Rootster Just a large member member Legacy Donating Member 3,125 Member For: 17y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 17/10/08 05:46 AM Posted 17/10/08 05:46 AM hi again was told by a friend that the fg had launch control. Did any of the previous models have this!You have probably spoken about this before.You put it in first gear (manual box dont know about auto ) clutch in ,and hold the brake pedal and accelerator pedal with the other foot.Engine will only rev between 3500-3800 rpm .Engine is not free spinning its under load and will not rev any higher than 3800.Drop the clutch and brake and hang on,it works tried it.Cheers Nick
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 17/10/08 05:49 AM Posted 17/10/08 05:49 AM Yes mate, most of us know - those who don't are numpty's
Maximus Member 1,627 Member For: 19y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Slip Sliding Away Posted 17/10/08 05:52 AM Posted 17/10/08 05:52 AM Little video showing it work too. Pretty cool
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 18y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 17/10/08 06:14 AM Posted 17/10/08 06:14 AM hi again was told by a friend that the fg had launch control. Did any of the previous models have this!You have probably spoken about this before.You put it in first gear (manual box dont know about auto ) clutch in ,and hold the brake pedal and accelerator pedal with the other foot.Engine will only rev between 3500-3800 rpm .Engine is not free spinning its under load and will not rev any higher than 3800.Drop the clutch and brake and hang on,it works tried it.Cheers Nick Most of what you have quoted is correct.You don't have to have your foot on the brake for it to work.It is a manual gearbox only feature.The engine is not under load as you have the clutch depressed so it is free spinning.It's electronically limited to 3500rpm.If you just drop the clutch you will bog it. Need to slightly feather it until the clutch has fully engaged then release the pedal fully to disengage launch control and reinstate full power.No previous models were released from the factory with this function.
Rootster Just a large member member Legacy Donating Member 3,125 Member For: 17y 11m 1d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 17/10/08 06:56 AM Author Posted 17/10/08 06:56 AM thanks ,so the brake isn`t needed .I`m an old school v8 boy(was),is there anything else that a numpty needs to know about the car.Cheers
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 18y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 17/10/08 08:37 AM Posted 17/10/08 08:37 AM It's my first turbo car as well, but I'm a mechanic by trade so I'd suggest good fuel, good oil and regular servicing.
dave- Member 157 Member For: 21y 9m 7d Location: Melbourne Posted 20/10/08 08:23 AM Posted 20/10/08 08:23 AM Most of what you have quoted is correct.You don't have to have your foot on the brake for it to work.It is a manual gearbox only feature.The engine is not under load as you have the clutch depressed so it is free spinning.It's electronically limited to 3500rpm.If you just drop the clutch you will bog it. Need to slightly feather it until the clutch has fully engaged then release the pedal fully to disengage launch control and reinstate full power.No previous models were released from the factory with this function. :angel:Add in that if you don't have a perfect bit of road surface or seriously ride the clutch it results in a lot of axle tramp!!!But when it works, its quite amusing!
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