So i took the S to the dragstrip for the 1st time.
10-23-2005, 05:01 AM
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I'm no drag racing expert by any stretch of the imagination. I've only been to the track twice... once in my S2K and once in another car. The first time I put the S2K on the drag strip, I tried street launcing it (basically just revving up to about 4K rpms) and could only manage a 15.1 with a 2.4 60'. After my second pass down the track, I tried launching the car forreal (revving up to about 6K and dumping the clutch) and my times dropped dramatically. I pulled a 14.2 and a 2.1 60' on my 4th pass ever down the track with the S2000.
Your launching technique sounds correct from what you typed... I guess the poor track conditions were the reason your times weren't as they should have been.
Your launching technique sounds correct from what you typed... I guess the poor track conditions were the reason your times weren't as they should have been.
10-23-2005, 05:03 AM
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the thing that sux is people will see an s2k hit 15s and they will post on their forum and talk about how slow our cars are when a good driver can hit 13s stock. Generelizations 
10-23-2005, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by day1si,Oct 23 2005, 01:25 AM
If your going to race, just make sure you realize at some point something WILL go wrong. Clutch, diff, axles...
10-23-2005, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by vbeachboy,Oct 23 2005, 07:01 AM
The first time I put the S2K on the drag strip, I tried street launcing it (basically just revving up to about 4K rpms) and could only manage a 15.1 with a 2.4 60'.
10-23-2005, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Wisconsin S2k,Oct 23 2005, 10:56 AM
This is a good example of what you NEVER want to do. This kind of launch puts the most stress on your diff.
Luckily I only launched like that my first 2 times before I figured out that you really do need to dump it at 6K rpms. It sounds like THAT would be more damaging, but in reality the car took off a whole lot smoother, and of course my times got a whole lot better.
10-23-2005, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Planets,Oct 23 2005, 03:14 AM
You just want to launch high enough to get the wheels spinning so you don't bog, then you ease off the throttle slowly until you get traction, and then put your foot to the floor. Or at least this is how I do it. Sounds like maybe you kept your foot to the floor the entire time the tires were spinning.
... especially when i wasnt expecting that much spin.. i feathered the gas... but not soon enough... ive been to the track with my BMW before... but launching that is much different than an S... it makes a lot more torque sooner and you can put more load on the diff...
10-23-2005, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverKnight,Oct 23 2005, 06:03 AM
the thing that sux is people will see an s2k hit 15s and they will post on their forum and talk about how slow our cars are when a good driver can hit 13s stock. Generelizations
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