Considering I have a stock 12a, I was wondering what RPM's everyone launches at? Or what they find most effective.

 

10.000

 

Nah, depends on your clutch man, try 3500 but dont just hold it at 3500, blip it between 3000 and 3500 and slip the clutch. That is if you're at the track. Working the accelerator pump that way gets a little extra fuel in there for a good launch or so it would seem.

 

what are your tires specs?

 

oh ****,, these guys...lol

Off the line launching is an art form..

1st gen rx7's and even rx2's just seem to hook up.

it takes some time too and practice.. it's a fine line between hooking up, or spinning out (up in smoke)

 

i have launched at 4000rpm with success. car is relativley stock.. my gsl-se requires a bit different rev range. usually about 3000 to 3300rpm.

 

Well launching with a 12a with a turbo is a very fine line between bogging and near-uncontrolable wheel spin. Has a lot to do with easing off the gas just enough and then floor it and not too soon or too late or I will lose.

 

I come otu at around 3k and let off the gas a little to hook. Only got about 250 mile worth of experience with this car though.

 

10500rpm on the limiter and dump the clutch =

 

YOu know what I love about that picture?? It looks exactually like my car. Hehehe I can tell my hick friends its my car in "track trim". Just joking.

 

Hey, thats kinda what I want to do, well it IS what I want to do. Damn, looks fun....

 

Just added that to my screensaver slideshow!!

 

yeah,,,,just like that !!! hooking,,,the ,**** up !!!

G-day steve. no new toys ? that is a good picture.

 

Rev it to 3000rpms. Let the clutch out half way. Then dump the gas pedal and clutch at the same time.

 

Why is it that you're able to just dump the clutch at 10500 RPM with that car. Do the drag radials really improve traction THAT much?

 

Yes they do.. just about any tire, when warmed up
will provide more grip,then cold. for him to pull the wheels like that. the rear tires were well baked.10500 rpm's ain't nothing.

 

Back to our original 12A subject...

Yes, 3500 is good. I've experimented with my 13b and at least 3500 or 4000 is enough. I doubt there's much difference for your car.

 

Twin plate clutch, T2 box, 3.5 inch tailshaft, strong *** diff and slicks

On street tyres, it just comes down to practise. I cut a 1.7 60ft on street tyres.

What I found effective was to find a sweet RPM point where the car wont bog, and keep the RPMs there by slipping the clutch out and pushing the accelerator in as you take off.

 

ajc, are you back in the game?

 

I used to launch at 5500.

I would hold it there, then similtaniously drop the clutch and hit the gas, then shift at 8000, made for some car twisting launches.

 

Nope....

 

let me see, my car with s#^t tires, 203 hp on a SE turbo engine and SE tranny with stock clutch and stock 20 year old suspension ill launched it at 3k-3500 and that been easy with the clutch so i dont have too much wheelspin but right in 3 gear it started to spin the clutch alot

 

If launching at 10500, what is the redline? Or is that it, launch, then shift, right away??

 

AJC13B's redline was 10k + rpm because his engine was made to get that high, on a stock 12a your redline is 6800 RPM, please do not try to make your 12a go that high or you blow it

 

Eddie
Did you end up selling your blow thru setup for a EFI one, I wanted my car to be like your blow thru SE motor setup?
btw hows the car running with the new motor?