k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,948 Member For: 16y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/02/14 11:54 PM Share Posted 26/02/14 11:54 PM This is true, the FG GT is much easier to launch (I've launched my brother's one plenty of times without wheelspin and with very minor clutch slipping via pedal effort).My previously stock BA F6 typhoon was relatively easy to launch when stock, but still took some finesse... the more power it made, the more difficult it became to launch it hard (especially with non-sticky street tyres). There is always an extremelly fine line between bogging it down and spinning the wheels... Control your wheelspeed by the clutch control and your clutch won't last too long! Becomes an expensive exercise...At the strip with sticky tyres of course would be different, but then you run the risks of (extreme) driveline damage. All the name of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#96 Member 281 Member For: 11y 11m 22d Posted 01/03/14 07:33 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 07:33 AM 13.011.9 60' 4 year old oem Dunlops. Stock power, stock everything, even carrying my full size spare. Some o y'all gotta learn to launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,948 Member For: 16y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/03/14 07:35 AM Share Posted 01/03/14 07:35 AM When you're stock, it's much easier to launch, especially if you have a small turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 02/03/14 06:32 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 06:32 AM And launch control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,948 Member For: 16y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/14 06:40 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 06:40 AM The "launch assist" isn't that great, really... All it does is control the revs at idle, you still have to slip the clutch and feed in the throttle to not spin the wheels off the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenXR6T Donating Members 630 Member For: 19y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 02/03/14 08:43 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 08:43 AM I ran an 11.907 @ 119mph a while ago. (May 2012)Only thing is the car is no longer going. My Uncle wrote it off on the way home from WSID not long after. (Sept)http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/80137-finally/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kroozin Menace Donating Members 1,990 Member For: 13y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/03/14 08:46 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 08:46 AM Manuals mph over the line are always rubbish compared to autos with the same power, can't quite get my head around why there's such a big difference..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 6m 22d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 02/03/14 09:43 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 09:43 AM More power + longer ET? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,948 Member For: 16y 7m 6d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/03/14 09:44 AM Share Posted 02/03/14 09:44 AM Lower MPH because for equivalent rear wheel power, the engine power is MORE in a manual due to lower driveline losses because there's no torque convertor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 9d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 02/03/14 10:03 PM Share Posted 02/03/14 10:03 PM It builds boost though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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