I start mostly with about 5000-5500rpm then lift the clutch and at the same time get full throttle sometimes it's perfect, sometimes the clutch doesn't want to get all the lb/ft to my gearbox
it's a standard classic turbo @ 1,2bar
sorry if my english was bad..

 

Video - This is what happens when you think an STI can handle 6K clutch dumps.
dont do this

 

"I think somethings broken!"

he he
I think your right! When I have run at santa pod I try to not come off the clutch too abusively and perhaps slip it a little to get the revs up higher ( launching at 5500 rpm) and to load the engine up more, remeber if your too harsh your putting a heck of a lot of strain on things, and dont incorrectly as the Silly Yanks did in that video

Managed to get a 13.4 from memory which is what an STI MY03 PPP is quoted to do.

things break

I have done almost 40K on my std STI (my03) clutch... it has just been changed for another std STI one as I am a cheap skate and couldnt afford the EXEDy one I wanted...
Std STI one is badged as Exedy anyway! ?? Cost me 75 quid for the friction disc and an afternoon to fit, and now it feels great again...

Still 40 K and the abuse I give the car quite often im quite happy

I guess it just takes time to get used to how best to launch....

My old Audi Quattro Turbo used to love 4 Wheel spins when it was launched at 5500 rpm and just dropping the clutch, the clutch NEVER Slipped and lasted for over 100 K miles! When is did 4 wheel spin it was only momemtary and then the amount of traction the car had was phenomenol!

Dont make em like they used to

 

had a play last night and managed to do a awesome launch off and island, def best one i've ver done, although air was very cold so boost was up.

thing is though, can't remember what revs etc it was , just launched it and it worked lol

 

Stop looking at that rev clock - use your ears

Reserve your eyes for looking at the road

 

typical huh, when your not trying you can do it, you have a point though.

use the force luke!! pmsl

 

It's probably just me, but back in my early rebelious yoof, the cars I would "launch" didn't have rev clocks (well in truth the one did, but it didn't work ). So I kind of got into the habit of feeling/hearing for the best launch revs.

 

think tbh thats the best way, also you'll know sooner rather than later of problems, so hopefull catch them before major damage to car

 

This is a clutch smoking launch I did in 2nd gear:

YouTube - Subaru- Drag racing - what happens when you launch in 2nd

 

hey bob 5 was that from last sunday at shakespeare?
i was running constant 12s by the end of the day in a type r with 321 bhp reving between 5-6500 rpm and comeing off the clutch very quickly i found when i did burnouts i was slower down the strip has anyone spoke to bico off here this week grey type r

 

bico posted somewhere that he broke

i was also there but didnt run sunday as i blew a headers gasket on the saturday
WAS running mid 12s

 

yeah i saw bico after his against my mate in his evo and the bottom end was knocking quite badley

 

Yes. Sunday 28th.

Was yours the Sonic Blue, 2.5l with a GT30 etc?

If so I have a vid of our run together

I ran 12.03, 12.10, 12.11, 12.11, 12.24, 12.25, 12.50 and a 13.6s when I launched in 2nd. All heads-up and all wins

 

no mine was the black type r still 2 ltr standard turbo and ecu soon to be remapped

 

Did you run against me at all? DBM Classic 4-door with no spoiler.

I ran against 4 different scoobs iirc

 

im not suree i ran against a couple of scoobys but i didnt loose to any so if i did looking at your times i was a real bad run for you if i did hopefully i will see you ther enext year and we can run against each other i should be quite a bit quiker next year as ive got a 25g turbo and all suporting mods to go on over the winter ive already got the uprated internals so hopefully see you there bob ps was you running standard wheels with slicks? and did you run against that red evo 3 with all the graphics on ? my number was jru496 if you want to check your slips . your times were really good

 

Funny you shoul say that - the missus is always complaining about crick neck after a td05 slap round the back of the head.

I refuse to granny shift though.

 

I do hillclimbs and sprints in a WRX STI, best technique I've found is to adopt the hillstart position just before your planned take off. Usually get between 2.00 and 2.06 to the 64" marker

 

Can't resist:

5500/6000 and lift the left leg asap.
Trick is to change to 2nd at the right time as usually the change in inside the 64 foot marker.
DropShots Day
Graham

 

I tried launching my 06 Spec d today at crail and it would pop out of 1st at anything over 5k . Think i'll go sit in the corner with that Yank

Cheers
Melly

 

ive not much experience in dragging at all but ive done a launch or two now and again and I too blip the revs rather than hang it.

I increase the revs and let the clutch out slowly til its ready to move then I blip the throttle quite fast keeping the revs between 5000-5500. then i tend to only press accelerate not all way down (as ive released clutch) and as i release clutch fully at same time fully press accelerate hard once traction has been achieved.

I tend to spin tyres more when i habg the revs rather than blip throttle.

 

Try this in the wet


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What times did you get Si, ???

 

12.01 dry 16 odd in wet

 

Same here andy, best i have got is 1.74 in my 526 bhp 560 trq evo 6 tommie getting 1.6 and constantly is in my exspereience impossible unless you are andy f ,zen ,ect ect

 

well slight update on this.

managed ot blow up my gearbox oin the isle of man so now got a straight cut ppg gearbox in it

also had a vf34, front mount, autronics and few other bits and bobs fitted.

so shall have to repose the question