5 Speed launch tips?
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1st in a ZF5 is not a granny. You need a ZF6 for that. Starting in 2nd justs puts more wear and tear on your clutch. I think it's fair to say if you kill the engine just getting the truck rolling from a stop sign, you probably ought to be using a lower gear.
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Coulda fooled me on that one.
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5 speed or 6 speed.
Zf5 or ZF6. =)
The Low gear on the zf6 is almost identical to first on the zf5.
Most people I know with a zf6 still start in 2nd though, cause 1'st is pretty short still.
Zf5 or ZF6. =)
The Low gear on the zf6 is almost identical to first on the zf5.
Most people I know with a zf6 still start in 2nd though, cause 1'st is pretty short still.
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wow... i thought it would be complicated or something... lol now i feel dumb... lol
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96-97 had an upgraded version of the zf5. They are both great transmissions, but the extra's on the 47 are a little nicer.
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well ill toss in my pennys worth.
i found out that just becuase i have a bid expensive clutch DOES NOT mean you can be doing 4 wheel launch's and burn outs and what not. i dropped a nice dime on a valair clutch and almost exactly a year later i was replacing it with another one. and the one i have id say is a litttttle stronger than a stocker.
word of advance, slip the least amount possible and stay away from high revs when slipping/launching the truck.
if you want the fun stuff save up for a triple disk! lol
i found out that just becuase i have a bid expensive clutch DOES NOT mean you can be doing 4 wheel launch's and burn outs and what not. i dropped a nice dime on a valair clutch and almost exactly a year later i was replacing it with another one. and the one i have id say is a litttttle stronger than a stocker.
word of advance, slip the least amount possible and stay away from high revs when slipping/launching the truck.
if you want the fun stuff save up for a triple disk! lol
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I have 4.10 gears and I always use first gear. Yes it is only for a second then shift then two seconds and shift into third and away we go.
My truck does not like starting in second gear at all. I even do better times at the strip when I use first. Go figure.
When starting at a red light I start in first and I am shifting into third by the time I cross the other side of the intersection.
Starting in second will wear the clutch prematurely.
My truck does not like starting in second gear at all. I even do better times at the strip when I use first. Go figure.
When starting at a red light I start in first and I am shifting into third by the time I cross the other side of the intersection.
Starting in second will wear the clutch prematurely.
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if the clutch is locked, and doesn't slip due to wear, you dont have to worry.
But yeah, taking off can be a beotch.
But there are lots of ways to "practice" with a clutch that wont pre-maturely wear it out.
But yeah, taking off can be a beotch.
But there are lots of ways to "practice" with a clutch that wont pre-maturely wear it out.
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