M5 Launch Control
09-26-2005, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by realtyman' date='Sep 25 2005, 10:22 PM
Give it a whirl!? You'll get hooked.
No way to tell which yellow to let'er rip at the drag strip.
That's the big issue.
You just nail it and wait for "it all to happen"!
And if you are not on a smooth and sticky surface the you'll just spin the right rear, bang (speed shift) second and THEN off you go.
It's kinda annoying, really.
No way to tell which yellow to let'er rip at the drag strip.
That's the big issue.
You just nail it and wait for "it all to happen"!
And if you are not on a smooth and sticky surface the you'll just spin the right rear, bang (speed shift) second and THEN off you go.
It's kinda annoying, really.
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That's kinda dangerous!
09-26-2005, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' date='Sep 26 2005, 09:42 PM
Are you saying you never know when the car will take off?!
That's kinda dangerous!
That's kinda dangerous!
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No you know... but theres a lag... just want to know what that "lag" time is... Its more than the M5 thats for sure.
09-27-2005, 11:23 AM
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My Ride: Now Driving a Freakin' Prius!
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' date='Sep 27 2005, 12:42 AM
[quote name='realtyman' date='Sep 25 2005, 10:22 PM']Give it a whirl!? You'll get hooked.
No way to tell which yellow to let'er rip at the drag strip.
That's the big issue.
You just nail it and wait for "it all to happen"!
And if you are not on a smooth and sticky surface the you'll just spin the right rear, bang (speed shift) second and THEN off you go.
It's kinda annoying, really.
No way to tell which yellow to let'er rip at the drag strip.
That's the big issue.
You just nail it and wait for "it all to happen"!
And if you are not on a smooth and sticky surface the you'll just spin the right rear, bang (speed shift) second and THEN off you go.
It's kinda annoying, really.
[snapback]174974[/snapback]
That's kinda dangerous!
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[/quote]It's pretty much the amount of time for the car to spool up to 4K rpm, which isn't long, but if you're trying to time it to say a christmas tree, or the upcoming green light, it's tough.
10-03-2005, 07:37 AM
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Haha, nice info
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