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just liked to throw in, i got some wheel hop with my zetec the other nite (wet) when "power braking", i guess it would have spun if it wasn't for the bad tranny mount. and later on it did spin a good bit coming outta a parking lot, not the usual bark or squeal but a true spin.  
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91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
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I also do the left foot an brake and then floor it. I find that it works great and I get my wheels to spin Aaron
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Yeah it's modded
98 T-Red/Blue SVT Contour Totaled 06/05/06
03 3L,VCN 2000,CAT Cams,MSDS Headers w/Y-Pipe,XCal2 and lots more
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Originally posted by LoCoZ2.0:
I just 1. put left foot on brake 2. hold the gas until it revs no further 3. let go of brake and floor it. I actually get wheel spin when doing this in my Zetec!  Picks up faster than any other way I have tried (no neutral drops!  ) 
Doing this is NOT the optimal way to launch your vehicle.
When you hold the brake and rev the engine, as the RPMs increase,
there is a factor of acceleration in the RPM increase.
Holding the accelerator until the engine doesn't accelerate its rpms any longer,
kills the momentum of the engine acceleration.
So now when you let go of the brake, the engine has to begin accelerating
from whatever RPM it is standing at.
By stoppping your engine from accelerating through the RPM range,
you are losing the energy and momentum that was already created.
Try it a few times both ways and see which way gives you an edge...
Pete...
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Originally posted by CrispRide:
my friend told me...that when the break is fully depressed that the tranny go to neutral or something like that...
The only thing that stepping on the brake pedal does,
other than applying the brakes,
is to disengage the Torque Converter,
if it is locked up at the time you step on the brake.
Pete...
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well i cant get my wheels to spin maybe im doin it wrong. is there a better way to launch this atx.i did pretty good against a heavily modded 90 prelude and he was mtx and we tied everytime and we raced like 17 times.but that was all because of the shift kit i just put in. but no damn tire spin  im getting so mad i could just neutral drop it
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What tires you using ?
Sticky tires won't spin as easy.
Pete...
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jsut the normal all-seasons. and i dont feel the "bump" as the tranny loads against the tranny mounts
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2 12'MTX thunder 3000, logic 500W amp,8 interior speakers:2 sony mobile Es 6*9 250W,2 JVC 6*9 200W Sony 208W cd receiver,Streetglow blacklight interior trim
C.A.I. transgo shift kit,
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You're not gassing it fast enough if you don't feel the bump.
Open your hood and watch the engine as you break rev it.
You'll feel the bump as the engine starts to travel.
Pete...
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Originally posted by RoadRunner:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2.0:
I just 1. put left foot on brake 2. hold the gas until it revs no further 3. let go of brake and floor it. I actually get wheel spin when doing this in my Zetec! Picks up faster than any other way I have tried (no neutral drops! )
Doing this is NOT the optimal way to launch your vehicle.
When you hold the brake and rev the engine, as the RPMs increase,
there is a factor of acceleration in the RPM increase.
Holding the accelerator until the engine doesn't accelerate its rpms any longer,
kills the momentum of the engine acceleration.
So now when you let go of the brake, the engine has to begin accelerating
from whatever RPM it is standing at.
By stoppping your engine from accelerating through the RPM range,
you are losing the energy and momentum that was already created.
Try it a few times both ways and see which way gives you an edge...
I have tested so many ways to launch my car it is insane...I found my method as the best method (at the track),
Hector
2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
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2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s
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i finally get what you're saying road runner but I don't think I'll feel the bump (atleast not with the zetec). I wish I had a tach. ..... ...
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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