Launching effects...
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Launching effects...
Hey all, this question is for both auto and manual owners. You all know launching techniques like "dropping the clutch"(manual) and "the neutral drop"(auto). Where for the manual you hold down clutch, while flooring the gas pedal until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the clutch and go. And for auto, putting it in neutral, flooring the gas until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the stick to D and go. Now my question, which "drop" has a worse affect on its transmission?
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the auto hands down, doing the "death drop" will blow a auto in no time, dumping the clutch on a manual really doesnt do anything except mabey wear your clutch out a little faster, thats why auto's use a trans brake if they want to wind out and launch
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Dumping the clutch at that high of rpms is relativly bad on stock clutches. Had that problem in 94 ranger when I was 16, literally found chunks of the clutch when trans went.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ChevyLuva3:
Where for the manual you hold down clutch, while flooring the gas pedal until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the clutch and go</font>
Where for the manual you hold down clutch, while flooring the gas pedal until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the clutch and go</font>
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It is hard on standards/clutches/drivelines to do that and it will kill an auto. At 7000 RPM you better have a scatter shield and blanket on there. Ever hear of Don Garlits?
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ChevyLuva3:
Hey all, this question is for both auto and manual owners. You all know launching techniques like "dropping the clutch"(manual) and "the neutral drop"(auto). Where for the manual you hold down clutch, while flooring the gas pedal until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the clutch and go. And for auto, putting it in neutral, flooring the gas until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the stick to D and go. Now my question, which "drop" has a worse affect on its transmission?
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Hey all, this question is for both auto and manual owners. You all know launching techniques like "dropping the clutch"(manual) and "the neutral drop"(auto). Where for the manual you hold down clutch, while flooring the gas pedal until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the clutch and go. And for auto, putting it in neutral, flooring the gas until desired rpm (say 7000) then drop the stick to D and go. Now my question, which "drop" has a worse affect on its transmission?
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LOL, guys I was just saying 7000 rpm for argument sake, I've heard other people do it. I was just using the number 7000 as the highest rpm, to see the worst that could happen, and which tranny would get killed first. If 7000 is too high a number, how bout 4000.
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Doing neutral drops is insane, there is NOTHING to be gained and everything to lose. Broken parts can be: input shaft, input drum, output shaft, sunshell, etc. Burnt forward clutches in about one or two tries if you don't break anything.
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"If 7000 is too high a number, how bout 4000"
How about a video game instead? It will save you allot of money and embaresment in the long run.
"I've heard other people do it"
Just out of curiousity, how old are you?
How about a video game instead? It will save you allot of money and embaresment in the long run.
"I've heard other people do it"
Just out of curiousity, how old are you?
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ChevyLuva3:
I've heard other people do it.</font>
I've heard other people do it.</font>
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dont ever do a neutral drop... went through 2 trannys like that lol... just get a stall if its an auto and stall it up... let it roll out a bit. then NAIL IT.... BYE BYE SLOWSTANG!!!!!!!!!!!!
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305, TPI,compucam 2030 cam, air foil, 8.8 wires, accel super coil, dynomax headers, custom y-pipe, cut out, 80 series flowmaster, just installed my 3.08 posi disc brake setup...(3.42-3.73 on the way). and a stage 4 chip :0). hittin a sad 15.1 after the chip with 2.73 open diff....
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305, TPI,compucam 2030 cam, air foil, 8.8 wires, accel super coil, dynomax headers, custom y-pipe, cut out, 80 series flowmaster, just installed my 3.08 posi disc brake setup...(3.42-3.73 on the way). and a stage 4 chip :0). hittin a sad 15.1 after the chip with 2.73 open diff....
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