Is slipping the clutch different from dumping the clutch?

Quote: "probably the easiest thing for you to do is rev to about 2k and dump the clutch. if you bog the rev alittle higher and keep going until just before you spin too much. as you get better you'll learn to rev to about 4k and slip the clutch to get maximum acceleration all the way through first gear while on the verge of slippage." (from mdvaldosta )

 

slipping the clutch is letting it out slowly while you give it more gas. You do this so you can keep the revs up in the powerband where you make the most power, but you dont let the clutch out all the way at once or you'll spin the tires.

 

01 Gt..

5K? Darnn...

I was dumping at 2K.. I'll try a little more next time.

 

Nono don't listen to him, your cars not built to dump at 5k, youll just spin the wholeway through first....

Hell if i dump at 2k i spin a ****load...

 

Stinger is on slicks I believe.

 

with slicks I dump at 3000-3500rpm, mostly i just dump 2500rpm mabye a little more Rpm for best results, On street tires I launch at 3k and feather the clutch, I normally just get a little spin or little chirp.I get 2.0 -2.2 60' on street tires, is that good for street tires?

 

it all depends upon whether or not the tires stick and get good traction. if you dump too high and the tires really stick, you could snap an axle or break a universal joint in the driveshaft, but this usually is not a problem with a stock engine with street tires as they will spin long before they stick if you dump the clutch at a high rpm. it's a whole different story if you're at the dragstip however where the traction is much better, so I would stay down around 2,000 rpm like md says.