Launching a 4th Gen Vtec??? I think i can do way better - Honda Prelude Forum

Immortal23 · 11-08-2001, 12:17 AM

Whats the best way to launch it?? i go at around 3k...but i think i can get a way better hop. any suggesstions?

redlinelude · 11-08-2001, 06:14 PM

take it up to 3500 and ease the clutch out for minimal tire spin

VeeTec · 11-08-2001, 10:09 PM

This topic has been covered quite extensively in the Drag Racing forum.

You might want to check there, as I am too lazy to re-type anything.

Phamine · 11-09-2001, 08:47 AM

It's in the FAQS, check there as well

X01VTEC · 11-12-2001, 09:06 PM

ok what tires are you using?
thats a big difference.

When i first got my 96 prelude vtec i took it too the track, i was a mustang guy before that so i didnt really know how to launch that ****ed up vtec ****=) I launched at 2500rpm with worse than stock tires and pulled off a 14.84@90mph then took it home. I didnt think it could get any better than that. I mean **** a stock 4cyl running better times than my stock 5.0 V8.

Over the winter I learned to drive the car and modded the hell out of the car, as the next season was coming up i lost a timing belt and was out of the season. So i drove my umm x-girlfriends 2001 prelude to the track completely stock performance-wise except for a JDM intake and neuspeed springs. I launched at 2500 like i did with my car and ran a 16.7 with 18's and toyo's(she has a stupid ass stereo...hey atleast i got her to get a prelude) So i was like what the f**k i tried a couple more times launching the same way. pulled of a best of 16.5.

SO i decided to try something else, i noticed that my car as well as her car bogged pretty bad right after the launch so i launched at 5500rpm. Well its wasnt my car and it had a warrantee so what the hell? might as well try. pulled her car down to 15.91. And didnt have any problems. Probably if you do this alot you might start breaking **** but who knows. All i know is that launching like that with her car knocked off 6 tenths consistently. I just wish i knew that before i messed with my car, I wonder what it really could run stock.