Anyone know how to launch a 97 Auto Maxima. There are a few ways I thought of.

1- Transmission Safe- Just floor the pedal, let it go around 50 and floor it again for better pull.
2- Hold the brakes and acceleration till you get to 2-3 rpm’s then let go.
3- Put it in Drive one, while holding breaks. Let go of the brakes, floor the pedal around 20 go to drive 2 then around 40 go to drive all this while holding the acceleration.

Need help for the fastest launch.

 

There was once a man on this forum that claimed to run 15.1's, and the ebst brake torwue adv. he gave was hold @ 1100 then launch. he did that time with HAI, and y-pipe, that's it

 

Yeah I've been trying that technique lately and it works much better than just flooring the pedal. I just hold the brakes and rev to about 1.5-2k rpm and then as soon as the light turns green, let go of brake and floor pedal. You will launch like a rocket with minimum wheelspin.

 

Yea, I figured that was the best. How about the switching drive 1 to 2 too drive method.

 

Not worth it. I ran at the track. Once using this method and once just flooring it.

Ran the same times.

 

I used to do that when I got my car in the beginning but then everybody said it's really bad for your transmission so I stopped doing it. I don't think it makes much difference, and oh yea I forgot to mention have OD off before you launch (I don't know if that makes a difference either but I read it somewhere and that's how I drag).

 

Maybe a little more fun but the gains are minimal if any and it only increases your chances of messing up

 

Put the trans in neutral, rev the engine to 4500-6500 rpms then through it in drive, but make sure you have an extra trans handy.
(I'm kidding, don't do this!)

 

Nothing wrong with a good old neutral drop.




Unless you like driving it still.


SuDZ