How to launch a FWD car, with some race footage after

My interpretation on how to launch a FWD car at drags. Take my advice, or don't take it... the choice is yours.
Won the driver of the year a few hours after making this clip :D

[@7privet_]

thank you, going to use this on my moms mazda 6

[@shauninall4176]

😂

[@cliors200edc6]

Following his instructions took almost half a second of my 0-60mph time... It definitely makes a difference. Thanks for the tips!

[@SomeDewd]

That track has more holes than my lungs after 50 years of ciggies.

[@chadrah2525]

Hey Bajan ! Dis is a Trini here, so good to see a West Indian come up for advice on how to launch a FWD car for a drag race, heading to my first 1/4 mile drag at Fontana Autoclub Speedway. Thanks for the Vid !

[@ClaytonBridges]

his accent is like.. Jamaican + irish

[@s3ll7.62]

Basically Barbadian

[@aaronpeters9759]

Yh he is bajan

[@jordan4541]

I thought he was Irish at first, then I realised he actually sounds more bajan O_o lmao

[@RHBTurbochargers]

I get exactly what youre saying, and i've never had to replace a clutch on any car that ive driven (unless i chose to). But holding the car at around 4k revvs with the clutch half out for 5 secs a run will do nothing but wear it, but then again hes most likely running a racing clutch.

[@Homebrewwhisky]

Regardless performance clutch or not is still burning clutch plates ,this is crap U spose to heat the tyres before U launch maybe no need with this hp ,my 1000hp clutch can't slip but it's rear wheel drive ,heat tyres dump clutch at 6500 can't slip clutch to much bite

[@tcam1228]

haha what a sketchy track!

[@chiwiitube]

You can't let your clutch out that much on a racing clutch without it grabbing, that's the point of a racing clutch :p

[@RHBTurbochargers]

Great video, but doesn't that technique ruin your clutch after a while?

[@jonathan___4684]

That's what I was thinking

[@matt.1911]

I see that you made it far from this original comment 9 years ago. I actually am subbed to you from another channel.

[@TH3G3RM4NGUY]

when hard launching a car long term durability goes out the window on nearly every component. You can't have long term reliability and peak performance. If you're trying to get every mile out of a clutch don't launch the car. If you're trying to squeeze every second on the track/strip then you don't care if you replace the clutch more often when it is shaving seconds on your time.

[@RHBTurbochargers]

@@TH3G3RM4NGUY excuse me while i time travel back 9 years and tell my 16 year old self that

[@kingwarrior5028]

If you do it at every stoplight it will

[@Fabieres]

Great video mate :) 2zzge Corolla?

[@Nub00005]

what car you drive? it sounds like my car 2004 pontiac vibe GT with Toyota 2ZZ-GE motor and 6speed C60 trans. revs really high 8250rpm

[@bajangtti]

It was a Toyota Corolla RunX. Same 2zz engine. Loved it

[@Nub00005]

​@@bajangtti nice. very distinct motor sound

[@bajangtti]

That mirage is a 1.6 turbo. I was a 1.8 n/a

[@Homebrewwhisky]

Clutch burner😆 how often u go threw clutch plates?

[@RHBTurbochargers]

i mean his whole "loading up the driveline" technique of riding the clutch with the ebrake up just before the launch at 4:38

[@johnfisher142]

wait.... so your not supposed to bang the rev limiter in first second and third??? damn..

[@nikolarandjelovic1064]

do you let go off the clutch as soon the car launch or you wait a bit?

[@bajangtti]

Find the biting point for the launch. At launch, come off the clutch

[@Munibahmad241]

thats a rolla right?

[@hangooksaram123]

While this makes sense it seems like this will seriously kill your clutch right?

[@KevAlberta]

philo lee correct. Any vigorous actions will put a lot more wear and tear than normal driving scenarios. Racing eats parts.

[@javiermerendon453]

philo lee better to burn your clutch than replacing driveshaft, axles, tranny, etc.

[@MiGG_Aus]

welcome to racing.

[@kingwarrior5028]

Only if you do it alot

[@kingwarrior5028]

@@KevAlberta alot of newer cars can handle a beating

[@GioSmells]

Good thing they prep the lanes.

[@brandonl1052]

Idk if I should be taking tips from a guy that just lost 3 races in a row lol

[@maikolrodriquez]

You can't exactly blame him...he races different cars....and of course, different people.

[@NYGFRANK87]

Lol

[@SGV87]

Lmfao same here

[@NRGpony]

TC Prelude You should. Why? he was ahead at every launch. Which is why you are watching this right?

[@BBoyDrkNova]

Exactly, and there are a lot of factors, such as power, drive train, weight, etc. These guys.

[@Speedyw00t]

Well isnt that what you do on hill starts in normal day to day driving? Thats what is taught anyway. Sure it will wear down the clutch faster than normal, however it isnt that significant unless your clutch is made from cardboard :P Dont get me wrong.. any sort of hard launching wears stuff faster but its not like the clutch is gonna last 5 runs then give up. I have 90k km on my clutch and do launches like this fairly often... atleast 100+ and its still going strong.

[@RadWoWGaming]

should the car jerk or pull (i assume pull but my friend thinks its supposed to jerk) when ur up shifting?

[@louiscrespo1280]

Thats just a sign of someone thay dosent have clutch control

[@rokibalboa840]

6 years later...

[@davoinshowerhandle3302]

Are those pot holes on the track ?

[@bajangtti]

Yes. Track has since been repaved

[@W333dm4n]

hey thats a 9th gen rolla same car i got))

[@endlessdigital]

really experienced guy

[@murtazasvlogs9534]

The only problem is when i drive my FWD car i get a hell lot of wheel spin which delays my 0-60 time, at what rpms do you dump your clutch at??

[@bajangtti]

My launch control was around 4500.

[@murtazasvlogs9534]

Oh okay, and what does your car rev upto, 9k?? i subbed btw great content

[@bajangtti]

Standard rev limit is 8200. I changed ECU to an AEM EMS4. Have it set to 8600. Engine internals are still stock.

[@murtazasvlogs9534]

thanks

[@jimmygrimley9207]

Dont dump your clutch you feed it with the gas. Its gonna ride some in first gear but if you want a perfect run you gotta hurt your car some

[@mrskyserious]

Bajan ??

[@ScottPC]

Holy shit you sound like a white Bob Marley...

[@Apekop1230]

He put in the bleeper cause he launched in reverse a couple of times haha

[@okaythen001]

after staged how do you load up the drivetrain in a manual? let the clutch slip? I don't understand how can you pre load like that please explain

[@Heretic306]

Yes let the clutch out a bit until it bites enough to sit the back of the car down. This preloads the CV shafts, and motor mounts. You will actually move off the light faster this way, and less likely to bust a motor mount with a shock of just dropping clutch. You're not holding the car on the clutch all day, in fact it only happens after you are fully staged.

[@okaythen001]

Heretic306 how do you do it? let clutch out a bit and after it touches then presss down clutch or what? or keep slipping after fully staged then keep doing it until green light?

[@MrTheHillfolk]

I like to be the last to stage. That way you are in control of when the race starts and you aren't "there all day slipping your clutch". If the other guy isn't staged yet, wait him out a little bit or wait to start preloading until you see he gets closer to staging.

[@frankiewilde1137]

Heretic 306 8

[@okaythen001]

my track got pro light where the 3 flashing yellow come on all at once. I want to do this is this bad for the car, shallow stage then use hand brake and slip clutch to make the car jump forward to fully staged, all while hand brake is on is this bad for the car

[@robskikko]

Man too many um's for me to listen without skipping through the vid

[@paulfemminella1039]

I wouldn't take advice lol. My reverse is next to my 1st... never launched in reverse.

[@RHBTurbochargers]

Not popping the clutch, i mean at 4:38 he loads up the driveline by having the ebrake up, holding the car at a certain rpm with the clutch a bit off the floor. I mean this has to have some negative effects on your clutch after a while. He explains that he loads the driveline up by doing this.

[@danielscott7001]

This should have been titled "how to launch." Nothing here had anything to do with front wheel drive specifically. This is the process to launch any car, regardless of front wheel or not. If anyone even remotely thinks this was fwd specific, they really know nothing about cars or racing.

[@kingwarrior5028]

Dude the vid still serves it’s purpose purpose, it’s not that serious and your not the car police

[@RClittleKING]

i have a mini cooper s r53 and the clutch is very short it is kinda hard to just let the clutch out just a little bit

[@thomastrotta7859]

Same here. Clutch engages on the floor. Lol.

[@RClittleKING]

+Thomas Trotta is yours stiff as hell too?

[@thomastrotta7859]

+RClittleKING yah, it's still but I've felt stiffer. I know the clutches on these cars getter stiffer as they wear out. I got 96k on the stock clutch. I'm gonna try to milk it to 120-140k miles. If you want a lighter clutch, go with the valeo clutch when yours wears out. That's my plan.

[@RClittleKING]

+Thomas Trotta i had 100k on the original clutch, but now i sold it and got 2013 gti. The clutch is heavenly soft.

[@thomastrotta7859]

+RClittleKING Nice! I plan on keeping my MINI forever. I'm a diehard R53 fan. Lol.

[@AutoMotoVeloMania]

This is not the best way to launch a fwd car... you loose a lot of time shifting badly...

[@AutoMotoVeloMania]

Kyle Howe my friend you loose a lot of time. you shift like an everyday driver on a real street. Learn to keep your foot on the gas...

[@MXL.14]

@JasonMann8 yeah but so does driving it hard and if youre having fun then whatever, but its gonna happen adventually

[@Mrpulsargtir]

out of interest what's you reaction times and 60ft's ?

[@Jonaszthc]

handbrake? for wath?

[@charles237055]

That way the car isnt rolling when you have it in gear with your foot on the clutch

[@TheBigChad]

charles237055 wrong.... it so you can put load on the engine. Instead of dumping the clutch at 2step and spinning like crazy, pull the handbrake up, get on your limiter while also putting your clutch pedal right at the point where it starts to grab. When you take off don’t dump the clutch, roll out of it or “slip” the clutch to avoid wheel spin while letting down the handbrake. Without using the handbrake, because of where you wanna be when you’re on the clutch the car will wanna drive off.

[@KevAlberta]

That drag strip is dodgy as fuck

[@SplashMeraki]

Not gonna take tips from a guy that starts before the light goes green

[@chiwiitube]

It is actually... It might be because I have enough money to afford my own cookies... Might want to stick to offering nintendo advice to 5 year olds.

[@AyyGin]

Great launches, terrible roads.

[@bajangtti]

Yeah. Track has since been redone from scratch

[@BlaizeKH]

how do you lose to a 1.5 litre mirage

[@davidgriggs3967]

That would be a cyborg 1.8L 4g93 DOHC with a similar porting to the 2L 4g63t , they are a formidable engine in the right hands.

[@Speedyw00t]

What.. like more than just popping the clutch.. not really. I feel sorry for the cars suspension on that "drag strip".

[@ivansanchez1208]

Hah I would consider that a jump he moves on yellow

[@BBoyDrkNova]

Same.

[@autodrazen]

Thank you im going to beat a hellcat with my 149hp Hyundai elantra

[@chiwiitube]

Seems like you're a good driver but your car is slow as hell :p

[@pLaNbAKeR922]

oh my god what kind of fucking track...

[@mohamedvalli8341]

You can't hold the clutch on the bite point at a Rev or you're riding the shit out your clutch. I'm sure you're only smelling clutch after a run.

[@GreatValueJohnnySins]

Mohamed Valli Welcome to racing. Clutch is easy to replace. Axles, transmissions, driveshafts and differentials are not.

[@blueonblueracingnova]

If you are worried about riding the clutch please don't ever take up drag racing . If it's the difference between winning a race or not who cares what happens to the clutch.

[@Xbot4Life]

You sound like you've got a Jamaican accent.

[@colinmcdowall6129]

can tell ur frim the west indies

[@koukimonstar.941]

your granny shifting lol

[@W333dm4n]

+Clement Chhay what are you talking about?

[@BBoyDrkNova]

Truee, he could shift a lot faster. I'm pretty sure he can spin a little shifting into second.

[@rokibalboa840]

He should poweshift and wear his parts just for a video?

[@originalclebby]

antiguan

[@kyleedmondson816]

Lol he lost every race

[@Kennesyy49]

hes def bajan

[@dthellland9738]

drag racing fwd is stoopid

[@najirban]

Bajan accent.. from Barbados.

[@bajangtti]

Hi. Check my latest video. It has all my stats on ET, RT, 60'

[@TronBons]

Literally worlds worst "drag strip" lol

[@sergo_ex6648]

U talk to much