Am I the only one that believes the speedometer trails the actual speed?

Also why don't you take him for another ride and start your run at 25 mph in first gear. That will wake him up!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by S2K4ARY:
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Insomniak:
[B] Sev, you da' man!

 

Well i never went over 5500 RPM the first 600 miles. I also did the following:

- No constant RPMs
- No WOT
- No crazy downshifts or upshifts ...

After 600 miles, i started bringing up the RPMs gradually, (on the same day). I did a few runs to 6500 RPM, then a few runs till 7000 RPMs then, 7500 Rpms ... and so on.

I cannot be sure whether this works or not but i believe it does.

 

Ummm...I'm thinking weight more than anything. If we had obese v-8's in our car, an extra 200+/- lbs wouldnt be that big of a deal, but for a 2 liter 4 cylinder, the extra weight is huge. I too have noticed HUGE performance differences in both my stook and my 99 Prelude when I have a passenger.

 

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If you launch too low, the tires will catch, the engine will bog, and your 0-60 times will rise substantially (by about 1 sec).

Hope this helps.[/B][/QUOTE]


i think the key word is "the engine will bog", which i think this is exactly what took place in both cases. since the rpm was not in the vtec zone, there were no tire burning which resulted in a dramatic drop in rpm before the car actually began to move, and that's where i lost most of my time in this experiment. this helps a lot, thanks

 

Soliracer or others - what is difference between "slip" clutch (bad) and "dropping" clutch (good). Thanks.

Tom '01 Spa Yellow Vin 509

 

Tom717, slipping the clutch is bad...bad! It's when you let it out too slowly and the discs spin against eachother. Most often times, this, especially in the S2000 it seems, will create one horrifically nasty smell, which I have smelled once cuz I let two friends drive my car one night...THAT will never happen again!

Dropping, aka sidestepping, the clutch is when you slip your foot right off the clutch while you other foot is deep in the gas pedal. This SMACKS it all together quickly and the discs do not have a chance to spin against one another. I have found the best way to do this is to push the clutch pedal in, then position the tip of your shoe at the bottom of the pedal. After you rev to whatever RPM you deem appropriate, simply slip your toes off the pedal and BLAMMO! 7K seems to work pretty well...

Make sure to spin the tires a little bit, then let them 'hook up' and you're on your way to a mighty quick launch. But do this technique sparingly. As you can imagine, it's the best thing you can do to the car...I haven't done it more than a dozen times (wink wink)

Does that help?

 

Greg, Can't wait to drop clutch per your instructions - only problem is the snow on the ground! Thanks!

Tom '01 spa yellow vin 509

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tom717:
[B]Greg,