Is popping the clutch a bad thing?
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Is popping the clutch a bad thing?
I want to get better off of the light and need a good explaination ofhow to launch and work through 1,2,3 and 4
Do you
WOT with 2nd and 3rd or slip there as well?
My buddy tells me that I pop the clutch too much
Can u explain the correct way?
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Do you
WOT with 2nd and 3rd or slip there as well?My buddy tells me that I pop the clutch too much
Can u explain the correct way?
thanks
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Well, if you want to launch well, you are going to have to take 1st gear to around 2500-2800rpms. You can either ease off the clutch , will get some wheel spin, or pop the clutch, will get some wheel spin also. Actually, launching with the TCS is good because you get no wheel spin, but you get a huge power loss. When racing, always take off the TCS, little wheel spin is better than losing power further in the race.
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For the launch you want to come off the clutch as fast as you can without losing traction, with as much thottle as you can without losing traction. Every car is different, but start ~2500 rpm and work from there to find a good launch point. On the rest of the shifts do not slip the clutch at all. All you're doing is wasting power and eating your clutch.
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Originally posted by StockLT1
For the launch you want to come off the clutch as fast as you can without losing traction, with as much thottle as you can without losing traction. Every car is different, but start ~2500 rpm and work from there to find a good launch point. On the rest of the shifts do not slip the clutch at all. All you're doing is wasting power and eating your clutch.
For the launch you want to come off the clutch as fast as you can without losing traction, with as much thottle as you can without losing traction. Every car is different, but start ~2500 rpm and work from there to find a good launch point. On the rest of the shifts do not slip the clutch at all. All you're doing is wasting power and eating your clutch.
my additional comments: on the upshifts, you want to engage the clutch as the engine rpms fall to the correct rpm for the next higher gear, then go WOT. preserves your clutch, and if the Z's engine calibration is good, you won't have to wear out your tranny's synchros with quick shifts either.
Originally posted by VQRACING
Better yet, Shift without the clutch. Just force it into gear. Bam 1 ! Bam 2nd gear! chicccc Bam 3rd Gear! Now, you've got the Hang of it.
Better yet, Shift without the clutch. Just force it into gear. Bam 1 ! Bam 2nd gear! chicccc Bam 3rd Gear! Now, you've got the Hang of it.
LOL i hope the tranny doesn't go "bam!" after a while.
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Can u explain a little more what u mean when u say --
on the upshifts, you want to engage the clutch as the engine rpms fall to the correct rpm for the next higher gear, then go WOT. preserves your clutch, and if the Z's engine calibration is good, you won't have to wear out your tranny's synchros with quick shifts either.
Also, when u say trun of the TC u mean VDC right? I don't have any other button.
And lastly, When my limited slip light comes on exactly what does that mean?
Thanks guys!
Can u explain a little more what u mean when u say --
on the upshifts, you want to engage the clutch as the engine rpms fall to the correct rpm for the next higher gear, then go WOT. preserves your clutch, and if the Z's engine calibration is good, you won't have to wear out your tranny's synchros with quick shifts either.
Also, when u say trun of the TC u mean VDC right? I don't have any other button.
And lastly, When my limited slip light comes on exactly what does that mean?
Thanks guys!
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Yes turn off your VDC. Your slip light just means that your tires have lost traction, and spun and the VDC has corrected. It also comes on if you take a tight turn and the ront tires slide. Found that out 
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let me try:
you're accelerating in 1st, you hit 20 mph and shift to 2nd. If 2nd gear at 20 mph is 2000 rpm (hypothetical value), then as your engine revs fall from whatever it was in 1st (say 3200) you can engage your clutch without giving any throttle input since the engine will hopefully be slightly higher than 2000 when you engage the clutch. then you hit the gas.
if you take longer to shift the lever, or if your engine revs drop too quickly (one or the other usually happens for me) you tip in slightly on the throttle so the engine doesn't engine brake the car when you engage the clutch. if you give it too much gas the revs will be much higher than 2000 rpm, so the clutch slips a bit as you engage it.
A little isn't bad, but when people talk about shifting without letting off on the throttle, I cringe.
you're accelerating in 1st, you hit 20 mph and shift to 2nd. If 2nd gear at 20 mph is 2000 rpm (hypothetical value), then as your engine revs fall from whatever it was in 1st (say 3200) you can engage your clutch without giving any throttle input since the engine will hopefully be slightly higher than 2000 when you engage the clutch. then you hit the gas.
if you take longer to shift the lever, or if your engine revs drop too quickly (one or the other usually happens for me) you tip in slightly on the throttle so the engine doesn't engine brake the car when you engage the clutch. if you give it too much gas the revs will be much higher than 2000 rpm, so the clutch slips a bit as you engage it.
A little isn't bad, but when people talk about shifting without letting off on the throttle, I cringe.
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