Me launching to 100 MPH.

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Me launching to 100 MPH.

Post by danman132x » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:52 pm

Tell me what you think. I have been doing a few more launches recently, but is there any improvment I could do judging by this video? I have red Protane inserts, yet wheelhop is still very prevalent. Mods in sig, yet most are useless with the NGC :evil:

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Post by BlackRoseRacing » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:03 am

That accelerated pretty quick, good job!

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Post by Midnight_Rider » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:12 am

Whew, watch that gas gauge go down! :lol:
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Post by Diablo0 » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:01 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:Whew, watch that gas gauge go down! :lol:
Thats only on the SRT that you can just watch the needle fall :lol:

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Post by graf AXEL » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:51 pm

nice vid, that thing's pretty quick
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Post by 03sxt » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:03 am

:thumbup:

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Post by Midnight_Rider » Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:26 am

Yeah, I like R/Ts also. I really wanted an R/T when I bought my '02 SXT but couldn't afford it. Hubler Dodge here in Indy had a leftover '01 R/T with the Dodge Motorsports package (black paint, Slate Grey leather interior including the armrest :lol: , logo stiched on the headrests, compass/temp mirror, sunroof, etc.) when I was shopping but dummy me didn't buy it (good thing too since the car I bought got totalled later!). I wouldn't mind having an '02 or '03 R/T for a daily driver if I ever have any spare cash (ha-ha!).
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Post by Cokedoctor » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:12 pm

I need to make a video like that with my neon...too bad my speedo doesn't work, but u can watch my tach climb thru the gears.... :lol:
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Post by kc2005ptgt » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:50 pm

nice job, need to work on your shift from 1 to 2 though, looks like you only went to 6500 rpm which dropped you way below the 5k mark (secondaries open), but you did an awesome job on the 2 to 3 (which was my worst)!

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Post by glasswars » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:31 pm

Noiceeeeee. Solid man.
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Post by danman132x » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:35 pm

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys/gals :)
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Post by jonnymopar » Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:56 pm

GOD DAMMIT I WANT A MAGNUM INTAKE!
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Post by racer12306 » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:27 pm

tell em how you really feel jon :lol:
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Post by 01rtgurl » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:45 pm

... I think that's faster than mine. :(
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Re: Me launching to 100 MPH.

Post by quicksilvr » Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:10 pm

danman132x wrote:Tell me what you think. I have been doing a few more launches recently, but is there any improvment I could do judging by this video? I have red Protane inserts, yet wheelhop is still very prevalent.
What brand and size of tires do you have on? Temperature makes a difference too. Once I put my red Prothane inserts in, I was able to do a couple REALLY smooth launches with no hop at all one day on asphalt (about 65 degrees out)....and the next day I couldn't get it to launch without hopping for the beans of me. :?

Dropping the clutch at 4000 and feathering the throttle a bit till redline in 1st is what I did to get no hop that one time. And the 1st to 2nd shift was peaches too....I wish I would have been at the track when I did it. :lol:
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Re: Me launching to 100 MPH.

Post by danman132x » Wed May 16, 2007 8:07 pm

quicksilvr wrote:
danman132x wrote:Tell me what you think. I have been doing a few more launches recently, but is there any improvment I could do judging by this video? I have red Protane inserts, yet wheelhop is still very prevalent.
What brand and size of tires do you have on? Temperature makes a difference too. Once I put my red Prothane inserts in, I was able to do a couple REALLY smooth launches with no hop at all one day on asphalt (about 65 degrees out)....and the next day I couldn't get it to launch without hopping for the beans of me. :?

Dropping the clutch at 4000 and feathering the throttle a bit till redline in 1st is what I did to get no hop that one time. And the 1st to 2nd shift was peaches too....I wish I would have been at the track when I did it. :lol:
Well I had Kuhmo Ecsta ASX's back then with about 50% thread left. 195/50/16's. As the tires wore out some more, I got less wheelhop and more tire spin with my launches ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6JC1FxaSMQ ) Now I just put new BFGoodrich G-Force Sports on my car and get lots of wheelhop again. 205/50/16's. I'm assuming that newer tires get more wheelhop since they grip better, while old tires allow more tire spin due to less traction. I would prefer tire spin over wheelhop though. Temp was around 78F. And yes, post from the dead...sort of. :lol:
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