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ok, well here goes....
ive logged a lot of miles on the demo car, so im fairly familiar with how this car reacts to launches....in short, it doesent like hard launches very much....its the clutch.
when people talk about slipping the clutch, theyre talking about a launch technique where u use the clutch and throttle to modulate power to the wheels. for instance, if u were drag racing, if ur technique was to slip the clutch it would go something like this....
rev the car to whereever its powerband is, in this case, about 6200rpm...let the clutch out a bit and give it enough gas while maintaining at least 6200rpms...if this motor dips below 6200 rpm, u lose a lot of power...u dont want that...if the tires start to come loose, push the clutch in just a bit to ease off power...dont lift off the gas...when ur moving, then let the clutch out all the way and floor it..be ready to shift..i could go into more detail, but thats the short version. as randy has pointed out, this clutch burns up using that technique..its too bad cause that would be my preference for this car...(usually with small 4 bangers and high rev engines this would be my technique in rear wheel drive cars). get a more suitable high performance clutch and this car will allow u to launch a lot harder....
the other technique as pointed out previously, is the clutch drop..
thats basically "dumping the clutch." thats where u rev it to the point where the motor makes power and after dumping the clutch the car will shoot forward...dump the clutch and floor it...this procedure has it downsides....harder on the drivetrain and u cant control wheelspin as easily.
with the stock clutch u are pretty much forced to use the clutch drop technique....i had an issue with bogging just after launch with this technique but i didnt have much time to experiment with it.....it takes some practice to launch a car hard with minimal wheelspin.....
keep trying it at different launch points, but its gonna be somewhere between 6500-8000rpms....
ive logged a lot of miles on the demo car, so im fairly familiar with how this car reacts to launches....in short, it doesent like hard launches very much....its the clutch.
when people talk about slipping the clutch, theyre talking about a launch technique where u use the clutch and throttle to modulate power to the wheels. for instance, if u were drag racing, if ur technique was to slip the clutch it would go something like this....
rev the car to whereever its powerband is, in this case, about 6200rpm...let the clutch out a bit and give it enough gas while maintaining at least 6200rpms...if this motor dips below 6200 rpm, u lose a lot of power...u dont want that...if the tires start to come loose, push the clutch in just a bit to ease off power...dont lift off the gas...when ur moving, then let the clutch out all the way and floor it..be ready to shift..i could go into more detail, but thats the short version. as randy has pointed out, this clutch burns up using that technique..its too bad cause that would be my preference for this car...(usually with small 4 bangers and high rev engines this would be my technique in rear wheel drive cars). get a more suitable high performance clutch and this car will allow u to launch a lot harder....
the other technique as pointed out previously, is the clutch drop..
thats basically "dumping the clutch." thats where u rev it to the point where the motor makes power and after dumping the clutch the car will shoot forward...dump the clutch and floor it...this procedure has it downsides....harder on the drivetrain and u cant control wheelspin as easily.
with the stock clutch u are pretty much forced to use the clutch drop technique....i had an issue with bogging just after launch with this technique but i didnt have much time to experiment with it.....it takes some practice to launch a car hard with minimal wheelspin.....
keep trying it at different launch points, but its gonna be somewhere between 6500-8000rpms....
