Ginge !

when was it, you REALLY launched it off the lights ?

i never do it as i cant afford another clutch/gearbox but i was bored today,, roads are a little DEAD DEAD DEAD

so i did,,,,, it was soo much fun i had to do it at the next lights (who would have thought livng in london has a bonus hidden),,,,,, again sooo much fun,,,,,,, well then the smell of clutch at the next lights reminded me why i never do it

i forgot how well it launches,,,,, maybe its all the suspension work ive had done perhaps but it was fun

that is all

OldDan

When it was last on the road!

TBH never properly launched with in regards to slipping my foot straight off the clutch - always held it just below biting point revs at 4k and done it that way..

MAD EVO 4

everytime my misses drives my evo, as she wears heels and cant feel the pedals properly so she presses the throttle ans steps off the clutch

Kverna

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I rarly drive on roads with lights, so I don't really launch it.

JohnnyB

giving a clio 1.2 beans of the lights does not make my man veg tingle I must admit

Ginge !

thats all i do tbh,,, never been into banging it off the limiter and side step,,,,,, i hate changing gearboxes

last time i launched my car it was wet with shite tyres and it span in 1st, 2nd and 3rd with jim gaybelly who done me at the lights

seems to go fucking well now for some reason, guess spending 2k on suspension mods is worth it pmsl

westus1

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used to do i with my old saph all th time
had 6 paddle clutch so that took it no prob
in 6 months done in 2 gearbox's and 2 front props
didn't care 1 bit, was great fun
do it again when i get my new 1 on the road lol

clarke5700

i was trying to teach my misses how to slip the clutch the other day. lol

fuzzy

the last time i launched it hard was the last time i drove it. the clutch disintegrated into a hundred bits and the centre bearing on the prop shat itself along with cracking the diff mounts

POPEYE

Xmas eve, with V8 grunt pmsl

Ginge !

which is why i rarely do it tbh, always the fear of buying another clutch and this one is a tripple plate in there already

either that or the box will die,,, none of em jobs i wanna get done tbh

andy escos

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about 3 months ago ,hold at5500 rpm take slack out of transmission &nail it ,big step sidewayslots of tyre smoke & im gone in a 4x4 550hp mk2 escort great grin factor.

james kiely

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what kind of suspension mods did you get done ginge?
cheers james

fuzzy

its all good and strong now with extra strengthening welded in though and all cleaned up and waxoiled underneath whilst its off the road. every cloud has a silver lining.it allowed me to get the car off the road and get the little jobs that werebuilding up.

ben_frst

every day every junction/roundabout/traffic light my 900cc fiat still feels slower than a pissed walk home nearly got that cash for something fun again

Shonky

I did it last week, it was in the lane behind the house but it's a v6 with no exhausts just the headers, felt like a naughty kid again

Glenn_

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I did it over a year ago now. Afat bloke on a harley dividson pulled up beside me,he give me the middle finger then we both left the lights.I think he shit himself and seen the cossie behind him lol.

dojj

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yesterday, away from the lights

mrs in the pasenger seat, kiddies tied up in the back for safety

ok, so i didn't launch it launch it, as it's an auto and i don't want to break anything, but i just kept the foot down till it banged off the red line in first and changed up to second

Chip

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Couple of hours ago, lit up both rear tyres and left fairly slowly going sideways, doh!

Charlie Chalk

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Erm, about 11 months ago

I was in Sunbury picking my mate up, and pulled up at some lights, I heard this drone which wasn't my car, Looked over and it was another Pulsar.. Shocked at seeing another on the road, I wound the window down and had a chat, Roads were dead as it was about 11pm on a week night, about a mile straight, 3 sets of lights, we was a the first set... both gave it some, I got the lead, he then whipped me... got to 2nd set, he then properly fucking anal fucked me... got to 3rd set, and talked some more.

He had about 380bhp to my puny 274bhp.... Was fun, and I bet it sounded/looked good seeing two go at it from the lights

Ginge !

front and rear roll bars, coilovers,pillow ball adjusable top mounts,anti lift kit, polly bushed everything, adjustable drop links, A048 tyres, solid steering rack mounts, roll center adjustment kit

just general service items really

RST

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One thing i miss with the old man selling his cossie. lol RWD is the only way.

Alg1k

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Yesterday

Ginge !

sooo not true,, i got a 4wd scoobie now and its MUCH BETTER to launch,,,, can do it with one hand on the wheel in my car

fuzzy

na, its far more fun when you have to fight the fishtailing of rwd

RST

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But where is the skill to that lol.

Ginge !

depends what you find interesting,, some people like chatting girls up and the challenge,,,,,,,,, others just like to fuck them and release some tension

rst in breaking

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when it had an engine in street racing on a private road lol

CoupeUK

The Nova loves a 7k sidestep, just sits on the spot like is chained to the ground. Get no clutch slip doing the same in 2nd, just get as teeny teeny little bit more forward motion lol

Have to really feather the throttle to get it cleanly off the line tho.........

Ginge !

mate having seen alot of cars go sideways,,, yeah its practise but fuck it up and you look a cunt,,,, ill never forget loosing the back end of my saph when i was rushing home to watch top gear,,,,,,, left, right, left right left,,,,,, through red light that i was trying to catch and miss my turning,,,,,

yeah MUCH better than just nailing it then taking the corner in 2nd and nailing it again upto speed then wait for the next lights to change

Ginge !

yeah, might wanna look at the geomtry and tyres looked at,,,,, either that or migt be cheeper to sell the car and buy a treadmill

JK99

This is just going to turn into another "oh guess what I did" - "well I did it bigger / better / crazier" thread.

And the drive types debate has already started - yawn!

Regardless of what you're driving it can be fun! I've got a 4wd Sub with adjustable diff so I get the best of both worlds.

But like many, I only do it now and again (preferably when it's wet) as I feel sorry for the drivetrain (and I'm Scottish so don't like spending money!).

JK

Ginge !

the 2wd vs 4wd is always gonna be a debate,,,, i find you need to ask someone whos owned all of em,,, though that is cause i was AGAINST 4wd untill i tried it,,, then i changed my mind,,,,,, basically im converted

Charlie Chalk

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Same, I had never drove a 4x4 until I bought my Pulsar, but had driven a few RWD saphs, 200sx and a few BMW's.. I love RWD, But the 4x4 IS fun, People think its not fun as all four wheels are playing..

Four wheel donuts and drifts are

fuzzy

youll never get the same quick launches and cornering in a 2wd than in a 4wd but i prefer rwd for fun. i was thinking about 4wd conversion on my bmw though....

Andy_R

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I still havent done it in over 3 years of ownership just cant bring myself to do it!
I've done a box and am on my 3rd clutch, all without a full on launch.
I'm less shy with lighting it up in the wet or icy conditions.

cossie4i+

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The last time i done it was about 18months ago and killed the diff

Steve

Ginge !

ive been looking into 6 speed conversions,,, think this might be why im getting brave

DazC

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Last time I launched my car was the weekend before I broke it!