Trying to see what the 0-60 time was for 100 octane gas, I went out to a quiet section of road with my stop watch. Imagine my surprise when my first try was about 6.1 seconds. Okay, for such a small amount of time, variations in when I pressed the button on the watch and when I stomped on the accelerator could readily account for several tenths of seconds difference.
I made several runs, the best was a 5.0 run - decent for a completely stock car.
What became obvious was that there's more to getting a good start than just flooring it. On Grand Nationals the best launch strategey was to hold the brakes, and give the engine just enough gas so the turbo showed 1 lb boost, then release the brakes. That way the turbo was all spooled up and you didn't suffer that lag time.
So how 'bout it? Has anybody experimented in getting a good GTO launch?
Larry
I made several runs, the best was a 5.0 run - decent for a completely stock car.
What became obvious was that there's more to getting a good start than just flooring it. On Grand Nationals the best launch strategey was to hold the brakes, and give the engine just enough gas so the turbo showed 1 lb boost, then release the brakes. That way the turbo was all spooled up and you didn't suffer that lag time.
So how 'bout it? Has anybody experimented in getting a good GTO launch?
Larry