Some guy the other day was trying to tell me that he knows people who launch there mustangs in second?

 

maybe with 4.30's or something. not stock gears.

 

i guess you could call it launching probably more like pulling off slower unless youve got a decent engine.

 

Wouldn't launching in second be "2 stepping" ?

Mitch had a video on it a while back.

 

Never done it at the track, but in my old cobra with 4.10's I did once or twice.. Tried to see if I could roast my tires taking off in third as well, which I could indeed do with a 5000rpm launch [8D]

 

I do not think launching in second is too good for your clutch. I can do it in my car now with my motor work, gears and centerforce clutch. I did it once just to try it and it worked but before when I was NPI and had a stock clutch man could you smell a burnt clutch. So I would say yes you can do it but not without a certain level of power and gears.

 

People start out in 2nd in snow for a reason, it puts down less hp/trq to the wheels. Unless you have a 1000 hp and want to avoid burning out on the launch starting in 2nd is pointless, and hell on the clutch. just put it in 1st.

 

I launch on my 2 step at 6000 rpms, but it's in first gear.

 

uhhh no? 2 step has nothing to do with what gear you're in.