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What gear to start a burnout????

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reeber

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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

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

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

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

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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.
 
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get a line lock. . . .
 

Jackie Chan

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HIGDON said:
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.
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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 *****
 

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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

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FallenPhoenix said:
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.
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i heard i cut 1.9 60' on street tires doing burnouts
 

cold96snake

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

Jackie Chan

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Jackie Chan said:
i heard i cut 1.9 60' on street tires doing burnouts
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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.

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Silly34 said:
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.

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

Jackie Chan

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Silly34 said:
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.

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

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

Jackie Chan

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

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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.).

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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.
 
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