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Posted by Tim Toole (Member # 3280) on
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ok im going to the track again this month.. I drive pretty good, but my launch really sucks..
I have a 02 GT with 373 gears.. nittos.. and bolt ons.. my best time right now is a 13.8 with a 2.1 60 foot.. I know I can get that 60 foot better.. do you guys have any ideas.. one of my friends told me to do a good burn out.. then rev to 4000 wait for .1 sec then floor it..
yeah..
Posted by shade- (Member # 298) on
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if those are stock tires your launch is really good actually.
Posted by bunchmyfunky (Member # 360) on
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Nitto's can be very tricky to launch. But here's what works for them. Back into the water box, put it in 1st and spin it real quick to get the wheels wet. Then roll out of the box put it in second gear bring the r's up to 4k drop the clutch (the car will sit long enough for you to get your foot on the brake) You need to feed the gas in at the same time our you will kill it. Press the brake hard enough to just hold the car. Do you burnout in the 5500 range. When the tires get warm the RPMs will drop down. At this point feed more gas in to bring it back up for a couple of seconds. Let off the brake and drive it up to the line spinning for a little bit. Stage bring the R's up to about 2800. When you launch let the clutch out fast and feed the gas in at the same time. If you bog then next time bring the launch rpms up a couple of hundred and try again. If it spins hard drop the launch rpm some. A little spin is better then no spin. I was able to run consistant low 1.8 on nitto's a few 1.7s
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