Getting a better Launch

[tcfco2005]

well my launching sucks wich is giving me the horrible 60ft time of 2.6. ive noticed if i do a neutral slam i get better take off. How bad is this for my tranny...i know its not good but how bad is it....i bring the rpm's up to about 2000 and then take my foot of the gas and let the rpms drop slightly and then i shift it into drive and punch it....is there a better way for me to get a better launch.Thanks

[SG007]

.....bigger engine.....

[Viper_Storm]

a bigger engine doesnt make a better launch, in fact in might make a worse lauch, a bigger engine = more power all that damn power to the wheels and he will be spinning his damn tires all the way down the track.

[Viper_Storm]

get a line lock, lil button hold down the breaks press the button let off the breaks and rev it just before the wheels start to spin on green let go of the lil button and floor it.

[SG007]

Originally Posted by Viper_Storm

a bigger engine doesnt make a better launch, in fact in might make a worse lauch, a bigger engine = more power all that damn power to the wheels and he will be spinning his damn tires all the way down the track.

learning to properly run a 350, for instance, is a hell of a lot better than neutral-dropping a 305! i'd laugh the hardest when his tranny goes bye bye....

[Viper_Storm]

thats why hes asking how to get a better lauch... if he puts in a 350 and does what hes doing now you think his trans is gonna hold up longer? so why not learn on a 305? what is the diffrence on what engine he learns to get perfect launches on? im pretty sure he wants to know ways to get better launches so his tranny will last not what he can do to break it faster.

[SG007]

i meant that whole 'bigger engine' thing as the obvious funny option. yeah he can fuck up his engine no matter what size it is neutral dropping it...that wasn't my point! take a chill pill!

[Scale-Master]

I f your spinning the tires, lower your rear tire pressure.
Power brake to about 2400 RPM if the converter will let you get that many R's, floor it and let off the brake when it's time to go.
A lot easier on the tranny and the U-Joints... - Mark

[tcfco2005]

well i want to stop doing a neutral slam thats why i asked how to do a better launch....i can only bring my rpm's to about 1500 and then my tires start to spin...but they wont spin directly on take off....like if i just punch it they wont spin.and line locks are illegal at the track i go to so i cant use one of those.

[kahjdh]

Gears, i would switch out gears and get a posi if i were you

[tcfco2005]

ive already done that....i have 3.42's and a posi...the rear came from an 01 ss.i dont want to go higher that 3.42 because of how much i drive on the highway.

[ct91rs]

Originally Posted by tcfco2005

How bad is this for my tranny...i know its not good but how bad is it....

How bad's a neutral drop on a tranny? How bad's a sledge hammer to the skull? It's hard to quantify. Unless you want sheared gears, maybe a cracked case, or you're sick of the transmission being able to transfer power to the wheels, I would strongly urge you to stop, or clostly repairs are on their way.

[tcfco2005]

ok ill stop.....but can someones help me out and tell me how to get a better launch....better yet just explain how you launch.

[ct91rs]

You could put in a higher stall torque convertor

[cooltc2004]

Neutral Bombing a transmission tells me you either have no idea how any of the mechanics work in a car or dont care. Im going to go with #1, because you did say you want to stop.

And a track that doesnt allow line locks? Goto another track, thats the stupidest rules I've EVER heard of at a dragstrip.