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02-15-2005, 01:11 PM
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launching
sorry about another yet newbie question, but you guys have been real patient with my newbiness. what is launching? how do you do it? and is it really that important?
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02-15-2005, 02:00 PM
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Re: launching
Launching is the initial take of point during a race. People often ask at what RPM is the best time to release the clutch from stand still to get the most powerfull launch. Launching in a FWD car is more tricky then an AWD one since you are trying to avoid wheel spin & hop.
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1993 Eagle Talon ES (4g63NA) 14.6 @ 98 mph (110 octane race fuel) -5 Speed Transmission (From a 4g67) -Stage 2 Crane cams -Ported and polished head -Aggresive valve springs -2.5" Custom made exhaust piping -Custom header -Gutted catalytic converter -Bored 0.5mm -Advanced ignition timing (CAS) aprox. 5 degrees (set @ ~10deg BTDC) -2g valve lifters (Lifter noise returned, now it a true DSM) -K&N w/modified air canister
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02-15-2005, 10:38 PM
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i dissagree, ive had a gst and now a gsx and i think its much harder to launch the awd. it takes awhile to get it down right. either way, the key to a race is learning to launch, AND shift properly. practice, practice practice. just my $0.02
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02-15-2005, 11:24 PM
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Re: launching
I guess it's different from driver to driver, I find it easier to launch my friends awd dsm then my fwd.
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1993 Eagle Talon ES (4g63NA) 14.6 @ 98 mph (110 octane race fuel) -5 Speed Transmission (From a 4g67) -Stage 2 Crane cams -Ported and polished head -Aggresive valve springs -2.5" Custom made exhaust piping -Custom header -Gutted catalytic converter -Bored 0.5mm -Advanced ignition timing (CAS) aprox. 5 degrees (set @ ~10deg BTDC) -2g valve lifters (Lifter noise returned, now it a true DSM) -K&N w/modified air canister
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02-16-2005, 12:14 AM
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Re: launching
Its not hard to get a AWD to launch better than a FWD. My wife could probably pull a 1.9 in my 2g. The trick is to get a launch that is good for an AWD in an AWD
 Most poeple never get down to the 1.5s or even 1.6s. Most poeple end up in the 1.7-1.8 range. So n that sense, it is tough to launch a AWD properly. FWDs have lower expectations it seems, so most poeple chalk up poor launching to having a wrong wheel drive car and dont work much on it, and usually end up just going for MPH. I luanched a friends FWD with suspension and motor mounts, and it "felt" pretty good. NEver tried it at the track though, and thats what counts (since you get a number that will quantify how it "felt" ).Just my 2 cents, I have very little FWD experience...
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02-16-2005, 07:04 AM
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Re: Re: launching
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 Oh, Well......I can still put the top down. 
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