Launching from a Tip... possible?

mcdare · Post by **mcdare** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:43 pm

Is it possible to launch from a tiptronic gpx/gr?

If so, what technique do u guys use?

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:48 pm

Certainly is mate.....it's just not so good for your brakes if you do it constantly.

I just sit on the foot brake and rev the car untill it starts to pull foward.....green light and off you go to redline!

Highest I've launched from was about 3k rpm.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:12 pm

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:30 pm

That coming from the man who smoked 'em up going up Macquarie Pass!

Hehehe

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:34 pm

BuCkEt wrote:That coming from the man who smoked 'em up going up Macquarie Pass!

Hehehe

Hehehe... I like my heavy clutch

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:00 pm

what about just revving then dropping it from [N] to [D] then slapping it into tip???? (obviously not from 8000 revs)

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:16 pm

If you want to destroy your tip box quicker then yeah do that ehehehehe

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:27 pm

what about just revving then dropping it from [N] to [D] then slapping it into tip???? (obviously not from 8000 revs)

x eleventy billion.

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:54 pm

SchumieFan wrote:what about just revving then dropping it from [N] to [D] then slapping it into tip???? (obviously not from 8000 revs)

That is soooo not a good idea

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:20 am

if u do a search on the forums about 2years ago before i got my fto i ruined the friends magna doing the [N] to [D] launch

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:09 am

Hehe, well he's now better off for it

Should have made him sell it an buy an FTO

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:08 pm

problem solved, buy a manual

mcdare · Post by **mcdare** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:45 am

haha cased closed. you cannot launch properly from a tiptronic.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:01 am

SchumieFan wrote:problem solved, buy a manual

Spot on.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:22 am

haha cased closed. you cannot launch properly from a tiptronic.

Well no sh!t, it's an automatic car.

A launch is a launch as long as you're car is not sitting at idle.

But please oh wise one.....enlighten us all as to what a proper launch is.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:39 am

This is funny shi*t, are we playing the game of "tell the obvious" ahhahaha

You think we don't like to get an manual? Of course we do, but due to different circumstances, many of us can't.

Anyway I guess the best way to launch any Tip or Auto is to do a "Linelocker" as Bucket had already mention. Unless you got a launch program/button setup like the E46 M3 & the E60 M5.

Anyone want to do a program for FTO launch??

And for the record, some of the fastest drag cars are automatic.

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:09 pm

FTO338 wrote: And for the record, some of the fastest drag cars are automatic.

Thats right! variable trans header releases etc...
Some of V8 guys I used to run has some of the most incredible auto boxes. A tricked up turbo 400 box with stall converter wil rape and stick driver...

There nothing money cant do to an auto box.

Redboost · Post by **Redboost** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:12 am

Whilst we're on the subject, is it good for your gearbox if say you're in 4th, then because you've braked to slow down, you switch to the manual mode and downshift a gear, so you can increase acceleration?

pagan · Post by **pagan** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:00 am

???

i must be reading the question wrong.... redboost if you dont do it manually the car will do that automatically... you dont pick up low speed well in 4th mate. floor it from 4th and the gear box will drop to 2nd... so its fine... is it good for the gear box? well technically every time you turn the car on your slowly killing it LMAO. but no it wont ruin the gear box... so long as you don't do it a thousand times a day and then some. thats 4th to 2nd, not 4th to 3rd, though 4th to 3rd technically wears down the ear box too, as does 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th, 3rd to 1st, 2nd to 1st 2nd 3rd 4th... confused yet

im just screwing with ya. drop down all you want... enjoy the car.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:03 pm

I down shift all the time.

Just don't try to drop it from 4th to first while moving.