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Old 12-21-2018, 06:49 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by RobbyBeefcake87 View Post
I would think that a computer controller launch control should be easier on the drivetrain with all the torque management going on. However it definately feels a lot harder on components than slipping the clucth from 2k or so or leaving from idle/close to idle.
Relative to side-stepping the clutch @ 5000 rpm, how much gentler does LC appear to be to you? Does it permit virtually unlimited wheelspin, or does it rein that back in as soon as it senses it (like, maybe even cause a bog)?

Fatigue is a cumulative thing that's sensitive to stress - if at "X" stress you get "Y" number of occurrences, at 2X stress you might only get 0.1Y cycles, possibly fewer than half of that. Frequency of occurrence is irrelevant to fatigue life, but would show up in component life as measured on the calendar.


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