Is it pretty fair to say that you can't floor this car from a stop without the rear tires breaking loose & traction control kicking in? Although it is fun to go a little sideways, what's the best way to launch without significant spin? Do you prefer traction control on or off?

 

good question, draggers tell me off i'd love to know.

 

I'm not sure what the answer is but on this forum I am pretty sure someone said when he went to the track his best times were when he took it to 1,500 rpms with traction control off... (obviously while holding his brake and waiting for light to turn green)...he got his best times that way, but if someone disagrees please correct me because I am by no means sure of that.

 

I have a Renntech kit in my car and the best way I have found to launch is to turn the traction control off. Play with it a little to get the feel of how fast to gradually push the gas pedal down just to the point of spinning a little, but not enough to really break loose, hit redline and let it go to second gear. It's pretty tough to get the feel down, but I'm learning.

 

That was probably me.
At the track vs on the street are two totally different cases though.
At the track, I was doing a quick dry burnout (less then 5 seconds) and then pulling up to the line. Each run I tried launching from a higher RPM from the previous run. I found that 1,600 - 1,700 RPM was the limit before the wheels started to spin at the line LOL
So...I kept my launches to 1,500 RPM, then going WOT when the light went green.
I was pulling very consistent 1.8 second 60' times every pass, with no wheel spin off the line, with my stock Michelin PS2's.

The street on the other hand, I can just leave the line at idle and go WOT, and spin the tires all the way through the intersection!
Some streets are better then others though, like cement vs blacktop and so on.
We have some streets that are cement with small grooves in it...that kind is alot better for traction, but still cant leave the line WOT without spinning.

All my driving is done with the TC off.