I know I'm not new to the board but I had an important question since all my friends are going crazy hooking up there ricers...

For all your experienced racers :
What is the best way to go about launching a 5spd Maxima ?? At the track and on the Highway ??

 

love shifting, dont you?
people say that you can dump around 3000 or so- thats pretty good.
its about right, you dont want to spin your wheels too much so dont rev too high and drop the clutch. also, another thing is you dont wanna just slam the gas and go wot off the bat. so watch how you control your throttle. but you could suck as a driver and still beat ricer 4bangers. (well not all of them, i dont want to be ignorant souding) goodluck

 

Depending on your mods, you should have a different technique. I just under 3,000 RPM and let up on the clutch. I never completely drop the clutch (which is why my clutch is in perfect condition after 53K miles). I have the Wilwood brake kit, SSR Integrals, and a UDP, so I'm a candidate for lots of wheel spin (the y-pipe. b-pipe, intake, and muffler contribute too). Again, don't floor the gas, but find just the right rate of throttle until you get to the floor, by then it's time to hit second gear. It's ok to chirp second, but try not to spin second. Dump the gas in second. If your car's crazy like mine, you can just barely chirp third. By then you'll be hitting around 80 MPH and hopefully you never have to go past that. It's probably illegal, and secondly the Maxima's gear ratios are horrible for 80+ acceleration.

 

Yeah, I was gonna say it's dependant upon your setup. See what you can launch at w/ minimal wheel spin. Then practice power shifting. Keep your foot planted on the gas and quickly shift just popping the clutch. It's rough on your tranny, but you're only doing it occasionally so....... I only have a Stealin intake and ACT II clutch and launch around 2k, kinda fluctuate the gas in first, then keep it planted through second, then the same for third, at the end of the 1/4 mile I'm really ready for 4th, but would never shift into it. I've only raced mine at the track twice and the above method neted me a 14.9 with the mentioned mods. I am sure I can do better. The 60 foot is what really counts and that is where most of your wheelspin will hurt you.

 

I usually do a 2500-3000k dump.
(I guess mr wong hasn't taken his clutch apart recently to see that his clutch maybe just as bad as mine).
The fact is as long as your doing a higher RPM launch your going to do clutch damage. Whether you let the flywheel burn up while your riding it out or leting the pressure plate slam and grip, the launch is the hardest part of racing on engine.
If you have a stock exhaust system I think its fair to say you can launch at higher RPMS, you don't stand to lose traction as much as people with Y pipes do.
I have a CAI/Y/HiFlo Cat/Catback(like the last 2 things really matter) and I cannot go WOT in first. If I do the tires spin, even if I go a do a good burn in the pit first. Second will chirp madly if I dump into it as well. 3rd gets plenty of torque steer but doesn't really chirp. So the statement of technique is derived from set up would be the most appropriate in this thread.

 

I think your I30 has an LSD stock, so I that should attribute to less wheel spin and more power to ground. A 50/50 power distribution at least....Damn I want one.

 

oh yeah I forgot about the the LSD. I haven't raced a car with out LSD so I don't know how much of a difference it REALLY makes. I suppose that it does make a big difference in comparison. With that in mind I have no clue how other Maximas go WOT with Y pipes on the track.

 

this is a little off subject but does anyone know how to launch an s2000. i was driving my friends the other night and could not get a great launch. Its a weird car, even dropping the clutch at 6 grand the tires do not spin, it just buckles and the rpm drops down to 2.5-3 grand. I think i has to do with it having no power unless it is in v-tec and the horrible torque.

 

I driven my friend's S2000 and had the same feeling. It's weird to have to launch from an rpm close to out redline, but nonetheless it could get the car going. At 6,000 it should put out about 125 ft-lbs of torque and 140 HP to the ground. I launch from just below 6,000 and had the wheels spin a little from under me. As you lift up on the clutch, pour on a little more of the throttle. You don't want you RPM's to drip below 5,500. I'm not sure where the VTEC kicks in exactly, but you have up to 9,000 RPM to shift.

When we raced, I has ahead of him the whole way through. I don't think my friend knew how to launch his 2000 or maybe he was just holding back. When we switched cars, he totally spanked me. So I'm not sure if my advice is the best.

 

Damn Louie, you've got a LSD? Lucky bastage. So your's is then an I30t is that right?

 

yeah the 5 spds were only offerd in the Touring models

 

I thought the T stood for traction - now I know it's Touring. BTW my rear seal is still leaking.

 

this summer it may mean Stage 2 Turbo.
I guess I'll have to put type R stickers on it

 

Where can i go to learn to drive stick? Im feened to get a manual conversion done but I wanna know how to drive stick before.

 

Rent a car or go test drive a stick shift. Good luck and happy grinding. It's real easy.

 

You can rent a stick shift car?where?