how to get a good launch?

96GTfanatic · 08-18-2001, 06:39 PM

completely stock gt....except for bfgoodwrich g-force t/a's in the rear and soon an exhaust...ANYWAYS, how the hell do i get the best launch in a 5-speed??????like what RPM, how fast to let the clutch out....the more detailed the better. thanks a lot, im a moron

84LX89GT · 08-20-2001, 03:53 AM

Don't feel like a moron, it can be hard to launch a car you're not used to. My '84 on good pavement i can launch at 1800-2000 just dumping the clutch and it'll hook like crazy, but still squeel all the way through 1st. For my GT i haven't learned how to actually "launch" because of the 3.55's in back, but i usually rev to about 1500, dump it with about 3/4 throttle to about 5mph and then gun it and occasionally it won't go sideways

, i've launched really good once in the GT, i don't remember how i did it because i wasn't paying attention (merging into traffic in front of a blind corner). Practice is the only way i guess. Practice dumping from say about 1200+ until it doesn't bog and it doesn't quite spin too much. Good luck.

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'89 Mustang GT
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dinomite · 08-20-2001, 09:13 AM

ya, noone can really tell you how, you have to practice and find how to do it with your car. do what 84LX89GT said, and find the line at which it hooks and doesn't spin. the biggest thing i will say is don't spin, cause when you spin you end up simply sitting there looking like a fool rather than beating whoever is next to you.

FordFasteR · 08-20-2001, 11:15 AM

yesterday at moroso, I reved to like 1200 rpms and then dropped the clutch in soft and brought it up to wot slowly.. as soon as i hit wot i sprayed 150 shot and it barely hooked, then i went into second gear and WOT it again, and sprayed hapily hooked

i even had to use 5th gear cuz i ran out of tire and i still beat 3 new LS1 SS camaros !

FORD !

08-20-2001, 12:40 PM

Practice, practice, practice.....

(especially with different gears)...

when I finally change gears, that is the one thing i will miss about the 2:73's..

08-18-2001, 06:39 PM	#1
96GTfanatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 93	how to get a good launch? completely stock gt....except for bfgoodwrich g-force t/a's in the rear and soon an exhaust...ANYWAYS, how the hell do i get the best launch in a 5-speed??????like what RPM, how fast to let the clutch out....the more detailed the better. thanks a lot, im a moron

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08-20-2001, 03:53 AM	#2
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	Don't feel like a moron, it can be hard to launch a car you're not used to. My '84 on good pavement i can launch at 1800-2000 just dumping the clutch and it'll hook like crazy, but still squeel all the way through 1st. For my GT i haven't learned how to actually "launch" because of the 3.55's in back, but i usually rev to about 1500, dump it with about 3/4 throttle to about 5mph and then gun it and occasionally it won't go sideways , i've launched really good once in the GT, i don't remember how i did it because i wasn't paying attention (merging into traffic in front of a blind corner). Practice is the only way i guess. Practice dumping from say about 1200+ until it doesn't bog and it doesn't quite spin too much. Good luck. ------------------ previous name: 84stangLX '84 Mustang 5.0 LX my LX '89 Mustang GT my GT

08-20-2001, 09:13 AM	#3
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	ya, noone can really tell you how, you have to practice and find how to do it with your car. do what 84LX89GT said, and find the line at which it hooks and doesn't spin. the biggest thing i will say is don't spin, cause when you spin you end up simply sitting there looking like a fool rather than beating whoever is next to you.

08-20-2001, 11:15 AM	#4
FordFasteR Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Hallandale Beach, FL, USA Posts: 92	yesterday at moroso, I reved to like 1200 rpms and then dropped the clutch in soft and brought it up to wot slowly.. as soon as i hit wot i sprayed 150 shot and it barely hooked, then i went into second gear and WOT it again, and sprayed hapily hooked i even had to use 5th gear cuz i ran out of tire and i still beat 3 new LS1 SS camaros ! FORD !

08-20-2001, 12:40 PM	#5
jerryIII Guest Posts: n/a	Practice, practice, practice..... (especially with different gears)... when I finally change gears, that is the one thing i will miss about the 2:73's..