Excessive Wheelspin When Boosting Hard

[The Bogan]

Haha or NOS...2 of the big ones...Nah, once you hit 400kw there is no longer simple answers...could you use less boost of the line maybe through the first 2 gears...then jack it up to finish

If I was going to build a drag car I'd be running an auto anyway, it must be annoying you the illusive 10...

I've tried starting on low boost then going to high midway through third but it didn't really help, I found modulation of the throttle and clutch the best so far, the hardest bit is the launch, trying to find the sweet spot between wheelspin and bogging down.

Every day is different I've found, between launch RPM,air temp, track temp, tyre pressure and size of burnout.

What worked last week generally won't work the next week.

It is frustrating but fun at the same time.

[Carbon 34]

My birds alfa will spin the wheels if you mash the pedals, its all about good throttle control.

I can launch fairly hard and with good throttle and clutch control get the power to the ground with minimal wheel spin, my tyres are 255, power is a tad over 500 hp.

Do some driver training days and/ or track days and learn how to drive a car with a hi power motor.

Putting down the power is a skill that needs to be learnt.

Otherwise old mate in his 100 hp auto lancer will smoke you.

I'm not taking the piss here, I've talked to people who claim their car will spin the wheels in the first three gears, why, because they just drop the clutch and mash the pedal.

With great power comes great responsibility.

The skyline has f**k all compared to my old cars

growing up in snow country and road racing sports cars for a while i do know how to drive it

the car is very sensitive to drive with no weight on bumpy ass roads in oz

Too stiff is a big issue and lack or torque down low on rb25 till it hits some boost at 3500 ish

Softer rear end would be a lot better hook up

[The Bogan]

I've seen a lot of 25,s at trackdays that go well on street tyres without excessive wheel spin, its all of the mechanical skills plus being able to read the road and drive to the conditions.

Each to their own I suppose.

[R31Nismoid]

but the thing is if u want to go fast on a track or accelerate hard, then you gotta mash the pedal, no?? Else you will hardly be faster than a v6 commy. Well initially, anyway..

Did you really just say that?

Wow man...

Throttle control is about using the throttle so that you do NOT wheelspin, whilst using maximum amount of throttle.

Watch V8 Supercars on TV when they have the camera on the pedals. They don't mash it out of the corner - they progressively apply the throttle so that the car does not wheelspin, and is thus - faster.

[Jayden.K]

Did you really just say that?

Wow man...

Throttle control is about using the throttle so that you do NOT wheelspin, whilst using maximum amount of throttle.

Watch V8 Supercars on TV when they have the camera on the pedals. They don't mash it out of the corner - they progressively apply the throttle so that the car does not wheelspin, and is thus - faster.

+1^^^^

[rondofj]

Did you really just say that?

Wow man...

Throttle control is about using the throttle so that you do NOT wheelspin, whilst using maximum amount of throttle.

Watch V8 Supercars on TV when they have the camera on the pedals. They don't mash it out of the corner - they progressively apply the throttle so that the car does not wheelspin, and is thus - faster.

Ha ha your right, I have yet to learn n fine tune some driver skills

[AngryRB]

Ha ha your right, I have yet to learn n fine tune some driver skills

so throttle control applies to coming out of corners but in a straight line do they not just mash it? If your already in a straightline, then with a good setup it should swat down and pretty much dig in,

Edited January 21, 2013 by AngryRBGTX

[craigy32]

wow i thought people were past this phase... the thread shot me straight back to 2005