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Dude, listen to your engine not ur bov - it'll tell you when to change gears :(

BUt what's the use of the BOV then ????

i don't know its job ... thought you have to hear the phst then change gear?

is it better the other way ??? (without  phsssssting)

Okay im gona go down the strip tonight for the first time. Normally when i launch my car i ride my clutch and slowly roll forward then release. Will this give me a faulse start?? Should i have the handbrake up then release it doing this method or should i jst drop the clutch even though  i normally dnt do this way off launching my car.

Should i do a little burn out before i race to will this give me more traction? and should i jst drop the clutch.

Thirdly, what do i need to take helmet etc, and any other points i should consider???

Dude how did you go? What time did ya get? Im gonna head out to run my car when i get my licence back in APR. Untill then all i can do is stare at it and wash it every weekend to keep me sane........... :headspin:

hey benm i read in the other thread on your times...give the nitto's some more try's and then maybe start thinking of another hobby...

anyway, when referring to the stickiness of the strip and street tyres, i didnt think it would be of any benefit if you dropped the psi on them closer to 20psi rather than say the usual 36psi?? am i wrong?

also cant you just go around the water as i remember seeing some cars doing big turns trying to avoid something (which would have been the water), so your tyres are dry and have no need for a burnout as they are street tyres??

yeh.. what happens if you have 4wd like my gts4 does.. and i drive through the water.. i cant imagine my poor 2litre turbo doing massive four wheel spins to get rid of the water i would have just drove through :T

I'm just getting frustrated is all :(

Yeah I went around the water on my last run and even with some slight wheel spin I did my best 60ft of the nite :D

thanks for that benm, another words no need to go through the water for me. However, i am also curious as to how big a burnout you did on the nitto's, as i thought they require a good burnout to get hot enough? and what tyre pressure did you use with the nitto's?

also, do u guys take out the space saver and other little bits in the boot before you run? How much of a difference would 15 odd kg make?

Burnout doesn't exist in my vocabulary (serious). I dont ride the brake and I only do a burnout in first gear so basically no they wouldn't be sticky sticky but they are certainly better than my Michelin 225's so their is room for improvement it's just a matter of getting used to them.

I take out my space saver + jack + subwoofer which is probably 30kg in total. Some cars it helps (less weight) where as other cars it hirts (they need weight over the rear-end).

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