370z launching

Slickshadow

Hey, i drive a 2009 370z and i often launch my car at streetlights. I have a few people telling me every time i do it i have an 80% chance at blowing my motor,tranny, and clutch. is this true?? he drives a ss camaro and he never does this.

theDreamer

A new Camaro(?), well they have launch issues from day one.
If you know what you are doing you probably have nothing to worry about.

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kannibul

80% chance? LOL...OK.


Also, it depends on what you're doing.

If you're N-dumping, you'll blow something.

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chuckd05

no pun intended, but why would you launch your car from street lights frequently ? Where in NY are you located because cops around here do not have the best rep for being easy on aggressive driving.

Its certainly not going to help your clutch life if you are feathering your clutch while launching on a regular basis. The motor wont blow and prob not the tranny. But I would guess your clutch will need replacing way before most others if launching your car at stop lights is your hobby.

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chuckd05

not to mention is sub 30 degrees outside and your prob spinning and eating up your tires which are not cheap at all. IMO launching at stop lights just to launch at stop lights is not a very smart thing to do on a several different levels. 1. Tickets 2. Tires 3. Clutch

thats my list of things your hoping to pay for if you do that...

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kannibul

Don't forget the idiots that floor it on yellow only to run red lights...

Slickshadow

ah im located upstate ny which where i live are open roads and 0 cops so im safe with tickets. but yah thx for all the help guys seems all i gotta worry about is mah clutch lol. ty all =)

Mercennarius

You're friends an idiot....his Camaro may blow up but you're Z should be fine . Is it hard on the tranny/rear end/etc.? Yes. But odds are more like 1:1000 that anything will break....its a 370Z not a WRX.

chuckd05

why is there so much hatred towards the camaro ?? the vettes are rock solid are these camaros really having mechanical troubles already ??

Just because it has 400hp doesnt mean us Z guys have to hate on it ! lol

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Mercennarius

All the early production Camaros were having launching issues and breaking input shafts and parts of the tranny...

vipor

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80% lawl.

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kannibul

There was a production stoppage due to the transmissions blowing...a few months ago.

Other issues as well, but I don't remember the details.

kenchan

why do you launch at street lights again?

Slickshadow

Well i launch at street lights because i end up street racing alot. friends drive old civics and like big suvs. i like watching their faces turn lol. YOU KNOW YOU DO TOO.