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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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When I launch, Can I rev my car up in neutral and shift it into drive at a higher RPM because my launches from just mashing the pedal in drive suck, but I don't wanna bust my tranny.... Sorry, Im really green with these cars at the moment, Im used to offroad trucks.....
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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You might do it a couple of times, but that will be all. You need a higher stall convertor if you are having troubles with slow launching.
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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So its not recommended?
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Dont do that , Like he said you might do it a couple times but then you will break the trans or something else and that will cost you a couple grand or more, Cheaper to buy a converter or a gear or both
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So its not recommended?


HELL NO, You will definitly break your tranny like that. Get a high stall converter .
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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 04:15 PM
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ahhhhhh....now ya tell me
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I recommend it!
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This may tell my age , but when I was 17 years old ans i my mothers 1970 4 door Impala 350/350turbo I found a way to do a nasty burn out . I wa like John Force before any body heard of him . Then one fine day the odds had run out on the neutral drops and I broke a pinion shaft off flush with the seal !!! So go ahead and rev that bad boy up and drop it into gear all you wan't to !!!
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Neutral drops are the stupidest thing you could do... buy a converter and put on some bolt ons.... maybe you wouldnt be so bad....
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