Launching in an auto?

[tweezy]

i was just curious how do any of yall get a good launch with an auto. i dont wanna neutral drop too much, but that seems to work best. any suggestions?

[LeeForget]

brake launch....keep the car in drive, while holding down the brake fully rev the engine, then when your ready to go, let go of the brakes and fully press down on the gas.

[jhoff]

hold brake, rev engine to 1500...hold, let off brake, hammer it.
this si how i raced my gp se, and ran my best e/ts

[jmolina]

i was just curious how do any of yall get a good launch with an auto. i dont wanna neutral drop too much, but that seems to work best. any suggestions?

i just press the brake pedal all they way down, and rev the engine to 2500 rpms then let off and floor it all the way down, thats the perfect launch and the safest, more than 2500 rpm your engine will shake for the launch and might destroy your gear box.

your tires might spin quite a bit though
i wouldn't shift down from neutral, it feels like im gonna break the tranny.

check out this vid. launching at 2500rpms

[deevergote]

Neutral dropping will destroy your transmission VERY quickly. The automatics in our cars are often in poor condition by the time we get them anyway, because people don't properly maintain them (regular fluid changes with Honda fluid are a must... most don't change it, or if they do, they put in something cheaper)

As the others have said, brake launch. Practice with it to see what works best for you.

[James Matteu]

I have had my 1997 Honda Accord EX-V6 (C27A4) since 2002 and dropped it from a neutral rev for the first time the other day. It was scary, it sounded like someone took a sledge hammer and hit the side of my car; stock, my car runs 168.9 ft-lbs of torque. I will not be doing that again.

[jmolina]

Neutral dropping will destroy your transmission VERY quickly. The automatics in our cars are often in poor condition by the time we get them anyway, because people don't properly maintain them (regular fluid changes with Honda fluid are a must... most don't change it, or if they do, they put in something cheaper)

As the others have said, brake launch. Practice with it to see what works best for you.

i agree, dropping from neutral will destroy your tranny, i did that once and will never do it again

[tweezy]

thanks guys. ill try that as soon as it stops raining

[deevergote]

Be careful on wet roads... don't crash!

[gcvphoto]

Just like everyone else has said, do not drop down into drive from neutral for a launch, this is the quickest and easiest way to destroy an auto tranny. However, holding the brake and revving up to 2500 rpms like mentioned before is the best way to accomplish the launch you want.

[deevergote]

I'm assuming that is where torque converters with high stall speed come into play? So you can rev higher for a launch?

I'm pretty much a noob with automatics. I've actually never driven an automatic CB!

[deevergote]

Yeah, very true. My last automatic was an 02 GTP. It had transmission issues early on (I got it with 48k on it). It just wasn't as fun to drive. I traded it in for a manual 09 Fit with half the power, and that little spaceship is MUCH more fun!

[Shadow1]

if you put it in 1st(D1), you wont have to much worry about holding the brake unless you want to.


put it in D1 tho. ive ALWAYS put in D1 when i was taking off from a stop. and surprised a CRAP load of people too. lol.

[deevergote]

It starts in 1st gear in D... D1 just holds it there.

[jmolina]

i've heard when in 1 gear the car thinks its pulling a load, and automatically adds more power to the wheels.

if its wrong, for what reason did honda designed the auto to be 1 2 D3 D4