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Old Sep 30, 2006 | 05:01 AM
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do tell me where does every1 launch at? i launch at 2700
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 05:02 AM
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about 3k sounds good, any more and you'll just peel out, any less and you'll bog down.
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 06:16 AM
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2,500 because thats what the auto tranny will let me do. LOL!
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 06:19 AM
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You guys must have good tires. If i launch at 2500 with falken 451s and the quaife LSD I spin like no tomorrow
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 06:22 AM
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yeah, about 2700 is where i launch at also
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 07:25 AM
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Launch higher, slip the clutch. No matter how good the tires (barring slicks), if you drop the clutch much past 2k, you're gonna spin 'em.
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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I've been able to spin the tire all through first when I launched at 2.5k (auto) but thats because I went through water first. I usually try to avoid the water cause I have gotten 60" times of 2.3 seconds. Last nights runs were in the 2.4 seconds but I need new tires.
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