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Old 12-05-2005, 06:00 PM
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I figured this will be helpful to myself and other rookies so here goes.. What have you guys found to be the best launching technique on the street/unpreped surface? RPMS, throttle feathering, etc..?
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4hi, stall up, let go of brake and hammer the gas. Works every time .

For a 2wd, Id tru to leave at about 1500, and feather the gas just till you spin. Also practice, as no two methods are exactly the same.
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2000rpm launch here- hammered off the line- little wheel spin- nitrous kicks on at 2800 and it spins the uniroyals for a bit but then all is smooth
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if its stock like mine..I hold the brake and rev to 1100 rpm then kick it and it chirps but goes straight up to 30 really fast

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I have a video of me located on here that shows my best street launch..its the second one..I think..
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Simple, buy some nitto drag tires and heat em up, then floor it. If it chirps,
f#*k it. They still hook!!!!
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Therat if you are talking about revving it in neutral then throwing it in drive you are killing oyur trans. It will be toast shortly. Me I have 4wd so I just punch it but in two wheel drive stall it up to where it almost breaks the tires loose let off the break and punch it feather the throttle to keep traction. I think its funny that everyone makes fun us 4wd guys for making a heavy truck fast but we never have traction problems well until you have full boltons 3K stall and a 100 shot

You will also find that sticky tires will make the biggest difference in the world for traction. Everyone seems to like toyo proxe s/t's thats what I will beputting on my 18s soon.
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I'm AWD so I don't have a traction problem, my best launch is to just go from the brake to the gas and just shock the tires, I get my best times that way
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Therat if you are talking about revving it in neutral then throwing it in drive you are killing oyur trans. It will be toast shortly.beputting on my 18s soon.
No..powerbrake to 1100 rpm then let off the brake. I'm not that dumb..except in the Camry ........I don't care..its not my Car.
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everyone trucks is diff and every surface is diff . i can be on 441 around here which is a slick road and have to come off at idle and hit it and still spin . or some roads like the road behind my house i stall it up to 900 an gun it . when i wanna do a burnout i stall it up to 1200 or so and hit it . and at the track after a good burnout , 20 psi , i get it as high as i can get it stalled before inching forward then hit it on the thrid yellow


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