well since roughly ~99.99% of you are all manual drivers does anyone have some tips on racing an AT off the line? My previous car was a '96 Grand Am so I never bothered, but now that I have a sweet *** car I'd like to know some tips / tricks I can do - even though its an AT.

Friend said I could hold break down and rev 2-3k RPM and then let go of break... Any other suggestions?

 

Push the gas pedal all the way down to the floor

 

tats all u can really do krypty,

 

Thanks guys :P

I knew getting into this that buying an auto would mean I could never keep up with most manuals just wanted to know if there was anything an auto could do.

 

You could rev it up in neutral and SLAM it into drive, then watch your transmission fall onto the road beneath your car. You might get off the line a bit faster, but you wont win the race with a dead transmission.

Check out the AT section of the forums. There are some mods that can be done to make the automatic transmissions not quite so... anemic. Nothing you will do will ever match an MT.

If you are racing on the streets I swear to god I'll find you myself and steal the valve stems from your tires. The reason 8's don't get pulled over too often is there aren't a lot of people in them doing INCREDIBLY STUPID **** like street racing. Take your car to an autocross event. I promise that you will have WAY more fun there, and you wont have to worry about getting arrested and having your car impounded and crushed.

 

There are quite alot of car meets around where I live and some big highways where people take there cars out on. There are also some back roads that get locked down for 1v1 runs. Though I dont plan on doing anything too stupid, I just was wondering about launches.

 

I cant be all too certain, but your new sweet *** car might be as fast as your old grand am in the straights. What year is your car?

 

rev and hold down the brake? then let go......idk

 

^ Yea.. It's better than neutral slamming it.

 

do you have a 6at or 4at...if its a 4speed all hope is lost....

 

No. Just no.




Brake launching is your only hope.

 

Its a 6AT... and yes, I figured I would get flamed for startin this thread lol.

Going into manual mode and using the paddle shift lets me get a little more pull before the shift.

 

Well, with the 6AT you won't be too bad off. Gear ratios aren't bad on there.

 

Just don't race from a stop.....if anything go from a roll

 

roll... 19mph ftw

 

*reads posts, stares blindly, leaves thread*

 

lawlz

 

You don't get it, do you? Racing on public roads is too stupid. WAY too stupid. Give me the keys to your car before you kill yourself, or more likely some innocent bystander. DO. NOT. STREET. RACE.


On second thought. Just rev it to 7K and neutral drop it. It will solve this problem once and for all.

 

There are quite alot of light sockets that Im going to stick my tongue into, though I dont plan on doing anything too stupid, I just was wondering about how much spit to use.

 

lol tats a right flame root

 

Race it on the track not on the 1/4 mile.

 

 

I................*leaves thread*

 

socket is my hero

 

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Btw, you're not only an idiot for street racing, but a complete moron for street racing an AT.