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Slickshadow 01-19-2010 03:50 PM

370z launching
 
Hey, i drive a 2009 370z and i often launch my car at streetlights. I have a few people telling me every time i do it i have an 80% chance at blowing my motor,tranny, and clutch. is this true?? he drives a ss camaro and he never does this.

theDreamer 01-19-2010 03:52 PM

A new Camaro(?), well they have launch issues from day one.
If you know what you are doing you probably have nothing to worry about.

kannibul 01-19-2010 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickshadow (Post 366830)
Hey, i drive a 2009 370z and i often launch my car at streetlights. I have a few people telling me every time i do it i have an 80% chance at blowing my motor,tranny, and clutch. is this true?? he drives a ss camaro and he never does this.

80% chance? LOL...OK.


Also, it depends on what you're doing.

If you're N-dumping, you'll blow something.

m4a1mustang 01-19-2010 03:58 PM

Here we go again!

chuckd05 01-19-2010 04:05 PM

no pun intended, but why would you launch your car from street lights frequently ? Where in NY are you located because cops around here do not have the best rep for being easy on aggressive driving.

Its certainly not going to help your clutch life if you are feathering your clutch while launching on a regular basis. The motor wont blow and prob not the tranny. But I would guess your clutch will need replacing way before most others if launching your car at stop lights is your hobby.

chuckd05 01-19-2010 04:07 PM

not to mention is sub 30 degrees outside and your prob spinning and eating up your tires which are not cheap at all. IMO launching at stop lights just to launch at stop lights is not a very smart thing to do on a several different levels. 1. Tickets 2. Tires 3. Clutch

thats my list of things your hoping to pay for if you do that...

kannibul 01-19-2010 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 366864)
not to mention is sub 30 degrees outside and your prob spinning and eating up your tires which are not cheap at all. IMO launching at stop lights just to launch at stop lights is not a very smart thing to do on a several different levels. 1. Tickets 2. Tires 3. Clutch

thats my list of things your hoping to pay for if you do that...

Don't forget the idiots that floor it on yellow only to run red lights...

Slickshadow 01-19-2010 04:25 PM

ah im located upstate ny which where i live are open roads and 0 cops so im safe with tickets. but yah thx for all the help guys seems all i gotta worry about is mah clutch lol. ty all =)

Mercennarius 01-19-2010 04:26 PM

You're friends an idiot....his Camaro may blow up but you're Z should be fine :). Is it hard on the tranny/rear end/etc.? Yes. But odds are more like 1:1000 that anything will break....its a 370Z not a WRX.

chuckd05 01-19-2010 04:33 PM

why is there so much hatred towards the camaro ?? the vettes are rock solid are these camaros really having mechanical troubles already ??

Just because it has 400hp doesnt mean us Z guys have to hate on it ! lol

Mercennarius 01-19-2010 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 366919)
why is there so much hatred towards the camaro ?? the vettes are rock solid are these camaros really having mechanical troubles already ??

Just because it has 400hp doesnt mean us Z guys have to hate on it ! lol

All the early production Camaros were having launching issues and breaking input shafts and parts of the tranny...

vipor 01-19-2010 04:47 PM

:owned:?

80% lawl.

kannibul 01-19-2010 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 366919)
why is there so much hatred towards the camaro ?? the vettes are rock solid are these camaros really having mechanical troubles already ??

Just because it has 400hp doesnt mean us Z guys have to hate on it ! lol

There was a production stoppage due to the transmissions blowing...a few months ago.

Other issues as well, but I don't remember the details.

kenchan 01-19-2010 04:54 PM

why do you launch at street lights again?

Slickshadow 01-19-2010 05:08 PM

Well i launch at street lights because i end up street racing alot. friends drive old civics and like big suvs. i like watching their faces turn lol. YOU KNOW YOU DO TOO.


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