Launch control question Audi S3
03 February 2017, 01:37 AM
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Launch control question Audi S3
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Long time scooby owner. Changed to Audi S3 for the wife. (I like peace and quiet)
Can anyone here confirm that if I put this car into dynamic mode, turn off traction control then hold down the brake and plant the gas it will max out at 4K rpm until I release the brakes and will then bring a smile back ?
Long time scooby owner. Changed to Audi S3 for the wife. (I like peace and quiet)
Can anyone here confirm that if I put this car into dynamic mode, turn off traction control then hold down the brake and plant the gas it will max out at 4K rpm until I release the brakes and will then bring a smile back ?
03 February 2017, 07:17 AM
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Not of its an auto or tip tronic.... You may struggle to find the clutch pedal
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03 February 2017, 03:40 PM
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Launch control. The most pointless gimmick ever. Thought it for years, and confirmed by TGT last Friday.
To the OP. You should have bought a manual S3 like I did. It may not be the most tactful gearbox in the world, but the S3 DSG I test drove was an absolute pig.
To the OP. You should have bought a manual S3 like I did. It may not be the most tactful gearbox in the world, but the S3 DSG I test drove was an absolute pig.
03 February 2017, 04:12 PM
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Only because the vast majority of manufacturers water it down to a point of being so. Problem is proper launch control puts a lot of stress on the transmission.
03 February 2017, 06:00 PM
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proper launch control isn't any faster than a manual get away anyway.
I can actually repeat my 60ft times 9 out of 10 times with a manual launch, it's less than 50% with launch control
03 February 2017, 08:32 PM
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04 February 2017, 08:11 AM
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Can you build boost on the line with a manual launch ? 
If not i would have thought a well setup L/C would be quicker.
Spark cut i'm sure it's called, pretty harsh on drivetrain tho.
If not i would have thought a well setup L/C would be quicker.
Spark cut i'm sure it's called, pretty harsh on drivetrain tho.
04 February 2017, 08:27 AM
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I am not talking about the odd one or two launches here, If I go racing I am doing 30 plus launches a day..... Both with launch on and off. The repeatable numbers come from my manual launches.
launch control roughly yields 1.8-1.9s 60ft time. Occasionally in the 1.7s. But it is only less than 50% that I am getting that.
As for manual launches It is very rare to get anything over a 1.8s 60ft. 90% of my manual launches are 1.70 dead.
my best time with no launch control is 11.03, conversely with launch control the best time is 11.18....
I am actually going to be removing the launch control or putting it on a switch so I can turn it off. It is good for showing off or scaring the life out of you in the wet, but other than that, not much else....
04 February 2017, 08:46 PM
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Launch on mine is foot pressed on clutch in first gear, floor the accelerator, revs bounce off 4.5k, off clutch then away ya go. A gimmick really, I use it more to scare the shi7e out of randoms lol
05 February 2017, 06:08 PM
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What exactly are you describing as launch control? The poncey lowered rev limiter arrangement get on a lot of modern turbo super hatches (think Focus RS/RS3/A45 AMG) or the proper fire spitting boost building launch control used on WRC/RX cars.
