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Old May 30, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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I took my car to the drag strip for the first time this weekend and found out that racing an M6 car is much more complex than an A4. This was my first time ever to race an M6 car...
My car has about 380rwhp/380rwtq, 3700lbs, street tires, 3:42's and a stalk clutch (that doesn’t hold all that well)

I ran 13.5 at 109-111mph three times in a row... with 2.5-2.8 60ft's...
How the heck do you launch this thing? hahaha

I was running down cars all night because I can’t get the damn car off the line...
I revved the engine to 3k and rolled out of it trying not to hurt the clutch and spin the tires...

Advice is wanted and welcome...
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Old May 30, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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I would say that since dragging an m6 is new to you, you will get better with practice. Get out there on a deserted road and waste some gas.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 05:18 PM
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i had the same problem, and i was pulling 2.3 60's, then i revved to 1500 rpm and got rooling, then HIT it, got down to around 1.95 60 foot, i was on average street tires so although it's not spectacular, it was WAY better than a 3k launch and burning um off to the 330
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Old May 30, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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I had little to no tire spin... i think it was all clutch slip... By the third run my car wouldn't churp 2nd or 3rd

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Old May 30, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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here is one of the SUPER slow runs....

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Old May 31, 2009 | 12:24 AM
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380 to the wheels you should be trapping way higher than that.
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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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it was actually 382rwhp.... I had it on the dyno AGAIN last week.
Why the hell did my car run so bad? Is it all in the launch? or do i just have a SUPER TURD?
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