Does anybody know how to get the best launch possible on a auto maxima? Do you just rev and floor?

 

Hold brake in and hammer gas. Let go of brake a split second later....

 

UMD are you serious, or just playing?

ANyway, how the hell you do a 1/4 mile time with an automatic? just floor it? thats no fun.
Roger

 

Its not fun?

I don't have a problem with it. An auto is WAAYYYY more consistent than any manual tranny.

Some people say (a 5-spd is more consistent if the guy/girl can drive), but thats bullsh**.

You an try different ways , you may find on thats easier, but it will be consistent when you get it down right.


Don

 

Don, what is the best way to launch an automatic? I thought that flashing the TC was the best way since it puts less wear on the TC than brake torquing.... thanks....

 

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Roger

 

I think he's serious, and I think he's right too. Numerous launches down the track and I do no better by torque breaking. After I take off, I shift from "1" to "2" to "3" manually and that way I control the shift points, and that makes things a little more interesting.

 

I think he's serious, and I think he's right too. Numerous launches down the track and I do no better by torque breaking. After I take off, I shift from "1" to "2" to "3" manually and that way I control the shift points, and that makes things a little more interesting.

 

I got a 15.47 by brake torquing at 1500 RPM and manually shifting the car right before redline.

 

what is brake torquing? and how does the revving stuff work..how exactly are you suppose to do it...u start from neutral?

 

I just press the brake with my left foot and then the gas with my right and rev the motor to 1500 or so. When the green light goes, let off the brake. Don't do this for an extended period. It's bad for the torque converter.

 

Hey man how's it going? Hope your business is doing well. How's the car running?

 

Thanks Paul. You answered my question about details before I even posted it.

 

I've been told you should turn off over-drive when you want to accelerate hard in an automatic. I tried it once, seems to work, shifting was a little smoother with less shift lag.

Tanmann9
2000 Maxima SE Black Automatic

 

Overdrive off, 1st Gear, Brake hard, Floor it, let go of brake, after 6100 shift 1 - 2, then 6200 shift 2 - D.

If your still flooring it after all that... then that's good.

When do you turn on overdrive? 115???

 

Are you guys sure having OD off is better for faster acceleration? I am thinking about it like when you are riding a bike uphill and change gears. You start pedaling more (per minute for ex.) and have an easier time moving, but are not getting as much speed, just easier... Now if you do that on straight road, you will end up pedaling more but less pick-up. Isn't it same with OD, where you will have more RPM if it is off but will it be more or less pick-up?

 

Actually, each gear is completel;y independent of each other, they don't add up. The OD is a very low gear, so you get virtually nil for acceleration. The best thing I've found is to put it into 1, turn o/d off, floor brake, floor gas to about 1500-2000 and drop the brake. Stand on accelerator the entire time, at ~6100 rpm shift from 1-2, at ~6100 rpm shift from 2-D (with O/D off), if you are still racing -> at ~6100 rpm turn O/D back on...

 

Having the OD button off locks out the 4th gear so that you can push with the 3rd closer to redline before it shifts. That's why you leave it off until you want to go into 4th gear since you're not manually shifting from 3rd to 4th otherwise.

 

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