I really need help with launch technique
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
I really need help with launch technique
Man! Since having the performance mods done, I just cannot keep this 2.73 geared A4 vette on the ground.
Anytime it backshifts at speeds below 45 mph, the back end starts to come right around on me. I might as well just forget it coming off the line, as it's all over the place. Even when I feather the throttle on launch, the minute I go full throttle, the tires break loose again. Can't get no good times that way.
Ok so I need better skins....the runflats are crap when it comes to traction. I have a pretty good idea what to get...but I'm afraid if I get TOO sticky, something back there will break.
What are the recommendations as to what I should have beefed up in the transaxle, before I take it to the strip and try to get some serious launches?
I'm not interested in changing the gears. I do have a Yank 3200 converter though and a shift kit, but everything else is stock back there. We're talking about less than but close to 400 rwhp.
What's the most likely thing to break first? Then the second most likely? And so on. So I can get to work on beefing them up.
Thanks for any info/ideas.
Anytime it backshifts at speeds below 45 mph, the back end starts to come right around on me. I might as well just forget it coming off the line, as it's all over the place. Even when I feather the throttle on launch, the minute I go full throttle, the tires break loose again. Can't get no good times that way.
Ok so I need better skins....the runflats are crap when it comes to traction. I have a pretty good idea what to get...but I'm afraid if I get TOO sticky, something back there will break.
What are the recommendations as to what I should have beefed up in the transaxle, before I take it to the strip and try to get some serious launches?
I'm not interested in changing the gears. I do have a Yank 3200 converter though and a shift kit, but everything else is stock back there. We're talking about less than but close to 400 rwhp.
What's the most likely thing to break first? Then the second most likely? And so on. So I can get to work on beefing them up.
Thanks for any info/ideas.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Originally Posted by Face
Would you rather get sticky tires and worry about breaking your trans, or worry about smacking into the wall or another car?
I need stickier tires...that's a given. What I also need is to know what the mosty likely thing is to break as a result of having stickier tires.....
....so I can take proper measures to have that remedied BEFORE I break something.
Is that clearer now?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 5,294
Likes: 2
From: Suffolk, Long Island NY
He has a A4, no need for the DTE brace unless he's making crazy power. Also, VERY few A4's break output shafts.
Get some M/T Drags and call it a day. Just keep some $ on the side for a trans rebuild, it'll happen sooner than later with that much HP. While everything is apart, it couldn't hurt to have the rear done with a decent ratio and a hardend shaft.
Get some M/T Drags and call it a day. Just keep some $ on the side for a trans rebuild, it'll happen sooner than later with that much HP. While everything is apart, it couldn't hurt to have the rear done with a decent ratio and a hardend shaft.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Originally Posted by 2000whitec5
no brace.. i'd do the drive output shaft for 350 its good ins.. m/t drag.. if you plan on racing the car .., you change gears..I'd like to get it to a track once, just to see what it will do. But I do not really intend on "racing" it per se.
My problem is when I feel like showing off a little on the street or just want to get around someone.....if that thing backshifts, there goes the back end, the other way. THAT could be a disaster waiting to happen.
So the general opinion here is to not really do anything right now except get some better skins?.....and then figure that the tranny will give up the ghost first?...and not worry about that until it happens.
Right?
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Originally Posted by Face
He has a A4, no need for the DTE brace unless he's making crazy power. Also, VERY few A4's break output shafts.
Get some M/T Drags and call it a day. Just keep some $ on the side for a trans rebuild, it'll happen sooner than later with that much HP. While everything is apart, it couldn't hurt to have the rear done with a decent ratio and a hardend shaft.
Get some M/T Drags and call it a day. Just keep some $ on the side for a trans rebuild, it'll happen sooner than later with that much HP. While everything is apart, it couldn't hurt to have the rear done with a decent ratio and a hardend shaft.
I see by your signature that your vette is kicking some serious butt! Do you still have the stock A4 in yours? If not, or if you have an opinion, who would you recommend rebuilding mine when it does go out?
Does DTE do this sort of work in the Midwest?
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Originally Posted by DynoTech Engineering
We are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which is 2 hours NorthEast of Indianapolis. 
Best Regards,
DTE
Best Regards,
DTE
PM sent for additional info.
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 478
Likes: 0
From: Schaumburg IL
Karl
I just put a set of 305/35/18 Nitto 555R on my Z06. I can now enjoy a majority of the power. I still get tire spin, but the car is very controllable.
talk to you soon
Larry
www.ls1speed.com
I just put a set of 305/35/18 Nitto 555R on my Z06. I can now enjoy a majority of the power. I still get tire spin, but the car is very controllable.
talk to you soon
Larry
www.ls1speed.com
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,847
Likes: 1
From: Iowa
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
Originally Posted by svtspeed04
Karl
I just put a set of 305/35/18 Nitto 555R on my Z06. I can now enjoy a majority of the power. I still get tire spin, but the car is very controllable.
talk to you soon
Larry
www.ls1speed.com
I just put a set of 305/35/18 Nitto 555R on my Z06. I can now enjoy a majority of the power. I still get tire spin, but the car is very controllable.
talk to you soon
Larry
www.ls1speed.com
Right now, it seems the A4 is my primary concern, while your Z06 is a stick.