best launch method?
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best launch method?
well i raced my buddy today and kicked his ***, dont know if he just had a bad start or what. he has a 96 2.8q, and i have a 01 1.8tq. my question is, what is the best method of getting a good start from a dead stop. im afraid to rev it up and dump the clutch in my new car, i havnt yet and really dont want to. i thought maybe with the quattro there would be too much grip and i might end up breaking a motor mount or something. is this safe to do?? how can i start off good???
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joe
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joe
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Don't drop the clutch on the quattro, you dont have enough tourque to keep all 4 wheels spinning....
CMH told me his method to his perfect launches...
Find the spot where your clutch grabs, if you let out your clutch about 1/3 of the way out and you are in gear, you will feel your car starting to want to move. Get to know where that spot is in your clutches movement...
Rev up to 3500 or so, let the clutch out to the point just before it starts grabbing, and when its go time, let the clutch out, not all at once, but slowly...do this while you give it more gas.
It basically takes practice to get it right, you have to get the feel for where the clutch grabs and how fast to let it out and how much gas to give it while letting out the clutch. I guess if you give it too much gas while letting out the clutch at that high of an RPM, you will smoke your clutch. So its just something that takes practice...
Find the spot where your clutch grabs, if you let out your clutch about 1/3 of the way out and you are in gear, you will feel your car starting to want to move. Get to know where that spot is in your clutches movement...
Rev up to 3500 or so, let the clutch out to the point just before it starts grabbing, and when its go time, let the clutch out, not all at once, but slowly...do this while you give it more gas.
It basically takes practice to get it right, you have to get the feel for where the clutch grabs and how fast to let it out and how much gas to give it while letting out the clutch. I guess if you give it too much gas while letting out the clutch at that high of an RPM, you will smoke your clutch. So its just something that takes practice...
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