Lanching In 2nd Gtr

[Travis Trayhern]

ok was watching a gtr best motoring battle and the where talking about lanching in 2nd gear at 7000rpm, im to scared to try are these guys serious? i cant see the clutch lasting at all.

[PM-R33]

A couple of the big powered LS1 guys i know launch in second every now and then. Shouldn't be that bad, however maybe being an AWD, it'll put a lot more load on the drivetrain compared to RWD so not sure...

Edited April 15, 2009 by PM-R33

[funkymonkey]

i dunno if your car will like you too much after you put all that power through the drivetrain so suddenly.

[PM-R33]

Either way, film it and show us the outcome lol

[and3_3]

The question is how much do you like your drivetrain?

[N1GTR]

I can have that spare front diff in the mail tomorrow.

Its not like launching in 1st is nice to any of the drivetrain

[Travis Trayhern]

wouldnt the box break first? also do they really do it? because one of the coments made by them was every gtr owner knows to lanch it in 2nd and they got a wicked start the guy in the 32 gtr got belted he lanched in first.

[Char]

A couple of the big powered LS1 guys i know launch in second every now and then. Shouldn't be that bad, however maybe being an AWD, it'll put a lot more load on the drivetrain compared to RWD so not sure...

did they have traction?

when i think of hitting the plex and launching beyond 4000rpm all i can see is things ending with sideways into concrete

[PM-R33]

Sorry, should have said down the drags with slicks on.

[The Dan]

For best results, launch in 3rd

If you have the budget to build a car that can withstand that kind of punishment, then do it. If not, then do it and break shit everywhere.

Why not just make some more power, launch it gently, then munch everyone in 50m time?

[bozodos]

Did any of you see the pic from a few years back where some muppet in a R33 ( I think), tried to launch it at 7000rpm and parts of the clutch came through the bellhousing into the cabin? Was pretty dramatic lol.

[PM-R33]

Hahaha yeah i got that pic. Wasn't it the flywheel that exploded though?

[Travis Trayhern]

Hahaha yeah i got that pic. Wasn't it the flywheel that exploded though?

yeh was the flywheel went everywhere even into the road was holes through the bonnet just a mess.

[Travis Trayhern]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1KogYWDYrI

ok thats the battle but dosnt have the end bit where there talking and descussing the gtr's and about the lanch in 2nd i have the full dvd, now check out the lanch the r33 and r34 was in 2nd and the r32 and r35 where in first.

[Travis Trayhern]

look when they go in car r34 on lanch he is defantly in 2nd

[Beer Baron]

you are right. the big drama will be the strain on the clutch and on the engine. but sure its worth a try if you find you are getting lots of wheel spin in 1st gear launches. you'll need some decent power to get it happening nicely though.

[PM-R33]

Yeah the AWD system will bog it down quite a bit without some good low down torque i would think.

[NickR33]

crikey... the 32 initially gets off the line a touch quicker but the 33 and 34 come storming past... the 34 looks to be making more than 600ps tho... or its just running average tires as it smokes them up even launching in 2nd!? (maybe it was just turning the wheel as he had to steer around the 33)

I'd be interested to know if that improves the 0-100kn/h time as you wouldn't have to make a gear change

I'm too scared to try it... someone else try it and let me know how it went lol

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Did any of you see the pic from a few years back where some muppet in a R33 ( I think), tried to launch it at 7000rpm and parts of the clutch came through the bellhousing into the cabin? Was pretty dramatic lol.

that was benm your talking about yeah... as far as i can remember it was a jim berry rebuilt clutch mated to a lightened stock flywheel and was a 1st gear 7k sidestep ~> BANG!

dangerous, dangerous shit

[N1GTR]

Two probs with that though;

1. Benm is not a muppet

2. His old car was R32, not R33