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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 12:52 PM
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help with launches > > ACT clutch

what are you guys techniques... im always bogging or spinning, i havent found a good technique... i even took off better with my slipping factory clutch.
Old Jul 31, 2002 | 01:51 PM
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Re: help with launches > > ACT clutch

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what are you guys techniques... im always bogging or spinning, i havent found a good technique... i even took off better with my slipping factory clutch.
I launch at about 2k rpms and seem to get about the right launch every time
Old Jul 31, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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for some reason, whenever i start off, i try to take off at low rpm's cause i heard gassing and clutching kills the clutch, especially on high rpm's? but whenever i gas up to like 1.5, and i let go of clutch, even with my foot still on gas, my rpm DROPS to like .5 rpm and then comes back up...i get so mad...i'm bout to just launch at 2 or 2.5 and call it a day...first gear is my worst gear....

and i can't chirp third to fourth
Old Aug 1, 2002 | 08:58 AM
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what type/size tires?
Old Aug 1, 2002 | 01:17 PM
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the tires i got with the rims when i bought them.. i believe that they are Potenza RE92 225/50/17. are they any good?

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what type/size tires?
Old Aug 1, 2002 | 01:57 PM
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for some reason, whenever i start off, i try to take off at low rpm's cause i heard gassing and clutching kills the clutch, especially on high rpm's? but whenever i gas up to like 1.5, and i let go of clutch, even with my foot still on gas, my rpm DROPS to like .5 rpm and then comes back up...i get so mad...i'm bout to just launch at 2 or 2.5 and call it a day...first gear is my worst gear....

and i can't chirp third to fourth
hehe, mecca, do you even have 500 miles on that clutch yet? *shakes head*...that poor thing
Old Aug 1, 2002 | 06:06 PM
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Until mine completely broke in (1,000 miles) I would launch at 2k and try to slip the clutch. That clutch won't slip so, my first few months w/ the new clutch were interesting. Now I just tap the throttle from idle up to around 1700 and let the clutch out as the throttle is going up. Works out really smooth for me. As far as chirping, I still can get 3rd and ocassionally 4h but I try not to do that so often
Old Aug 1, 2002 | 08:22 PM
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hehe, mecca, do you even have 500 miles on that clutch yet? *shakes head*...that poor thing
yea i know, i was told my baby wouldn't last 35,000 miles so i have been taking it easy lately....its rounding 400 miles this week...

what i've seen is that my first gear and second is real easy to get in...3rd and 4th is descent but 5th i have to keep working with it...along with reverse a little....
Old Aug 3, 2002 | 08:30 AM
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the RE92s aren't very sticky, so when you try and launch at higher RPMs they'll just spin. Try feathering the clutch at different RPMs to see what works. When you dump the clutch, you'll be more likely to bog it off the line
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