Best way to launch 172/182

[MarkM]

I am going to have a go at a 0-100 video and was wondering what the best method to get a 182 away from a standing start is.

My method is hold 3500rpm drop the clutch then when it bites and your moving floor it. Seems to give rather alot of wheel spin but it got away well and didnt bog down.

Any opinions on the best way to do it.

Dry road
No Traction control

 

[sneeks]

Dry test track?

 

[kully]

minimal wheel spin normally the best tbh

 

[TheCake]

Off a bridge? lol Just kidding folks!

 

[bmh.01]

Good 3k~ revs, deep into the bite then floor it always has worked for me.

 

[MarkCup]

...hold 3000rpm drop the clutch then when it bites and your moving feather it.

^^^ That's what I do - 3k's enough for me to get it moving without bogging down (but then I am a little lighter), and feathering it instead of flooring it means you're still driving forwards rather than wheelspinning all the power away. Once it hooks up you can than take it to the limiter... I only give it full throttle in first from about 5k or it's a waste.

 

[Gareth]

^^^ That's what I do - 3k's enough for me to get it moving without bogging down (but then I am a little lighter), and feathering it instead of flooring it means you're still driving forwards rather than wheelspinning all the power away. Once it hooks up you can than take it to the limiter... I only give it full throttle in first from about 5k or it's a waste.

ditto for me too.

 

[MarkM]

^^^ That's what I do - 3k's enough for me to get it moving without bogging down (but then I am a little lighter), and feathering it instead of flooring it means you're still driving forwards rather than wheelspinning all the power away. Once it hooks up you can than take it to the limiter... I only give it full throttle in first from about 5k or it's a waste.

cheers Mark

I thought the way I was doing it lacked a bit of finesse.

PS Do you a have 0-100 vid. I want to see how much faster mine is then a stripped cup

 

[Sheilas’ Wheels]

catapult it off the severn bridge? its the only way i could get mine to launch quick without chewing another fcuking engine mount!!

 

[Martin]

I usually launch at 2k..get the clutch right on the biting point and be progressive with throttle and clutch until traction is gained then floor it lol

 

[MarkCup]

cheers Mark

I thought the way I was doing it lacked a bit of finesse.

PS Do you a have 0-100 vid. I want to see how much faster mine is then a stripped cup

I did...but putfile have taken it down due to inactivity...I'll bang it back up tonight.

 

[MarkM]

I did...but putfile have taken it down due to inactivity...I'll bang it back up tonight.

I will get mine done by the weekend and start a thread up

 

[MarkCup]

I'll do a fresh one for the weekend too then...on the old one you could only see the top half of the speedo.

 

[GazCB]

Get it on the deck of HMS illustrious and get it hooked up to one of the winches!

Seriously though, my understanding is it's basically get your foot down as quick as possible without any wheelspin. Wheelspin is definitely no good as if your wheels are spinning, you're going nowhere!

 

[MarkCup]

You need about 15% faster wheel rotation than road speed for maximum traction...so a little slip is good...but balancing it is the tricky bit.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I was about 2500rpm at the airfield, but then it rained, it would hit 5krpm and loose traction!

 

[MarkCup]

Here's my two previous runs...

No. 1

No. 2

I'll try and get a proper run done this weekend with the rev counter showing as well.