what is the best way to launch for a race?

[scoobygt]

got a 2000 b4 manual and will be racing a stb forester 97 I think and also a 94 gt, what is the best way to launch so I can chop them?

[resurrection.inc]

Buy a wrx

[Pappu1]

 resurrection.inc said:

Buy a wrx

lol

perhaps 600rpm over the twin turbo switchover point ...

(or try a bunch orf rpm beforehand and see what works best for u)

[GC8E2DD]

How long is your \'race\'? Chances are you won\'t \'chop them\'.

[ADIKT]

 resurrection.inc said:

Buy an STI

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[funkytown]

 scoobygt said:

got a 2000 b4 manual and will be racing a stb forester 97 I think and also a 94 gt, what is the best way to launch so I can chop them?

give your car to someone that REALLY doesnt like you, tell them to rape it like being stolen.

you might win.

stand by and watch you car and the other two shit their pants from said rape.

[Joker]

1st lap is usually only good for warming up so I would not worry about any sort of launch

make sure you have 1 cool down lap and don\'t put the handbrake on after wards in the pits

[funkytown]

 JoKer said:

1st lap is usually only good for warming up so I would not worry about any sort of launch

make sure you have 1 cool down lap and don\'t put the handbrake on after wards in the pits

hahahah i see what you\'ve done there.

[DRFVDR]

Yeah me too and he is right

THE TRACK.........

[MercuryFree]

Presume this is nightwars related?

[Guest]

Racewars id say.

[MercuryFree]

 evowrx said:

Racewars id say.

That one! Haha

[loner]

Every car is different... you\'ll need to practise until you get it right. Too much gas and the clutch slips, not enough and it bogs down.

[Marky]

You *can* get them off the line but takes a bit of trial and error. Clutch slip will happen if you let it out too slowly and just burn it up

Assuming it\'s at the track... convert it to parallel for the night (can be done in the pits in 10 mins)

option A) floor it on first yellow and dump it on the last - normally means about a 5500-6500 launch with a bit of boost building up (never tried it with a TT though, would probably just bog and look stupid) but I\'ve always gotten 1.7 - 1.9 60ft times with doing this

option B) use factory fitted 8k launch control, dump on last yellow (prooooobably not a good plan in a suby but most enjoyable)

option C) try and load it up slightly on the handbrake, try and slip clutch / drop handbrake / floor it from about 6k ish

C is hard to get to grips with but is easiest on the car

If it\'s not at the track then get a clue

[Kiwi_Fozze]

forester will have you till your secondary kicks in... keep it in the secondary and you\'ll be fine. good luck dude!

[Joker]

"drag race from standstill" rev till bout 5k, and let clutch out slowlyy, but not too slowly is best bet on a TT

[scoobygt]

yeah I am taking it to race wars one night soon, but this is a bet between some work mates about whose car is fastest, I think the forester will beat me until 4500 - 5000 but after that I should beat him, as for the gt that should be easy to chop

[scoobygt]

 GC8E2DD said:

How long is your \'race\'? Chances are you won\'t \'chop them\'.

I\'d say 0 - 120 at least

[R8TD_R]

get a two step aka launch control

[scoobygt]

yeah . . . would need a stand alone for that I reckon, any one know if the rev c ecu\'s are re flashable if so who does them?

[R8TD_R]

Gizmo

[Kiwi_Fozze]

rev c? costs about the same as a link. theres a place in napier that can do them

[scoobygt]

oh really didn\'t know that bit of a way to travel tho, I could probably squeeze a lot more go out of it before the factory ecu starts to let it down.

[Guest]

You would get gains just by tuning it.

[boon]

 scoobygt said:

yeah I am taking it to race wars one night soon, but this is a bet between some work mates about whose car is fastest, I think the forester will beat me until 4500 - 5000 but after that I should beat him, as for the gt that should be easy to chop

With relatively untuned cars of similar power it will come down to who is the most ruthless on their car... if, like someone said earlier, you rape it like you stole it, you shouldn\'t have a problem... apart from that it will age your car pretty rapidly.