I think im a little too scared to push my Mustang to its full potential, and I think thats gonna cause me some humiliation...
So first up... when you guys are launching, do you do it off idle or above idle, but not high enough to just waste the tires? I tend to do so just off idle and bog down, but not spin at all.
Next up is shifting. Im a friggin wuss when it comes to this. I guess im scared to get my timing wrong and put extra wear on the tranny. So I wait till the clutch is all the way down and my foot is off the gas before I move the shifter, then once its locked into gear I pop the clutch back out and floor it again... Im sure there is a better way, but im a little worried about screwing something up trying to get my timing down. Any pointers on quick shifting?
And then... theres nailing it from a roll. I tend to start too low of an RPM, not in the powerband... and by the time the car starts to get moving its usually too late for what im trying to do. When I mean low, I mean like 24-2600 RPM's... How much time and power is that actually costing me when I need to get out of my own way?
And last, I never wind the engine out. If I floor it and im not racing, I usually shift by 4-4500 RPM... Maybe 5k, but the first time I raced I shifted at 5500, I guess im just worried about spinning the engine that high though.
I guess thats about it, im not scared to say that im not the best driver.
Edit: The car ran a 9 flat in the 1/8th mile with the previous owner, so the car has it in it, but I dont feel that im driving it too well.
So first up... when you guys are launching, do you do it off idle or above idle, but not high enough to just waste the tires? I tend to do so just off idle and bog down, but not spin at all.
Next up is shifting. Im a friggin wuss when it comes to this. I guess im scared to get my timing wrong and put extra wear on the tranny. So I wait till the clutch is all the way down and my foot is off the gas before I move the shifter, then once its locked into gear I pop the clutch back out and floor it again... Im sure there is a better way, but im a little worried about screwing something up trying to get my timing down. Any pointers on quick shifting?
And then... theres nailing it from a roll. I tend to start too low of an RPM, not in the powerband... and by the time the car starts to get moving its usually too late for what im trying to do. When I mean low, I mean like 24-2600 RPM's... How much time and power is that actually costing me when I need to get out of my own way?
And last, I never wind the engine out. If I floor it and im not racing, I usually shift by 4-4500 RPM... Maybe 5k, but the first time I raced I shifted at 5500, I guess im just worried about spinning the engine that high though.
I guess thats about it, im not scared to say that im not the best driver.
Edit: The car ran a 9 flat in the 1/8th mile with the previous owner, so the car has it in it, but I dont feel that im driving it too well.