Let me start by saying I'm rather new at driving manual transmissions. My question is, how bad is it for me to launch my car from a dead stop at anywhere from 2500-4000 RPM? If it's really bad I'm going to stop doing it. I only do it occasionally, it's fun, but ofcourse I'm guesssing it's not good at all for the drivetrain etc. Thanks.
if it wheel hops its very bad
if the tires just spin its not as bad
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it's always bad to drop the clutch. how bad?
Possible porblems occured by droping the clutch at high rpms:
1. Motor Mounts w/labor $500-800 (nothing is worse on these)
2. Fried clutch, burnt surface, replace cost w/labor $ 600-1000
3. Flywheel $ 600-1000 assuming it can not be resurfaced
4. Shift fork $ (a bunch)
5. Stripped teeth $ (a lot)
6. Tires $ (Much less)
7. Broken axles $ (a little less)
Never rev and drop unless somebody is paying you money to do so.
It's far too expensive in the not so long run.
4. Shift fork $ (a bunch)
we have hydraluic throw out bearings (ei no forking fork)
He didn't say he was "dropping the clutch", he just said he was launching at those rpm levels, there is a difference, but yes you can do damage but not if you occasionally do it, I agree its fun to launch high like your racing the strip and go up a few gears real quick for practice, but remember don't do it every time you leave a light, you could lose your clutch real fast doing that.....................
Oh and you can get new mount inserts from RkSport and another company (brain fart, sorry) that will cost you under 200 buks and you can install them in your driveway with some jack stands, plus they are performance mounts and will stiffen up the engine and make the car put more force to the ground, and thats good, but they do increase vibrations a bit, so if you like a quiet grandpa like feel in your car don't get them................so 1. on that list is slightly exagerated, sorry not being rude just throwing out random knowledge.
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#1 might be exagerated, cuz the last time i checked prices was on a 90 galant, but it was only a year ago. they may have charged more cuz they knew how messy the campartment was by then.
if he's not matching the rpm of the engine/flywheel with that of the clutch it's dropping in my opinion. and if he's letting the cluch "catch up" by holding it in a little he'll be going through a lot of 2 and 3.
And how are we changing gears without a gear selector fork? are you talking about syncros? fork pushes the selector onto the gear; if the teeth are'nt lined up and you force it, it can bend, but it is unlikely. you would have to jam it pretty hard.
wheel spin is loss of traction in all casses anyway. if all you're trying to do is spin the wheels just put it in first, get off the clutch and push the gas to the floor--you're ripping and roaring. <br>
To get more performance from your vehicle, learn to drive it better.
T K wrote:it's always bad to drop the clutch. how bad?
Possible porblems occured by droping the clutch at high rpms:
1. Motor Mounts w/labor $500-800 (nothing is worse on these)
2. Fried clutch, burnt surface, replace cost w/labor $ 600-1000
3. Flywheel $ 600-1000 assuming it can not be resurfaced
4. Shift fork $ (a bunch)
5. Stripped teeth $ (a lot)
6. Tires $ (Much less)
7. Broken axles $ (a little less)
Never rev and drop unless somebody is paying you money to do so.
It's far too expensive in the not so long run.
Lets get someone that know what they are talking about!!
FU Tuning
I only have wheel hop when i launch at too low of an rpm, 2800 seems to work pretty good, lots of tire spinning through 1st and 2nd, but thats on stock tires keep in mind. I Dont know im new to driving manuals to so i dont know how to launch either.
heh, with the prices he's throwing for clutch & flywheel & such, just buy an aftermarket clutch/flywheel for like 400 a peice & install them urself, lol <br>
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just make sure you have the warranty lol
600-1000 for a damn flywheel?
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well we have shift forks ill get a copy of my warrenty recipt it says shift fork
ok i just looked at the reciept to tear down the trans and replace the shift fork and syncros its an 8 hour job at 110 an hour thats 880 dollars in labor alone parts are not cheap just so everyopne knows and if your dealership sucks they will have your car for 2-3 weeks and that is why ill never buy a gm again <br>
its a cavalier i should get 2 cars and the hit
if you have the warrantee they should give you a rental. they gave me and old cavy and it was so much slower than my car that it was unbelievable
im getting an eco soon is it pretty easy to smoke the tires or do good burnouts with a 5-speed? ill prob get flamed but i love burnouts and just wondering if you could smoke em without having the e-brake it
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Ohhh yes my friend you will be able to, 4k burnouts in mine and rather than just dying out the rpms climb up to the rev limiter as the car starts moving forward. PLENTY of power for burnouts.
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so what should you launch at when you are racing?
Launch at whatever gives you the best 60ft times. Start at 1000 then 1500 then 2000 then 2500 and so on,
Which ever gives you the best 60ft times is the one to choose
i launch from 4500 ive had the best launches with the least amount of hop at those high rpm's
