I only do it every once in a great while, but do you guys ever do this? I feel like its really bad putting a load on my hg like that.
How bad is brake boosting?
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Hold the brake and rev the engine, then launch. It's extremely hard on your drivetrain and probably not good on your brakes.
I'm sure it contributed to the demise of both of my automatics.
I'm sure it contributed to the demise of both of my automatics.
Nocheez;1036251 said:
BZZZ! Wrong!
Brake boosting is cruising at 60 MPH or any set speed and pressing the brake and throttle to put a load on the motor and build boost.
Zumtizzle;1036252 said:
What difference does it make if you are moving or not? You're still holding the brakes while loading the engine to build power.
Nocheez;1036256 said:
Opps misread. I thought you said you were dumping into gear on a auto.
It's better and eazier on the brakes while moving. On the motor, no clue? I'll let someone else chime in.
I used to burn out in my 240sx like that (it was auto)...
can't imagine it being good for anything, but it was fun....
can't imagine it being good for anything, but it was fun....
626na;1036270 said:
imagine your pad holding it on one spot as opposed to the pad "sanding" at 60MPH. (thats how think of it) feel free to correct me.
RazoE;1036276 said:
was it turbo? We're trying to focus on engine issues.
It sure doesn't seem to hurt a Grand National at the track. It make my 5-speed drivin ass jealous. But ya, I would think it stress the whole drivetrain.
it is good for something. you dont have any lag. press brake, build boost, say go, instant power.
I have a feeling the torque converter doesnt like it...I'm sure your trans and diff don't like it either....the motor probably could care less.....I'm sure dumping a clutch in a manual is about the same stress wise.
From a stop its not any harder on brakes, and even while moving, if you arent holding the pedal down for prolonged periods at high speeds isnt going to be significantly harder on brakes. However I cant imagine from a stop that its particularly good on your auto transmission. Overall I dont believe brake boosting in low to mid HP situations is a horrible idea. I know several drag racers who do it over and over week in week out.
Somethings got to be dissipating that energy, and a lot of it is converted into heat which is rough on an automatic transmission. At a bare minimum you should get an extra tranny cooler.
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
i was riding with gixxer750 in houston one night while we were playing with a mkiv and turbo gs300 and gixxer started brake boosting at about 65-70 and holy crap! what a great launch he got against those cars. it was fun. but probably a little hard on pads, kinda like stopping hard.
noah89t;1036447 said:
:squint: hmm, brake boosting.. well at least I was under the impression it was used only by vehicles utilizing F/I. or was the bike boosted? I mean yes it has the potential to put load on anything, but I just didnt think it would make much of a difference on an N/A app.
Dylan JZ;1036454 said:
That's his name :nono:
Brake boosting from a stop isn't going to put any wear on your pads, and not much more load on the rest of the drive train vs hammering it off of a light. The torque converter is what will take most of the abuse. Make sure you have a good transmission cooler, and/or change fluid often if you brake boost a lot.