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Old 19 November 2006, 09:27 AM
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GUYS JUST GOT AN STI AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD ANY INFO ON DOING THE LAUNCH THANX
Old 19 November 2006, 09:35 AM
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in general press the accelerator while lifting the clutch
Old 19 November 2006, 09:38 AM
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I UNDERSTAND THAT.IT JUST SEEMS TO BOG OFF THE LINE
Old 19 November 2006, 09:39 AM
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try 5000rpm - seems to be the consensous
Old 19 November 2006, 09:40 AM
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Have a look in Driving Dynamics and search back a bit. There's some stuff from the drag race boys here.

Do it a lot in a standard car though and you will need a new clutch.

Oh and cough.... <Caps Lock>.
Old 19 November 2006, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by DURTY
GUYS JUST GOT AN STI AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD ANY INFO ON DOING THE LAUNCH THANX
I can do lunch today, whereabouts are you?
Old 19 November 2006, 10:01 AM
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If you are serious about lunching it, I would upgrade from mechanically reformed meat and go for the real thing, Roast Beef
Seriously, do a search on clutches.
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Old 19 November 2006, 11:04 AM
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rev limiter, side step clutch.
Old 19 November 2006, 12:52 PM
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4k rpm then side step the clutch.
Old 19 November 2006, 02:29 PM
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bear in mind this could be the result
Video - This is what happens when you think an STI can handle 6K clutch dumps.
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Originally Posted by powerman1
new clutch please
Old 19 November 2006, 08:55 PM
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