2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
05-24-2006, 01:58 AM
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RE: 2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
Okay, this is the part where all of you make fun of me with my stupid questions but yes, I'm a newbie to a stick, my Camaro was auto, i know i know.....
Anyways, what is considered bad as far as the clutch goes, I mean nothing gets ruined when you just shift and quickly let the clutch all they way out, or is there some science to this, I can spin my tires too but i'm not sure how to get a chirp or to shift real fast....sorry for the incompetance, but any reply would be helpful.[&o]
Anyways, what is considered bad as far as the clutch goes, I mean nothing gets ruined when you just shift and quickly let the clutch all they way out, or is there some science to this, I can spin my tires too but i'm not sure how to get a chirp or to shift real fast....sorry for the incompetance, but any reply would be helpful.[&o]
05-24-2006, 03:04 PM
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RE: 2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
wow i had to skip through alot of that so i dont know if anyone has told you this yet. i have a problem with the same thing and im a stick. my lonjg time mustang friend told me that stock these cars have a torque management system(im not talking about tcs) which manages the trque so you will find it harder to break traction. however if you get a decent flash done you can also request them to remove the torque managment system and speed control. your better of getting a hand held progrmer though so you can set everything back to factory settings if you have a problem.
05-24-2006, 03:16 PM
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RE: 2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
IMHO, you'd better be good at shifting fast and not push the clutch all the way down if you are going to throttle through a shift at redline. That being said I was heading home yesterday when some a-hole decided green lights weren't permission to go at a non-green arrow traffic light, so after repeated honking and sitting through another red, I decided to romp through first and shift rather quickly to second without letting off the throttle much. I spun the wheels halfway to third gear. Did I mention this was with TCS on? Just be careful you don't blow your motor by going over the red all the time, practice at 5k rpms or something.
Backinblack, in shifting 101 we learn that the higher your rpms are, the smoother your clutch will handle the shift with some gas since everything is spinning pretty quick. That being said, you don't have to be stressing as much about throttling providing you throw it in gear quickly. The only time your clutch really takes a beating is if you are using the clutch and gas at the same time for too long. This builds friction, friction makes heat, heat burns your clutch. If you keep your shifts shorter, you shouldn't have any problems
Backinblack, in shifting 101 we learn that the higher your rpms are, the smoother your clutch will handle the shift with some gas since everything is spinning pretty quick. That being said, you don't have to be stressing as much about throttling providing you throw it in gear quickly. The only time your clutch really takes a beating is if you are using the clutch and gas at the same time for too long. This builds friction, friction makes heat, heat burns your clutch. If you keep your shifts shorter, you shouldn't have any problems
05-24-2006, 04:31 PM
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RE: 2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
ORIGINAL: FuriousGeorge
IMHO, you'd better be good at shifting fast and not push the clutch all the way down if you are going to throttle through a shift at redline. That being said I was heading home yesterday when some a-hole decided green lights weren't permission to go at a non-green arrow traffic light, so after repeated honking and sitting through another red, I decided to romp through first and shift rather quickly to second without letting off the throttle much. I spun the wheels halfway to third gear. Did I mention this was with TCS on? Just be careful you don't blow your motor by going over the red all the time, practice at 5k rpms or something.
Backinblack, in shifting 101 we learn that the higher your rpms are, the smoother your clutch will handle the shift with some gas since everything is spinning pretty quick. That being said, you don't have to be stressing as much about throttling providing you throw it in gear quickly. The only time your clutch really takes a beating is if you are using the clutch and gas at the same time for too long. This builds friction, friction makes heat, heat burns your clutch. If you keep your shifts shorter, you shouldn't have any problems
IMHO, you'd better be good at shifting fast and not push the clutch all the way down if you are going to throttle through a shift at redline. That being said I was heading home yesterday when some a-hole decided green lights weren't permission to go at a non-green arrow traffic light, so after repeated honking and sitting through another red, I decided to romp through first and shift rather quickly to second without letting off the throttle much. I spun the wheels halfway to third gear. Did I mention this was with TCS on? Just be careful you don't blow your motor by going over the red all the time, practice at 5k rpms or something.
Backinblack, in shifting 101 we learn that the higher your rpms are, the smoother your clutch will handle the shift with some gas since everything is spinning pretty quick. That being said, you don't have to be stressing as much about throttling providing you throw it in gear quickly. The only time your clutch really takes a beating is if you are using the clutch and gas at the same time for too long. This builds friction, friction makes heat, heat burns your clutch. If you keep your shifts shorter, you shouldn't have any problems
I'm not surprised that the autos have difficulty spinning the tires from low RPM. These are OHC engines. They don't make huge torque down low like the pushrod engines do. It's just the nature of the beast but on the bright side we do get a 6,000+ RPM redline.
05-24-2006, 09:45 PM
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RE: 2006 Mustang GT wont break traction.
ORIGINAL: FuriousGeorge
Being my first rear wheel drive car and also being a stick, I can't keep the backend from swinging a bit when I shift into second in a U-Turn. I get the tires to break loose shifting into second on straight aways even without throttling through the clutch or flooring it. God this car is sweet...
Being my first rear wheel drive car and also being a stick, I can't keep the backend from swinging a bit when I shift into second in a U-Turn. I get the tires to break loose shifting into second on straight aways even without throttling through the clutch or flooring it. God this car is sweet...
I've never owned a car other than rear wheel drive, or anything less than 6 cylinders.
