do you hold the brake and torque it up a little (not breaking the tires loose tho), or do you just jam it from idle, or do you kinda ease into it and then jam it? i have tried all of these techniques but seeing as how ive never been to the track i really dont know what works best, so any pointers would help? it seems like everytime i torque it up and preload the rear i get a little better jump off the line, but most of the time i end up spinnin em and gettin a little sideways action, but when i go from idle it seems a little slower off the line, but doesnt spin em. what works best for you guys.

also does racing in drive or overdrive make any difference (most of the time i go from drive)?

 

i leave mine in drive. I run a sticky tire,so i usually stall it up,then mash it.

Every car is different,it takes practice to feel out what your combo wants.

 

Put it in drive stall it up n hit it....dont punch it you'll go up in smoke...takes some timming practice

 

Doesn't matter if it's in D or OD, if you're at WOT it isn't going to shift into OD anyways. I usually stall it up a little, then roll into the throttle. It's definitely a dance you have to learn.

 

with the stock converter/gears and steet tires at the track i have enough traction to just nail it/flash the converter.

 

yea i was thinkin the same thing, especially with a 2.73 rear, me and traction should be best friends, but more than likely my problems are coming from the tires and their lack of meat !

 

My A4 will shift into OD on WOT and wont in D... ???

 

Maybe if you trap high enough to get all the way through 3rd gear, but those of us with bolt-on cars aren't trapping 120 or anything. Maybe if you have 3.73s or something...