if i go to the track do you guys think it is safe to rev up to like 2500 and launch or should i go from idle?

 

You mean put the car in neutral and then drop it into D ? I would just put it in drive and stomp it.

 

No matter what you do you will shorten the life of your tranny. The correct way to launch your auto is to power brake.

Put your left foot on the brake and press down HARD. Then apply gas with your right foot. The point of this is that the engines RPM go up but the car is not moving. When the light goes green let off the brake and mash the gas down all the way.

 

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Sure, you can do that if you feel like replacing it in a month.

GetawayInMoscow got it on the head. Put your foot on the brake, apply some gas, about 1500 rpm, the torque converter will wind up, then let off the brake and mash the gas simutaneously, and off you go.

FYI You are going to run like 18's, seems like a lost cause if you ask me.

 

thats what i was asking,was it ok to hold the brake and rev it up. well thanks for the info.

 

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Not too much. Dont take it above ~2,000 rpm. You are just going to burn up something.

 

ok cool thats all i wanted to know thanks.

 

I used to have a friend with a 89 Prelude who put it in Neutral and hit the rev limiter and dropped it in D, just for fun. LOL

 

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haha jeff. my friend did that to his sisters camry and after a couple of netural drops it broke the front engine mount.

a safe way to "launch" in an auto is leave it either in D or 1st and rev around 1.5k and when you see the Green you slam on the gas and jump off the brake.

 

TCI or Level Ten Torque converter

 

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HAHA NO 5speed tranny.

 

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I don't get it

 

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Swap in a 5 speed transmission.. its not that hard and in the long run it will be worth it.

 

is there a write up to convert to a manual tranny? I'm interested in doing one.

 

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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=642479

Theres a few useful links in there. I'm sure you can find them, I sure as hell am not going to do your dirty work for you.