Burnout ?

[Venom04]

Stupid question but I'll ask. What gear do you guys usually do your burnout in first or second. I know this seems like dumb question but I see alot of terminators doing burnouts with no or little wheelhop. I have the worst time in this car trying to do a nice long burnout especially in first.:shrug:

 

[BurnTire]

Stupid question but I'll ask. What gear do you guys usually do your burnout in first or second. I know this seems like dumb question but I see alot of terminators doing burnouts with no or little wheelhop. I have the worst time in this car trying to do a nice long burnout especially in first.:shrug:

I use second gear. I use ET Streets which will never wheel hop.
I also have the hurst line lock.

 

[Johnny Vig]

I do mine in first, because I would figure the clutch would heat up a lot quicker doing the burnout in second gear. You do have to get the rpms up if you are gonna do a burnout in first. Not as easy as it seeems, it took me a few practic runs to get the drag radials to spin and do an effective burnout. Just my 2 cents.

p.s. no line lock for me

 

[dogmush]

I use second, it puts more heat in the Nitto's for me. But I also have a line lock.

 

[forcefedcobra]

used first w/o a line loc but will be getting a line loc soon and will use second for the et streets come this spring.

 

[Drive XR7]

I've only done one burnout which effectively destroyed what remained of my Falkens (got new ones coming for Christmas) and rear pads. I had to practice it a few times. Dumped the clutch around 4000 in first, smacked on the brakes and held the revs around that rpm. I think a 2nd gear burnout would be much more effective for heating/smoking the tires but the amount of pad wear and clutch wear would increase dramatically.

//My first M6 car

 

[BurnTire]

Jumping on the brakes is hard on the car, rear brakes and posi.
Line Lock is not that expensive and I recommend installing it if you go to the drag strip.

 

[slo-poc]

Heel and toe, in first w/o line loc for me....

 

[wiltshp]

What is a line lock?

 

[Venom04]

locks the front wheels only

 

[wiltshp]

Can you get one of these for any car? Do they work on both manual and auto?

 

[dogmush]

Can you get one of these for any car? Do they work on both manual and auto?

Yeah it's a sylinoid (sp?) that goes in the front brake lines so that it keeps pressure on the front brakes after you let off the pedal. There's a couple of kits or you can just buy the sylinoid and plumb it yourself. I have one on my Cobra and my GT.

 

[wiltshp]

Yeah it's a sylinoid (sp?) that goes in the front brake lines so that it keeps pressure on the front brakes after you let off the pedal. There's a couple of kits or you can just buy the sylinoid and plumb it yourself. I have one on my Cobra and my GT.

How does it release? Does this just save the little bit of rear brake pad you burn off while doing a burn out?

 

[dogmush]

Heres the install on my GT. The Line Loc is the little round silver thing with the three stainless brakelines going to it. It's a Summit racing Line Loc that I plumbed myself.

 

[dogmush]

How does it release? Does this just save the little bit of rear brake pad you burn off while doing a burn out?

It's electric. When you let go of the button it releases. It saves brakes and clutch.

 

[wiltshp]

It's electric. When you let go of the button it releases. It saves brakes and clutch.

So you hold it down, mash the gas, and let go when you are ready to start moving forward?

 

[dogmush]

So you hold it down, mash the gas, and let go when you are ready to start moving forward?

It's more like: Hit brakes, hold button, release brakes. Front brakes are now locked, rears are free so do what you want with the gas/clutch. When you release the button front brakes let go.

 

[wiltshp]

Sweet. Thanks guys.

 

[SVTkel]

I have tried a few burnouts in my car. The first 2 times I tried in second and kept stalling the car, so gave up and ran the car. Then I tried one in first and it worked much better.

 

[Snakebite2k3]

1st gear....but i have the hurst line lock as well....i love it