Launching an ACT clutch
May 30, 2005, 12:16 AM
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Launching an ACT clutch
Ive been having some trouble launching the ACT street/strip clutch at the drag strip. I could launch the stock clutch just fine, but this one grabs much harder. Ive tried launching it at high rpms, low rpms, slipping it, dropping it, etc and i cant get a 60' time under 2 seconds usually. For those of you who have an act clutch, how do you launch it? Thanks!
May 30, 2005, 12:25 AM
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I know what your talking about , I have had my ACT clutch in for about a month and a half and in the begining it was "rough" around the edges , now after the month has passed its "softer" but holds firm as a rock with out slipping and shifts are precise, something that wasnt the case with the stocker. when you shift an act clutch it feels soooo much more solid than the stocker ..
May 30, 2005, 12:31 AM
#7
I have had problems from 1st to 2nd gear in high rev race situations, its almost like being locked out, are you experiencing this aswell?
I personally for lauching slip it till I get going fast enough not to induce wheelhop then drop it and hold on
I personally for lauching slip it till I get going fast enough not to induce wheelhop then drop it and hold on
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May 30, 2005, 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by KILTERMAN
I have had problems from 1st to 2nd gear in high rev race situations, its almost like being locked out, are you experiencing this aswell?
I personally for lauching slip it till I get going fast enough not to induce wheelhop then drop it and hold on
I personally for lauching slip it till I get going fast enough not to induce wheelhop then drop it and hold on
May 30, 2005, 12:40 AM
#11
Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Wheel hop? That's something I've never felt in an AWD in over 300 launches.
any way I slip it because I used to drop it at 5k or 6k and induce wheel hop, which I got on video.
May 30, 2005, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KILTERMAN
so that makes you right, well Im glad that I do something better than the great Wartalon.
any way I slip it because I used to drop it at 5k or 6k and induce wheel hop, which I got on video.
any way I slip it because I used to drop it at 5k or 6k and induce wheel hop, which I got on video.
With 5-6k dumps on an ACT 2600, I basically ripped the VHT off the track every time until I broke tranny parts. Depending on the track conditions, I'd sometimes just spin all 4 and do a little rattlesnake pattern, but usually the tires gripped and pulled 1.6x 60's. This is great for 60's, but bad for the car, so I eventually learned a feathering technique that I use to this day, and although it only gets me 1.7s, I haven't broken any drivetrain parts since doing it.
May 30, 2005, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
If you consider it a good thing, then yeah, you are much better at it than I am.
With 5-6k dumps on an ACT 2600, I basically ripped the VHT off the track every time until I broke tranny parts. Depending on the track conditions, I'd sometimes just spin all 4 and do a little rattlesnake pattern, but usually the tires gripped and pulled 1.6x 60's. This is great for 60's, but bad for the car, so I eventually learned a feathering technique that I use to this day, and although it only gets me 1.7s, I haven't broken any drivetrain parts since doing it.
With 5-6k dumps on an ACT 2600, I basically ripped the VHT off the track every time until I broke tranny parts. Depending on the track conditions, I'd sometimes just spin all 4 and do a little rattlesnake pattern, but usually the tires gripped and pulled 1.6x 60's. This is great for 60's, but bad for the car, so I eventually learned a feathering technique that I use to this day, and although it only gets me 1.7s, I haven't broken any drivetrain parts since doing it.
