i did some searching on the board and i got the impression that most people are launching at 1500-2000 rpms for maximum acceleration out of the hole on street tires.. ???
what i dont undestand is that those rpms are too low. i played for a while with my friend's g-tech and obtained the best 0-60 with a launch at 3000-3500 rpms and very slight clutch slip. if i launch that way eventually around 4500 rpms i get traction and then just bang second at around 5500 rpms (i assume that the tach is slow and in reality it is more like 6000 rpms), if done right i would spin a bit in 2nd, but quickly gain traction and proceed to shift into 3rd where i can just barely bark the tires. no powershifting.
it was in the 60s, clean tarmac (parking lot) and i made sure the tires are warm.
am i missing something? launching at 1500-2000 rpms although almost without spining the tires was not nearly as fast to 60 as was the one i described above...
alex
02 gts
few other cars
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by AJ on 05-03-2002 at 01:49 PM</font>
what i dont undestand is that those rpms are too low. i played for a while with my friend's g-tech and obtained the best 0-60 with a launch at 3000-3500 rpms and very slight clutch slip. if i launch that way eventually around 4500 rpms i get traction and then just bang second at around 5500 rpms (i assume that the tach is slow and in reality it is more like 6000 rpms), if done right i would spin a bit in 2nd, but quickly gain traction and proceed to shift into 3rd where i can just barely bark the tires. no powershifting.
it was in the 60s, clean tarmac (parking lot) and i made sure the tires are warm.
am i missing something? launching at 1500-2000 rpms although almost without spining the tires was not nearly as fast to 60 as was the one i described above...
alex
02 gts
few other cars
<FONT COLOR="#ff0000" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">This message has been edited by AJ on 05-03-2002 at 01:49 PM</font>