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      09-11-2019, 03:37 PM   #23
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I wouldnt use this, cause premature wear on your car
Not really. Tires yes. Not that much different wear compared to dropping the clutch on a manual.
It can wear out the clutches unnecessarily.

Replacing a manual clutch is cheap by comparison.
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I wouldnt use this, cause premature wear on your car
I've never used it. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing but the car already feels like a rocket if I stick it in auto mode and floor it from a dead stop. I'd rather not put more wear and tear on the car.
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I wouldnt use this, cause premature wear on your car
Not really. Tires yes. Not that much different wear compared to dropping the clutch on a manual.
It can wear out the clutches unnecessarily.

Replacing a manual clutch is cheap by comparison.
DCT clutches will be fine with LC at our power levels. Now the SMG set up is another story.
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I wouldnt use this, cause premature wear on your car
Not really. Tires yes. Not that much different wear compared to dropping the clutch on a manual.
It can wear out the clutches unnecessarily.

Replacing a manual clutch is cheap by comparison.
DCT clutches will be fine with LC at our power levels. Now the SMG set up is another story.
The point a was making is price of a manual clutch is cheap by comparison.

And launching the DCT without launch control is a lot less hard on the clutches then using launch control.
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I've never used it. Maybe I don't know what I'm missing but the car already feels like a rocket if I stick it in auto mode and floor it from a dead stop. I'd rather not put more wear and tear on the car.
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Does "fully depressed accelerator" mean beyond the click or is it enough to press up until the click?
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Does "fully depressed accelerator" mean beyond the click or is it enough to press up until the click?
Its been a while but I had a kickdown stopper in my M235i and now my M2 and if I remember right, lunch control does not work, I have to remove the stopper to really get to the end after the step.
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Want to add something concerning LC.
No idea which cars each of you had before the M2 but a four wheel drive LC is not comparable to a two wheel drive LC.
I had an A45 and a RS3 on one hand and the M2 and an ATS-V on the other hand and it is not comparable.

I'm not saying don't use it. It is fun no matter how many wheels are moving your car but just take into account.... ;-)
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do you reckon it is consistent and definitely the best way to get the optimal 0-100(60)?
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I wouldnt use this, cause premature wear on your car
Agree with you. Did it twice and about peed my pants.

Although, I must say your username is quite ironic considering your statement. Just joking with you!!
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do you reckon it is consistent and definitely the best way to get the optimal 0-100(60)?
Yes, you need LC to get the best possible time from a stop since brake boosting is not possible on DCT.

There's nothing wrong with using LC. Just like anything else, if you abuse it, it can cause wear but the car will not allow LC if transmission and engine temps are not optimal (too high or too low).

If you're going to the drag strip or doing some dragy runs, go ahead and use it. It's there for a reason.
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do you reckon it is consistent and definitely the best way to get the optimal 0-100(60)?
No actually it's not

It's a complete waste of time IMO
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Lunch Control was super useful on my AWD M235i at the drag strip, on the M2 not so much.. Tried it a few times and then just concentrated on hpde days and never went back to the strip..
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I've found LC to be the quickest way to 60 with a caveat: most people leave the launch RPM at the initial setting of 3500. That was too high for many surfaces on stock power.

Now with stage 1 tune and a DP, I find that anything over 2900 RPM is pretty useless. If you know the surface you're on and your own power levels, you can dial it in to be faster than just mashing the gas.
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I always thought so that a rear wheel drive shouldn't have high RPMs like the AWDs.
My A45 and RS3 used 3500 RPMs. My ATS-V used 2000 RPMs which is a lot reasonable for a rear wheel drive.

In my next car, coming soon, it should be interesting :-). 6000 RPMs for a rear wheel drive but a mid engine.
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I always thought so that a rear wheel drive shouldn't have high RPMs like the AWDs.
My A45 and RS3 used 3500 RPMs. My ATS-V used 2000 RPMs which is a lot reasonable for a rear wheel drive.

In my next car, coming soon, it should be interesting :-). 6000 RPMs for a rear wheel drive but a mid engine.
What are you buying ?
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718 Cayman s. Launch control at 6000 RPMs (whether it is good or bad) :-)
And it's not buying. I ordered it at June 2020. Will get it by mid May 2021.
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ok so heres a question. Say you took your car to the drags and had to warm up your tyres. How do you do a (stay still) burnout with DCT?
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