How to properly Launch: AWD ?

[St0lenR]

mike remember when everyone at the fudd told me to redline my car and dump it. what happened I shattered the rear diff. and here you go telling him to basically almost do the samething wow you my friend are a smart guy

[BLk92DA]

Press the clutch in all the way with one foot while pressing the accelerator peddle down with the other foot, raising the engine RPM to a constant moderate level for the first launch around 3500-4k. Lift up on the clutch peddle to the point where the car is just about to start moving and hold both peddles still. Slowly release the clutch while quickly applying the accelerator peddle enough to launch the car quickly, but not too much to induce a large amount of wheel spin. Start conservative with the first launch and keep increasing the RPM at which the car is launched at during the subsequent runs. If the car starts spinning the tires too much after the launch, lower the launch RPM and try again.


Lots of practice required to keep from frying the clutch or bogging the motor

[ct9a gsr]

Press the clutch in all the way with one foot while pressing the accelerator peddle down with the other foot, raising the engine RPM to a constant moderate level for the first launch around 3500-4k. Lift up on the clutch peddle to the point where the car is just about to start moving and hold both peddles still. Slowly release the clutch while quickly applying the accelerator peddle enough to launch the car quickly, but not too much to induce a large amount of wheel spin. Start conservative with the first launch and keep increasing the RPM at which the car is launched at during the subsequent runs. If the car starts spinning the tires too much after the launch, lower the launch RPM and try again.


Lots of practice required to keep from frying the clutch or bogging the motor

It really sounds like you have no experience launching an AWD car... you've described how to launch a FWD/RWD. You're basically implying to launch an AWD Turbo car like a sissy. As I said before, right when the launch is engaged, go WOT 'til shift point or go slow... none of this partial throttle shit. Also, holding revs works but not as well as feathering the throttle before the launch... if you blip the gas pedal and hold it at x rpm, it'll create boost and bring you to 0 vac for a brief moment and then settle back into vacuum while you're holding the revs. Now, try feathering the throttle within a 500rpm window with consistant blips of the throttle... every blip will bring you back to 0 vac... and engage the launch synchronized with when you blip the gas pedal so you launch at 0 vac or in boost instead of in vacuum. Consider it as a manual 2-step.

Oh, and ppl are right about bogging... if you bog, launch higher. If you launch higher, be prepared to fix broken shit. Wheel spin is *much* better than bogging anyday.

[Vteckidd]

It really sounds like you have no experience launching an AWD car... you've described how to launch a FWD/RWD. You're basically implying to launch an AWD Turbo car like a sissy. As I said before, right when the launch is engaged, go WOT 'til shift point or go slow... none of this partial throttle shit. Also, holding revs works but not as well as feathering the throttle before the launch... if you blip the gas pedal and hold it at x rpm, it'll create boost and bring you to 0 vac for a brief moment and then settle back into vacuum while you're holding the revs. Now, try feathering the throttle within a 500rpm window with consistant blips of the throttle... every blip will bring you back to 0 vac... and engage the launch synchronized with when you blip the gas pedal so you launch at 0 vac or in boost instead of in vacuum. Consider it as a manual 2-step.

Oh, and ppl are right about bogging... if you bog, launch higher. If you launch higher, be prepared to fix broken shit. Wheel spin is *much* better than bogging anyday.

Agreed, listen to him

[Julio]

Press the clutch in all the way with one foot while pressing the accelerator peddle down with the other foot, raising the engine RPM to a constant moderate level for the first launch around 3500-4k. Lift up on the clutch peddle to the point where the car is just about to start moving and hold both peddles still. Slowly release the clutch while quickly applying the accelerator peddle enough to launch the car quickly, but not too much to induce a large amount of wheel spin. Start conservative with the first launch and keep increasing the RPM at which the car is launched at during the subsequent runs. If the car starts spinning the tires too much after the launch, lower the launch RPM and try again.


Lots of practice required to keep from frying the clutch or bogging the motor

Huh? I want to know AWD... I have no issues with FWD. Did it about a millon times with my old LS civic.


Some good info on here.. def appreciate it.

I guess practice makes perfect....

Is amazing the diffrence between awd and FWD......

[SilverJester]

When my car was stock/near stock, I could hold revs at 6k and dump the clutch and not bog. That doesn't work for me anymore. but basically all I do is hold the rpms at 4.5k and let the clutch up to just beyond th point of friction so that the car moves just an inch and then dump the clutch all the while keeping the gas floored.

[Vteckidd]

mike remember when everyone at the fudd told me to redline my car and dump it. what happened I shattered the rear diff. and here you go telling him to basically almost do the samething wow you my friend are a smart guy

its fucking AWD, its not rocket science, you rev it up and you drop the clutch, if it bogs, your NOT LAUNCHING HIGH ENOUGH.

Hugo no one ever told you to launch at redline. I beleive we were talking about US HONDA guys doing it. if you did it, hey, thats your fault. Shold know the limits of your car.

BTW: Julio if your really interested, Launching especially on a AWD car is gonna cause stress and be prepared for something to break. But , every AWD car i have ever DRIVEN or LAUNCHED or OWNED, if you launch and it bogs, your launching to low. YOu can try feathering the gas as you drop the clutch. Lauch higher, itll hook