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Old 06-07-2003, 04:03 PM   #2
RazorGTR
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Hahaha ummmmm yep been there done that. Actually I have dropped it at 7,700 rpm for drag racing and have gotten a best 60' time of 1.680 which is not bad on daily street tyres.

Now I have done the same in my old R32 GTS-t, which was pretty well modified. You will need a paddle clutch to do that more than once though as it will destroy your factory one really quick. Both of these cars were upgraded with a 5 puck Kevlar/Ceramic paddle clutches.

In the GTS-t it was a 2,000 lb one ( heavy on the leg a bit)

GTR - 2,400 lb which is bare minimum but just enough for time being.

With these clutches to give you an idea of the bite you get with them. In my old GTS-t I had three mates in the car, a full tank of fuel. I was traveling at 60kph or about 38 mph, pushed the clutch in, revved it to 8,000rpm, and side stepped the clutch in second. This was in the dry, and it spun the wheels for well over 75 meters or 240 feet. Not clutch slippage. Yet these clutches are not a true on/off type. They are very nice to drive in stop and go. You get just a slight bit of juddering when you take off. They however do not like to be slipped too much.


Now for a good type of launch with your car I would suggest getting out to a private area and practice. If you have a factory clutch you can slip it a bit with out dramas. I used to launch my GTS-t with 225 50 16's at around 3,300 rpm but I also had a rather large turbo on it. When it still had a factory turbo it was more like 2,700 depending on conditions. You will have to feel your car's feed back.

With the GTR it is simple. Rev the snots out of it and dump the clutch or it bogs down. Now considering I can get all 4 wheels spinning and I've got 255 40 17's on it, it is finding that happy medium.
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