Synthesis5
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belltronics accelometer: i launched the car at 4k rpms, and got a 6.45 in 0-60, for now thats good for me. i'll be expecting that number to be going down soon. anywho, street racing is gay.
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ok maybe its me
Ok maybe it is me as i said I am new to this quick stuff. I drove stick before but never got into the quick start before. By the way some great links thanks.
Ok maybe somebody can clear this up for me about launching say at 3500 RPMS, I am totalyy confused at what DUMP and Slip clutch or Side step actually is or somewhat familiar but confused. Can someone explain what actually they are, search all over and they just keep using the terms but no explanation.
My understanding is rev to 3500 RPMS (in first) and let the clutch out slowly until you feel the crab then release it quick while floring it. (does this sound correct) and is this the safest way on the parts.
As I said new at this !
thanks in advance.
PS "fire away"
Ok maybe it is me as i said I am new to this quick stuff. I drove stick before but never got into the quick start before. By the way some great links thanks.
Ok maybe somebody can clear this up for me about launching say at 3500 RPMS, I am totalyy confused at what DUMP and Slip clutch or Side step actually is or somewhat familiar but confused. Can someone explain what actually they are, search all over and they just keep using the terms but no explanation.
My understanding is rev to 3500 RPMS (in first) and let the clutch out slowly until you feel the crab then release it quick while floring it. (does this sound correct) and is this the safest way on the parts.
As I said new at this !
thanks in advance.
PS "fire away"
Synthesis5
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volito said:
i cant exactly remember were i read this, whether it was in car and driver, or auto week. but they mentioned launching the car at 4k rpm. what i do: put the car in first rev it to 4k rpms and just drop the clutch and floor it. no need to feel the clutch grab.
anywho, its not really something that will damage the engine or parts, unless you do it wrong. i woudnt do it all the time though.
o yea,i forgot to mention, for some reason i notice the rpms on our cars seem to go to redline real quick. so if your droppin the clutch to see your 0-60 time, make sure you keep a close eye not to redline. (rockon)
Synthesis5 said:
ok double check "Rev to 4k with clutch down (in) and just let go of clutch and off I go" now understand about red line, wouldn't this take me to red line way before I get to 60 ,or can I push clutch again and go to say 4 or five and release clutch and keep going for 1/4 mile.
remember newbie lol go easy. I just figured out i can skip gears to get this baby going quicker.
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i personally think the original 110hp 1.6 was real weak. I don't find anything wrong with the current 1.8, even in non turbo formkcbhiw said:
The 1.6s and the 1.8's are all pretty damn slow..Its pretty pathetic when you can't even outrun a V6 Kia. Granted they aren't drag cars, but who the hell cares about drag racing..They can't even outrun even more weaksauce cars on the highway..The proteges are no prize pig either..Although the MS MX-5's are pretty sweet, i just can't fit in them.
tritonheat1
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We all know the Miata Is not a Drag racing car. But whoever think's the 1.8 142hp Mx-5 miata is slowww. YOU=(SUCK SHOULDN"T EVEN OWN A FINE PEACE OF MACHINE). A 142hp motor in a 2300lb car=Plenty of power!!!!(headshake
tritonheat1
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Aww the Power of the 2nd/3rd Gen (ROTARY)!!!!!! =Yummy(wrc)KpaBap said:
the NBs (2nd gen miatas) are no where close to what the NAs (original miatas) weigh. they're more like 2400-2600. granted, the newer 1.8s are faster than the originals, but performance isn't that much greater.tritonheat1 said:
i lost a g35 coupe on the highway, but then again, we were already going pretty fast, and i had the advantage of being in a small, short car that's very good w/ transitions
the miata LS is slightly faster than a protege/5, but they both handle very well, and deserve more than straight line thrashing.
and it still irks the s*** out of me when people relate this car to chick cars or gay cars. toyota celicas and mustangs are more chick cars than a miata. 1 out of every 7 girls at my old high school drive either a celica or a mustang. and i've seen more gay people driving VW bugs and jettas because they are "lifestyle" cars.
kcbhiw said:
It's not really a question of comparing engines, it's more of how my butt dyno measures performance. Most cars out there have mediocre acceleration in my humble opinion. The stock Miata (non-turbo) is certainly one of them. If a car can't trap at 90+ in the quarter mile, it's probably going to be classified with mediocre acceleration in my books. Sorry if I'm a little too picky but that's just how I feel.
DigitalHeadShot
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I will restate what everyone eles says... This car is a an autox car in every sence of the word.. It makes up its time in turns not on straights. The car is quite a beautiful machine, slow or not.
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DigitalHeadShot said:
The Power-to-weight ratio of the MSM (stock, 0.07) is better than the MSP (stock, 0.06). The power-to-weight ratio is often used as an indication of likely accelerative performance, therefore the MSM is a better performer than the MSP. By comparison, a Porsche Carrera that makes 0-60 in 5 secs flat has a ratio of 0.103
