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Originally posted by RoadRunner:

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Originally posted by LoCoZ2.0:

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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! )

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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...

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I have tested so many ways to launch my car it is insane...I found my method as the best method (at the track),