Title says is all .. Always here about preloading. But i dont know really what it is. Do you have to use the ebrake to preload???

Just wondering cause im getting some bfg drag radials and i cant afford to snapo my axles.

Thanks guys.

---Joe

 

come out of the burn out put into first.
let the clutch out slowly til the car starts to lurch forward HOLD THE LEFT LEG THERE. dont push in or let out, use the gas to stage the car holding back with the ebrake. stage, rip the ebrake, put it on the 2 step, 3rd yellow brake down, clutch out. dont side step, just lift off. done.

the preload is basically having the clutch slightly engaged while staging.

 

ok, and the ebake is needed for this????

I pretty much kinda do all that except ive never used the ebrake....

And 2step??? Your talking about launch control right???

 

the ebrake is needed because the car will try to move forward with the clutch spinning that high. 2 step launch control, what ever you use, last year i didnt have launch control. i used a 2 step.

 

is this gonna burn my cltuch????

am i bound to break axles if i dont do this???

 

is this gonna burn my cltuch????
yes. but thats the price you pay. is it organic or ceremetalic? if it is organic i would switch it asap. the organic will fail fast as it cant handle the heat.
am i bound to break axles if i dont do this???
done properly, it will prolong the life of them. last year i broke 2. both on the 1-2 shift not on the launch. that was leaving at 8200.

pay no mind to the wideband it was dead:
http://www.sportcompacttuning....t.wmv

 

damn, that thing moves...

My clutch is bone stock .... After putting the k20a2 in my EG im completly broke...im trying to get though this season without burning out my clutch or breaking an axle as i have no money left. Getting married in a week and im going to be in debt for a little while....

 

on drag radials anyway you want to feather the clutch. keep it out of wheel hop. g/l either way. punching out.
- thanks.

 

thanks man for the help...

i have the 70a race mounts, and had zero wheel hope with my friends nitto 555r's .. so im hoping i wont have any with the BFG's ..

thanks again for all your help... im gonna give it a try next time out...

 

I wouldn't preload on a stock clutch, I'd just feather the clutch out.

 

nice vid

 

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thats why i asked......

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thanks.

 

Another way that works great for me is after you have staged the car and tree is bout to drop hold the clutch right on the disengaging point and as the lights drop slip out on the clutch with 100% throttle..Bascially your riding out the 60ft. on the clutch..alot of times the car cant handle all of the power out the gate so u use the clutch to give it what traction the car can handle..Its alittle tricky but a couple times and you'll have it down..The slipping of the clutch itself will bring power up faster as well...

 

i only had wheel hop once last year, launching about half throttle at 5000rpms on drag radials (320hp). id let the clutch up to right before it was fully engaged, then slip it out and 100% throttle at the green light. my 60 fts were never too good, but a constistant 2.0 -&gt;2.1second