Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

as title says, how do you launch your skyline?

EDIT: THIS "RACE" WAS HELD OFF PUBLIC ROADS (noted for those people with turbo cars that run 13 seconds or quicker that have never raced or speed in there life)

I just raced a "305kw claimed" xr8, i had him all the way up to 140kpm then at 180kpm he was one car length ahead.

on the first run i didnt launch as good, had him till 100kpm, then same at 180kpm he was one car length ahead.

My car, stock standard r33 s2, with hks cat back, hks pod, 10psi, standard rims with 235's.

my question is, could i have done better with a better launch? and what might of happened if i had 255's on 17 * 8.5 " rims (there sittin in my room waiting for me to get some decent tyres on them)

And how did i launch? only revd about 2k then droped the clutch and almost full throttle till the wheel spin slowed down. then full throttle till read line every gear except 5th

Edited by Triskillion
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/116442-how-do-you-launch-your-skyline/
Share on other sites

first of all, if the xr8 had that much power it would of smoked u off the line an maybe most of the way.

an the launching side this is wat i do leave it in 2nd an rev to bout 6000- 6500 an let go of the clutch, straight after u drop the clutch plant it. the revs drop a little but it seems to work beta fo me then launchng out of 1st.

Edited by HR32_GTS-T

yeah 300 kw does seem to high for what the race was. but thats what the guy kept saying. said he spent so much on mods at some place "heretez" or something he keep talking. but even if it was stock (which it wasnt, seem some of the mods myself, under the hood) there about 260kw i think

launching in second gear, ive heard of doing this but most cars out there launch in first, so im guessing gettin a better launch in first is better then getting a good launch in 2nd???

I dont race, and only personally amuse my self at work. 3.5k with brake and accel, left foot up and push hard on right and as long as you have good tyres and clutch, you should float along. trick is not too spin the tyres for more than 1 second. Its like a handbrake hill start. you jsut have to get the feel.

oh for f**ks sakes, what is with you people....this is the second moron a row telling us about his drag racing story......

Just to vent some anger, NO ONE CARES WHO U RACED!!!!!!!! STOP POSTING THIS USELESS CRAP HERE.

Moderators have been alerted

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Can't you put the pistons to TDC and then do the valve seals? Or will the drop down too far to pull them back up?
    • One thing I can tell you is, do it properly the first time. If you encounter unexpected problems just let the car sit for a week or two if you have to get some other parts or figure stuff out.  I'd have said go and use as many OEM parts as possible but since you want to change the turbo later on a custom kit is probably the better choice. Since I have no experience with RB25 just compare parts diagrams and images before buying a line kit and it should be easy to see if it has everything you need. Amayama has very good parts diagrams and part number lists, that is what I used a bunch to figure out what I might need. And don't forget to plan ahead and possibly renew other stuff that's easy to get to while you're in there doing the turbo lines. Happy wrenching
    • Update 4:   Hi all, good news. Engine is running and all the gaskets and seals seem to be working as intended. No leaks so far, even the JB Weld seems to hold. I flushed out the old coolant a few times and put in fresh coolant, not Nissan stuff, I decided to try the Ravenol Protect FL22, they claim it works for a wide variety of JDM cars and the opinions on it by some people were pretty good. And it has the nice poison green color! And man am I glad I bought a coolant system tester earlier this year, vacuum filling works wonders on this engine. I can definitely recommend this to anyone still doing it the old school way. All you need is compressed air supply. Will have to do a small test drive as soon as I can, I removed the gauge cluster again as the tacho needle was still bouncing around a bit but it was much better than before already.  I also found some cracks on all 4 tires inner and outer sidewalls. Apparently these tires should 't be parked on for extended periods or be kept under 0 degrees during storage, which I did not know. Clearly the previous owner didn't look into those details either, he probably bought them just cause they are cool semi-slicks. I'm just wondering how tf I am supposed to reach 30-80 degree tire temperatures on the public road consistenly, these tires were never going to work for my use case. I'll probably order Continental SportContact7 ones as these are the best allround summer tire available right now and I don't think I'll need anything crazier for now. Do let me know if you have experience with various tires and which ones you recommend.
    • You have no idea how many goddamn boxes I received these past three months haha Most have been put to use by now though, luckily
    • Not going to pretend I didn't do a bit of junky work this time around, but mostly due to the fact that some things I am not willing to spend days fixing right now, like wiring. I try to do most things properly the first time around.
×
×
  • Create New...