Clutch wear & Launching...

[slow_evo]

Well can someone who has had there clutch for a while tell me: When lined up at the track form a stop when you launch what do you do? Rev it up to 5500 lift the e brake let it engage a lil when the lights grenn dump it? if im wrong i wont be surprised. let me know thanks for your help

No. Just rev between 4k and 5k('05 can only go up to 5k with stock tune) and hold it there. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR E-BRAKE!!! As you're holding the RPM's just start letting out the clutch and as soon as you found the friction point ease into the gas and ease out the clutch at the same time. If you give it too much gas and let the clutch out too fast, you are going to smell clutch and possible slip it. If you don't give it enough gas and let the clutch out you will bogg down.

So practice slowly and you should get it soon. It took me about 5-6 times. Hope this helps.

[XxRedDevilxX]

Well can someone who has had there clutch for a while tell me:* When lined up at the track form a stop when you launch what do you do?* Rev it up to 5500 lift the e brake let it engage a lil when the lights grenn dump it?* if im wrong i wont be surprised.* let me know thanks for your help

No.* Just rev between 4k and 5k('05 can only go up to 5k with stock tune) and hold it there.* DO NOT TOUCH YOUR E-BRAKE!!!* As you're holding the RPM's just start letting out the clutch and as soon as you found the friction point ease into the gas and ease out the clutch at the same time.* If you give it too much gas and let the clutch out too fast, you are going to smell clutch and possible slip it.* If you don't give it enough gas and let the clutch out you will bogg down.*

So practice slowly and you should get it soon.* It took me about 5-6 times.* Hope this helps.

thanks helps alot. Im just gonna have a hard time not engaging the clutch on the line and getting a red light. but im retarded like that but ill get the hang of it

[Miss Evo8]

AWD=NO launching= clutch will last!

[banananut]

Hm... I have 39,000miles with original clutch with occasional launches. I have noticed when I slip the clutch around 5k the clutch burning is more noticeable. A few times I have launched around 4k and had a better launch than the higher rpm with little smell. Can anyone confirm or give me their release points?

[Endoe]

AWD=NO launching= clutch will last!

Number ONE way to launch....in my opinion...

[jeric]

wow...i launch at 3500 =X kinda slow but it's a fair trade off between reliability and speed

[rino]

my stock clutch lasted 34k miles with 4 road course days, 1 autox and at least 7+ drag events.

i have an 04, i launch at 5500rpm. my best 60' on stock clutch was a 1.7..

[haans brix]

all i have to say is: I LOVE LAUNCH CONTROL!!!! :)

[JDMC-WestEVO]

i have a little story i think u guys will think is funny as fuck especially if u hate STI's.....well this guy im not naming names or anything but he has a brand new white STI.....120 miles if even on it. says he wants to teach me how to launch....how kind....lol....anyway on the way to the street he is redlining the whole time every gear. so we stop and he revs to 1000, then 2500, then 4000, then 5000, then redline and dumps the clutch! we got some G forces damn near whiplashed but after about doing that 5 or 6 times and redlining up threw 4th gear we go back. he does it a few more times racing a camaro and finally once more when he leaves. i see him at a gas station up the street.... dude my tranny mount is all fucked up lol!!!! i tried really hard not to laugh have fun bashing on this guy. o ya and after his little redline sprees when he stops he just turned off the car without waiting for the turbo to cool or anything. :) love STI owners honestly brainchilds of the world

[thisxguy]

interesting...i guess he doesnt really care about his car lasting. lol

[quicksilverevo]

I have an '03 and have been to the dragstrip 3 times and launched at full 6.5-7k rpms-not dumping the clutch--consistent 1.7-1.8 60' but I have managed 57k miles so far on the stock clutch. I don't like the vague feel of the clutch engagement--I am used to the Honda's clutch(old b16a with a Y21 tranny-excellent clutch feel)

[GSX2EVO]

I tried searching for this but those of you guys that have launch control do you just let go of the clutch to engage or do you slip it in? I have launch control too, so I was wondering what the right way to use it is.

[silvrEVOIXn818]

I have had my car for almost a year now, and not launched it yet... So I decided to give it a shot and see if I had any skill. (mind you, this is my first AWD car ) The first time I did it i let it out @ around 5000 and didnt work out so well... I think I dumped it... the rpm jumped up real quick and I shifted in to second real quick, then bogged out. (smelly)
The second time I tried it @ 3500 and had much better results w/ less smell. I guess practice makes perfect, but I would like to be one of those that get 25,000 + on my clutch.

[GreaseFRT]

Quicksilver - you look into this? It REALLY helps get rid of that vauge clutch feel....


http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=28244.0

[1]

lots of info in this thread, awesome

[S2myEVO]

not really..

[Azian]

I have 22k miles(06 GSR) and ive launched like 30times....lol...iono if thats good or bad but yeah...

[BLKevoIX]

^^^ damn lauched like 30x, Im curious to see you launch bro.

[littlejap33]

went to the track on sat and wanted to know what is the best way to launch without burning the clutch my dad made a run and we could smell the clutch burning.

[Evolutionized]

I have had my car for almost a year now, and not launched it yet...Â* So I decided to give it a shot and see if I had any skill.Â* (mind you, this is my first AWD car ) The first time I did it i let it out @ around 5000 and didnt work out so well...Â* I think I dumped it...Â* the rpm jumped up real quick and I shifted in to second real quick, then bogged out.Â* (smelly)Â*
The second time I tried it @ 3500 and had much better results w/ less smell.Â* I guess practice makes perfect, but I would like to be one of those that get 25,000 + on my clutch.

3500 rpms is tooo low to launch the evo.
launch at atleast 5000 and practice makes perfect. O0