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Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:07 am
with slow cars like ours, improvement in the quarter mile is all in the launch. you will get best results with an abusive redline clutch slip. there is a sweetspot where the clutch pedal will actually stay half way sucked in all through the launch, perfectly transferring all the power to the ground with virtually no wheelspin. the rpm will drop from redline to about 4k and remain at 4krpm all through the launch till you get up to speed and then back up to redline. as soon as this happens the clutch pedal will fully release back into place and you will be able to pop second gear.... with such a launch you will be able to pull a 16.5 quarter, but not much better, because the versa is not intended for performance anymore than a lamborghini is intended for fuel economy. in fact, the mr18 is so unresponsive that you cant even blip the throttle in time for a quick revmatch.