launching an automatic
whitez28
03-12-2007, 05:13 PM
so i know if i wanted to race i should have gotten a manual 02 z28... got an automatic tho. i'm going to go race an 03 mustang gt that is a manual and i was wondering what the best way to take off would be?
poormillionaire2
03-12-2007, 08:05 PM
Get some drag radials and a stall. Brake-torque it then take off. Just don't break the rear.
stieh2000
03-12-2007, 09:25 PM
If your new to this, just hold down on the brake, rev the car to 2000rpms or so, then let off the brake and go.
stepho
03-12-2007, 09:49 PM
so i know if i wanted to race i should have gotten a manual 02 z28... got an automatic tho. i'm going to go race an 03 mustang gt that is a manual and i was wondering what the best way to take off would be?
If you get a high stall on there it will be better than a manual. The automatic transmission can shift gears faster than you can.
If you get a high stall on there it will be better than a manual. The automatic transmission can shift gears faster than you can.
whitez28
03-12-2007, 10:14 PM
what is a high stall??
stepho
03-12-2007, 10:24 PM
what is a high stall??
what I mean is a torque converter with a higher stall than stock.
what I mean is a torque converter with a higher stall than stock.
mrmartin23
03-12-2007, 10:34 PM
what I mean is a torque converter with a higher stall than stock.
Is that like a quick shift kit for an automatic? I have been looking into those.
Is that like a quick shift kit for an automatic? I have been looking into those.
stepho
03-12-2007, 11:20 PM
Is that like a quick shift kit for an automatic? I have been looking into those.
No, what you are thinking of is something that shortens the throw between gears.
A torque converter with a higher stall figure, will create more torque at a higher rpm.
No, what you are thinking of is something that shortens the throw between gears.
A torque converter with a higher stall figure, will create more torque at a higher rpm.
mrmartin23
03-13-2007, 08:30 AM
No, what you are thinking of is something that shortens the throw between gears.
A torque converter with a higher stall figure, will create more torque at a higher rpm.
Ok gotcha. Thanks for the explanation, now I know :icon16:
A torque converter with a higher stall figure, will create more torque at a higher rpm.
Ok gotcha. Thanks for the explanation, now I know :icon16:
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