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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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I dont know if its coincidence or what.

I would say im really good at launching my car.

but


today one of my Friends told me that he read somewhere my car has launch control. you leave traction On( lights not on)
drop the clutch at 3200 and it will just goo.

I tryed it and it actually launched and went with minimal wheel spin.

i tryed it twice just in case worked both times.

then i tryed the same thing but this time with traction off ( light on)
and it kept spinning till red line then went.

And niether times did the traction light kick in at all.


Is this true do our cars have launch control.

And niether times did the traction light kick in at all.


because i think its a good way of street launching.

but if i am at the track ill stick to feathering it out around 4800rpms
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Can't say it works for me. If I try to dump the clutch with TC on, my car tries to stall itself.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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Ill get a little bit of tire spin, not too much. doesnt the only thing TCS does is cut the throttle anyways?
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: v8pilot

I dont know if its coincidence or what.

I would say im really good at launching my car.

but


today one of my Friends told me that he read somewhere my car has launch control. you leave traction On( lights not on)
drop the clutch at 3200 and it will just goo.

I tryed it and it actually launched and went with minimal wheel spin.

i tryed it twice just in case worked both times.

then i tryed the same thing but this time with traction off ( light on)
and it kept spinning till red line then went.

And niether times did the traction light kick in at all.


Is this true do our cars have launch control.

And niether times did the traction light kick in at all.


because i think its a good way of street launching.

but if i am at the track ill stick to feathering it out around 4800rpms
It's your car pulling timing to prevent wheelspin. We do not have "launch control". Try that technique at the track and you'll be much less thrilled with it.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 10:52 AM
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Our cars do not have any sort of launch control. If we had launch control, you'd be able to just keep your foot planted and it would hold at 3200rpm or whatever is the predetermine launch rpm.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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Turn off the traction control. If u are really hammering it, u should stall if traction control is on.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 08:45 PM
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Is there a product out there, that has launch control for our cars?
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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F launch control!! Learn!! It's really not hard to launch if your really practice a few times.
Old Feb 13, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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Im guessing you guys didnt read my thread completely. IM REALLLLLY good launching my car
completly stock with just tune and intake on stock tires no suspension mod i was pulling 1.9 60fts

i havent gone to the track with all my goodies yet;

since ive gotten my car about 350 days ago ive done about 700 launches with the car.
Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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what is launch control anyways?
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