M6 guys do you launch in 1st or 2nd?
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I'm no expert on this, but I do know that it depends on your setup. If you're on a stock suspension, street tires type deal, most people only hold the car at a few thousand RPMs and slowly let the clutch out, keeping the throttle in the same position.
If you have a slick with an upgraded suspension and new rear-end most people hold the car at the rev limited then let the clutch slip out from under their foot.
These are the two extremes. How you personally launch should be an interpolation of the two based on what type of setup you have.
If you have a slick with an upgraded suspension and new rear-end most people hold the car at the rev limited then let the clutch slip out from under their foot.
These are the two extremes. How you personally launch should be an interpolation of the two based on what type of setup you have.
You can try the above if you dont like your clutch, I dont know anybody that is lauching in 2nd unles you have the gear and the power to back it up on the street 2000-2500 rpm fast let out of the clutch, not a dump, on the track I have launched as high as 4200 rpm and hooked with street tires.
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i asked cause I know someone with a 2002 supercharged Z06 and his best times are when launching from 2nd.
I've always launched in first, but was curious how many use second!
I've always launched in first, but was curious how many use second!
if you cant get traction in 1st gear, launching in 2nd is a really dumb bandaide way around that.
work on teh driver and work on the setup. no reason at ALL a 2.66 1st gear in a t56 cant hook!
work on teh driver and work on the setup. no reason at ALL a 2.66 1st gear in a t56 cant hook!
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Originally Posted by 11SECSS
I bought a A4 for that reason...sure a 6spd is fun on the street.
IMO: more fun > the .2 the auto MIGHT save/consistency
Its all about fun.....street/track
4 life Last edited by ninetres; Feb 24, 2006 at 11:03 AM.
none taken but I had a 6spd and its was only fun on the street form a roll only but from a dig a auto is the way to go. thats why you see alot of people ask how do I launch a 6spd at the strip..... 
Originally Posted by NoGamesLS1
Or if you cant get traction all the way through 1st 2nd and 3rd 
Originally Posted by smokinHawk
ya my friends talked me into doing that once along time ago when i couldnt get traction in first, i ran a 14.x launching it in second, last time i listen to them.
and you KNOW that clutch was hating life...
Originally Posted by 11SECSS
none taken but I had a 6spd and its was only fun on the street form a roll only but from a dig a auto is the way to go. thats why you see alot of people ask how do I launch a 6spd at the strip.....
it will never be a transmission problem, i think i have proven that, it will always be a driver problem/preference. a 6speed with someone in the seat that knows wtf they are doing is very consistant and just as fast as a auto car untill you start getting deeeeep in the 9's where you cant consistantly hook up a stick car, until then neither tranny is better than the other
didnt mean to get off topic but no way in heck this thread can be a serious question
