Best way 2 burnout w/o frying the clutch...
12-06-2007, 02:49 AM
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Consider shifting into 3/D when you do a burnout starting in 2nd. Reason being is you can strip your sunshell doing that. The sunshells in a stock 4L60E suck, and doing a burnout in 2nd can cost you 2nd, 4th and reverse 
Shifting into 3rd gear turns everything at a 1:1 ratio and minimizes things from breaking.
In an auto, for a quick tire smoking, I'd leave it in 1st and for a long burnout I'd start out in 2nd and throw it into 3rd after the tires get moving. Don't dare shift into 4th...
Shifting into 3rd gear turns everything at a 1:1 ratio and minimizes things from breaking.
In an auto, for a quick tire smoking, I'd leave it in 1st and for a long burnout I'd start out in 2nd and throw it into 3rd after the tires get moving. Don't dare shift into 4th...
12-07-2007, 09:05 PM
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he is just trying to have fun and burnout and if ur on street tires when racing dump it and hold the burnout to put a little smoke off the tires and it will clean them off there is no point they dont get sticky. but the easiest way is a line lock and they dont mess up ur braks
12-08-2007, 03:09 PM
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on an auto car a linelock isnt really needed, but it does hurt the rear brakes some.
I decided to get a linelock for my 91 automatic and it just makes it so much easier, it just locks the front brakes only and the car can do burnouts so much easier and quicker with less stress on things plus it fun to really get some speed going while staying still then release the lock and go flying forward spinning
on my ws6 which is a 6 speed I havent even tried a burnout do to the fact it gets alot more complicated and more serious things can happen quick like smoking the clutch, I dont need to happen.
before I even try a burnout I am def. buying another linelock (they are only 150 bucks) and I am positive with a manual tranny car it makes life so much easier.
I went to the track and tried to get the tires alitte clean. the best I could do was roll alittle bit in first then clutch in, gas, then lcutch out and spun the tires some and tried to touch the brake but basically ran out of space to the line.
I decided to get a linelock for my 91 automatic and it just makes it so much easier, it just locks the front brakes only and the car can do burnouts so much easier and quicker with less stress on things plus it fun to really get some speed going while staying still then release the lock and go flying forward spinning
on my ws6 which is a 6 speed I havent even tried a burnout do to the fact it gets alot more complicated and more serious things can happen quick like smoking the clutch, I dont need to happen.
before I even try a burnout I am def. buying another linelock (they are only 150 bucks) and I am positive with a manual tranny car it makes life so much easier.
I went to the track and tried to get the tires alitte clean. the best I could do was roll alittle bit in first then clutch in, gas, then lcutch out and spun the tires some and tried to touch the brake but basically ran out of space to the line.
12-08-2007, 07:47 PM
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hahaha....you guys are all helpful and good intentioned but this is getting WAYYY too complicated
short answer
you CAN NOT do a burnout and not abuse your car a little, sorry they are one and the same, a linelock helps avoid smoking the rear brakes, but burnouts are still kind of hard on the car, especially if its pretty much stock
if you just want to screw around and make some tire smoke an all here is what i would do
1. get some bleech and pour it in a line in front of the rear tires about a 2 foot or so (this will make the pavement slick and will make smoke as it heats)
2. roll the car just till the rear tires are just in front of the bleech stripe you just poured(you can also just do this on some relatively slippery pavement)
3. put the car in first (or second if you feel brave or the car has 4.10s or 3.73s)
4. bring the car up to about 3K rpm (the next few steps will happen all in a few seconds)
5. watching the tachometer, let the clutch out until you feel the clutch start to grab, then let it out faster while adding gas and bring the revs up to about 4500-5000 rpms (but dont sidestep the clutch, just let it out very quickly)
6. as soon as you have the clutch all the way out put your left foot on the brake but leave your right foot on the gas
7. spin the tires until you feel like you have made enough smoke
8. smile, laugh and repeat
hahahahah...if you are on street tires and on some flat and smooth pavement, that should do it!
short answer
you CAN NOT do a burnout and not abuse your car a little, sorry they are one and the same, a linelock helps avoid smoking the rear brakes, but burnouts are still kind of hard on the car, especially if its pretty much stock
if you just want to screw around and make some tire smoke an all here is what i would do
1. get some bleech and pour it in a line in front of the rear tires about a 2 foot or so (this will make the pavement slick and will make smoke as it heats)
2. roll the car just till the rear tires are just in front of the bleech stripe you just poured(you can also just do this on some relatively slippery pavement)
3. put the car in first (or second if you feel brave or the car has 4.10s or 3.73s)
4. bring the car up to about 3K rpm (the next few steps will happen all in a few seconds)
5. watching the tachometer, let the clutch out until you feel the clutch start to grab, then let it out faster while adding gas and bring the revs up to about 4500-5000 rpms (but dont sidestep the clutch, just let it out very quickly)
6. as soon as you have the clutch all the way out put your left foot on the brake but leave your right foot on the gas
7. spin the tires until you feel like you have made enough smoke
8. smile, laugh and repeat
hahahahah...if you are on street tires and on some flat and smooth pavement, that should do it!
12-09-2007, 03:42 PM
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I can't believe people are making it more complicated than it really is. I usually leave it in second gear, sidestep the clutch (quickly to the brake) from about 4k and modulated the brake and gas. Unless you are a complete ******* moron, this is cake.
12-10-2007, 02:06 PM
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I agree with duke as that is how I learned and I am still running my clutch and tranny without any problems whatsoever. 1st for 1st fun. 2nd gear for the track days. instead of a burnout just do some donuts and shitties they are much more fun and will ruin a lot less stuff and still give off a lot of smoke if you do it right.
12-11-2007, 04:45 PM
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Whats a shitties? lol I still have 4 years on my loan i dont do any of the above. I dont know how long a stock clutch lasts. I will save my income tax return just in case it goes. car has 59,000miles. Anyone know when it could go? thanks.
12-11-2007, 04:55 PM
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12-11-2007, 05:43 PM
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you will find that abrupt shock to the driveline is what causes **** to break. i almost always roll into the throttle, and even if my tires break loose its not till at least 20mph or higher and its smooth spinning. i hardly EVER stand on it from a dead stop.
