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Originally Posted by batman_4 learn your clutch. always had a hard time in my 350z until i started to feather the clutch. i've launched my 370 about 3 times now

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Old 04-25-2009, 03:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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learn your clutch. always had a hard time in my 350z until i started to feather the clutch. i've launched my 370 about 3 times now with the 1st one just dropping the clutch....the car went all over the place hopping lol. the 2nd time i took it to 2,300 and feathered the clutch and played with the throttle until i felt the car actually hook then smashed it. by feathering i mean as in when you accelerate don't just let the whole clutch out....ease it out while accelerating but also dont just punch it all the way, your RPMs should hold at around a certain number rather than bouncing around, until you feel the car on the ground then you punch it. hard to explain but that is the main picture.
So I should never fully release the clutch when launching/shifting into first? But for all the other shifts I should fully release the clutch?
I put a hurtin' on the Guinness at the pub last night so my reading comprehension isn't 100% right now...
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So I should never fully release the clutch when launching/shifting into first? But for all the other shifts I should fully release the clutch?
I put a hurtin' on the Guinness at the pub last night so my reading comprehension isn't 100% right now...
its just like accelerating at a normal light. when you accelerate and the car doesn't jolt back and forth you literally feathered the clutch. now do that but fast while launching the car and applying the adequate throttle needed until you "feel" the car hook then you release the clutch completely and apply throttle accordingly. for the other shifts i fully engage and disengage the clutch.....but as fast and smoothly as possible obviously.
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