At my first track outing a few weeks ago, I kept running into the issue where even not enabling LC, when I would try to foot brake the car up to 1500+ RPM, it would drop into launch control and totally botch the launch.
Happened every time. My LC was set to 1200 and I had never played with it.
Well I spoke to my tuner and he confirmed that this is some new feature dodge put in the cars for at least 23. Maybe 22, not sure. I have heard of this with the TRX as well.
So I found a work around. If you want to foot brake, you can turn up the LC RPM to 2500 (max for mine), and actually enable/activate it as if you are going to use it.
At that point DO NOT go foot to the floor. You need to take the RPMs up slowly to where you want to foot brake from. I find about 1700/1800 is max before you just push through the brakes. You can get there, but you have to do it slow.
If you jump on the gas or go straight to the wood while on the brake, it will just drop into LC and you'll be launching at 2500RPM (unsuccessfully).
So to NOT use LC, you have to use LC...#MakesSense. Turn the RPM all the way up in the menu, then press activate LC. In actual LC with the RPM up that high, it actually ignores that lower RPM limiter/trigger and lets you get past it to where you want to launch from.
Worked for me on the street in testing today. Im getting ready for the track tomorrow.
And before you say "Just use LC", remember that LC shocks the driveline. If you foot brake, you are loading up the driveline with TQ much softer than just hitting it with full tq from nothing. I dont believe Dodge has tuned the LC to assume you might be using drag radials and might hook instantly. Kaboom. I sure hope not, but I'd rather control that driveline shock and minimize it.
Happened every time. My LC was set to 1200 and I had never played with it.
Well I spoke to my tuner and he confirmed that this is some new feature dodge put in the cars for at least 23. Maybe 22, not sure. I have heard of this with the TRX as well.
So I found a work around. If you want to foot brake, you can turn up the LC RPM to 2500 (max for mine), and actually enable/activate it as if you are going to use it.
At that point DO NOT go foot to the floor. You need to take the RPMs up slowly to where you want to foot brake from. I find about 1700/1800 is max before you just push through the brakes. You can get there, but you have to do it slow.
If you jump on the gas or go straight to the wood while on the brake, it will just drop into LC and you'll be launching at 2500RPM (unsuccessfully).
So to NOT use LC, you have to use LC...#MakesSense. Turn the RPM all the way up in the menu, then press activate LC. In actual LC with the RPM up that high, it actually ignores that lower RPM limiter/trigger and lets you get past it to where you want to launch from.
Worked for me on the street in testing today. Im getting ready for the track tomorrow.
And before you say "Just use LC", remember that LC shocks the driveline. If you foot brake, you are loading up the driveline with TQ much softer than just hitting it with full tq from nothing. I dont believe Dodge has tuned the LC to assume you might be using drag radials and might hook instantly. Kaboom. I sure hope not, but I'd rather control that driveline shock and minimize it.
