but sitting there smoking your street tires with the E-brake on will just make them melt which makes your traction worse - it works on drag slicks, but not regular street tires.
So what's your time?

 
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what!?
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BTW... driving skill has a HUGE influence on how fast your car goes. Ofcourse there is a limit to how fast you can push it with just skills. But I raced some dork in a Mustang GT on a track, he told me he had the car for one month. It was a 2000 GT Stang, I roasted that guy, all his friends were laughing. Take a little time to practice, then if you got a bad run atleast you know it wasnt because your a crappy driver.

 
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i havent ran yet it was my first time out there checking it out but i have a track car 84 si with an ls motor blueprinted exhaust intake 75 shot nitrous i cant wait to see what it runs i paid 35$ for the car lol wihtout the ls motor though i swapped it myself

 
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You're gonna have to just go out and play with it a little. I don't think there's a "right way" to do it. Go out and play with it see what works. Not everyone is going to do it the same. I've found that feathering off it at 3500 works pretty well, which is different from what others have already said, and I'm sure others who post after this are gonna say completely different things...
How high you can launch is also gonna depend on how sticky your tires are and what your clutch is. If you've got a better than stock clutch, it's gonna help. So will sticky tires. Trying to launch on the stock tires is a royal pain in the *** no matter what you try...

 
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I think the rpm launching point depends on what mods you have on your car. Performance mods, that is. When I was stock, I usually released at 2800 but after exhaust and low end torque loss, I released at about 5000.

 
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17.68 ? what was your reation time ? Thats another big part of launching.

 
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yea, i know a few people that launch at 5000-5500, right before vtec. so im guessing thats a good place to launch. i wouldnt know though, i have an auto

 
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RT has nothing to do with ET.

 
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Have you ever heard of using periods?! Jesus Christ its nearly impossible to make out what the hell you're trying to say.

 
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depending on tires too, stock tires 2800 or 3000, aftermarket you can lunch a little higher without lossing traction but keep it under 3600

 
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I havent run my car on the track, but I always practice with the lites. [IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/demon.gif[/IMG]
My $.02, tighten the throttle cable a bit for a lil xtra help if u need it, and just practice.

 
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what does it mean to feather the clutch? are you talking about keeping the clutch at the point when the car starts to roll foward slowly and begins to engage the engine?

 
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Yeah, it's a slower release, than say, just popping off the pedal. I'm not sure if I'm right, but launching @ 5K, and feathering, what happens if you feather too fast? Wouldnt the tires and clutch go up in smoke?