What gear to start a burnout????

[reeber]

Look at my sig...I have a 5 spd. I start in 2nd gear and still have problems heating the tire enough to launch.. I know I have those piece of sh!% Kumhos, but has anyone ever started in 3rd???????

 

[Ryan02Stang]

2nd should be fine. On street tires a big burnout is not needed anyways.

 

[reeber]

You would be surprised how hot you have to get my tires.. The compound is definately not for drag racing..

 

[Ryan02Stang]

Throw on some drag radials for summer. They heat up easy and hook like CRAZY!

 

[HIGDON]

Overheating a street tire will actually DECREASE it's ability to grip. All you need to do is drive around the water and do a quick clean-off burn out to get the loose gravel and dirt off.

 

[DerekStangGT]

:OT:
i have a 5 spd w/ 4 wheel disc brakes. how do i perform a burnout without damaging my brakes/tranny, etc. can someone please explain?

 

[Slapyo]

i rev it up and dump the clutch. then jump on the brakes. keep the rpms up and let off the brakes a little till you start to barely move forward then apply a little more brakes to stop.

 

[HIGDON]

get a line lock. . . .

 

[Jackie Chan]

Overheating a street tire will actually DECREASE it's ability to grip. All you need to do is drive around the water and do a quick clean-off burn out to get the loose gravel and dirt off.

actually a nice little burnout WILL help a street tire hook better. A 2nd gear burnout is a little overkill. I do a first gear bo for about 5-8secs and that seems to work perfect. If you are just turning your tires over for a split second, be prepared for some 2.2 60's unless your track is the *****

 

[FallenPhoenix]

Someone told me that if you try to heat up a non-drag radial tire you'll actually bring slick oils to the top instead of making it stickier.

 

[Jackie Chan]

Someone told me that if you try to heat up a non-drag radial tire you'll actually bring slick oils to the top instead of making it stickier.

i heard i cut 1.9 60' on street tires doing burnouts

 

[cold96snake]

I also thought doing a burn out on street tires hurt your traction.

 

[Jackie Chan]

i heard i cut 1.9 60' on street tires doing burnouts

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[Silly34]

I have first hand experience on this. DO NOT burn out on your street tires, it brings out all the nasty slick $ht, just spin them enough to knock the crap off of them.

B.

 

[Beau]

I have first hand experience on this. DO NOT burn out on your street tires, it brings out all the nasty slick $ht, just spin them enough to knock the crap off of them.

B.

everyone i've talked to has said doing a small burnout on street tires helps it seemed to help me

 

[Jackie Chan]

I have first hand experience on this. DO NOT burn out on your street tires, it brings out all the nasty slick $ht, just spin them enough to knock the crap off of them.

B.

did you cut 1.8s by not smoking them????

 

[FallenPhoenix]

what tires are on your car jackie? Got to be something better than the stock Gatorbacks...

 

[Jackie Chan]

what tires are on your car jackie? Got to be something better than the stock Gatorbacks...

I know a few guys with stock gatorbacks that have pulled 1.9s(justsomeguy is one). I have pulled 1.9s on sumitomos and michelin pilots. I havent done it on khumos yet, but tarzan has pulled high 1.8s to low 1.9s on his he said.

 

[Silly34]

All the street tires I've tried it on just spin and spin, they never hook. But I guess its all based on the compound of the tire, doesn't hurt to try (except maybe your e.t.).

B.

 

[awwyea]

You can kiss your brakes goodbye if you do too many burnouts without a linelock kit.


Nothing blows more than flying down the track and hitting the brakes and nobody's home...I saw it at the track a few years ago. A kid did too many burnouts w/o linelock in his 97 GT and ended up in the sand pit at the end of the track.