Driving it smooth from stop - Can't get it right

It will take practise & time and maybe increase the revs a little (eg 1800)

 

Mine bucks once in a great while--but not from a stop--I blame not down-shifting....I assume you are in first gear? Maybe more accelerator? Mine just works so not sure what to add? Hope you figure it out!

 

Yep they're tricky cars for sure, but after a while you'll get the feel for the car and master it.

The odd jump still happens too me but no where as much as it use to.

Have you launched it yet? See how that goes

 

You going to contribute to his clutch fund?
Alan

 

It will become more natural very quickly.

I had the same experience when I first acquired my 360. Like you, through trial and error I found that the best way to take off from a stop (in terms of bogging versus burning the clutch) was to get the revs up to between 1,500 and 2,000 rpm. Subsequent searching on this forum led me to find that most of those expressing opinions believe this is also the most conducive to prolonging the life of the clutch.

Keeping this in mind, it should become second nature in no time. Other than that, I'd just recommend practicing at times when there isn't much traffic out on the roads; it's a lot easier to practice when you don't have to deal with

* being stuck in crawling traffic,
* a truck three inches off your back bumper while stopped on a steep hill (Seattle drivers suck), or
* with the car behind you leaning on the horn as you give yourself some space behind the car in front of you before you rev it.

Congratulations on the 430!

 

What works for me is as I roll on the throttle, I feel the clutch bite. When it bites, I increase throttle. That has given the best launch, with little to no clutch slip.

 

I don't have a stick in my car (scud), but for other manual transmission cars I own I find that lightly/quickly blipping the throttle immediately before you start to release the clutch works well. Avoids the bogging issue because the revs are kicked up a bit and you don't overrev because it's just a blip (not a rev and hold).

As others have said though, it's all a matter of acclimating to the car. In my experience, each manual transmission is a little different. The tricky part is when you own more than one manual transmission car and have to adjust between them.

 

Dave- He has F1.

 

Exactly. From a stop in the 360, it usually seems to hook up at around the 1600-1800 rpm mark, so I try to get to that point quickly and in a smooth manner.

 

Surely your'e not going to burn the clutch out with a couple of launches?

And no!

 

Oh, missed that. Never mind.

 

Maybe you just need to get used to it or F1 may need adjustment. No question F430 is much smoother compared to 360.

I just had a leaking hydraulic line that was replaced on my F1 system. Everything was bled and redone and now the shifts are faster and taking off from stop is much smoother and dramatically faster.

 

Out of curiosity, has anyone determined the approximate clutch wear associated with a hard launch? If so, multiplying the cost of clutch replacement by that number divided by 0.75 (assuming a clutch can typically go to ~75% wear before requiring replacement) would provide an estimate of the expected "cost-per-launch" for these cars ... random thought from a bored finance geek.

And why are you calling him Shirley?



(For those who don't get the last bit, thank you for Googling "Leslie Nielsen - Airplane" before responding.)

 

Surely you jest...

 

I'm dead serious ... and stop calling me Shirley.
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