I was bored at work and got to thinking what is the proper way to do a burn out. Whenever i go to the track i keep the car in first and rev to about 4.5 to 5k and dump the clutch then spin it til i feel right. NOW heres my question, more or less, what is the proper way to get out of a burn out?

Do you keep spinning the tires until they grip and move you, then stop?

Do you drop the ebrake and hangon?

What is the proper way?

Also what are the beneifits of 2nd gear burn out and 1st gear burn out?

Thanks

I did a search for burn outs but it mostly came up with pics and videos of people doing theres.

 

I really don't think there is a right or wrong way of doing a burn out as long as you produce some smoke.

If your not smokin, your not heating the tires.

However, the main thing I would reccomend is consistency. Get a good routine down and stick too it. Your launches will thank you.

 

I do them in second gear. Feels to me there is more mometum and slightly more power to do it in there. I leave the e-brake up until fully heated. Also if your running open diff, I usually turn the wheels to try get the other one goin to.

 

Another good way to get consistant temps on the tires is to begin counting after you start to see smoke. Count to 3 or 4 one thousand and your tires will be around the same temperature for every run.

 

this is how i do mine. I pull up to the waterbox , spin the tires quick to get them wet..then pull up to dry pavment..pull ......e-brake..put it in first rev to 6K dump it...then shift to 2nd ...and wait till i feel like the car is pulling and let go of the e-brake . I stay in the same line gruve that i did the burn out.

 

You do not want to spin your tires in the water box. That is a big no no. pull forward till your tires are right at the end of the waterbox. Then do your burnout. If you spin them in the waterbox, all you are doing is throwing water up into your fenderwells, then when you stage, that water drips on your tires, and the track, and will cause you to spin. Only morons sping their tires in the waterbox.

 

Thanks for the info, I just want to do all my homework before i pick up slicks and go and **** up. Does this apply to street tires as well (ES100s?)

So most of you guys wait for the tires to move the car before you drop the Ebrake?

Also is that good for the diff, to start in first and then shift to 2nd? Im not running LSD

 

The absolute first thing you should do is contact the manufacturer of your slicks. Whether they are M&H, Goodyear or MT they all have a recommended tire temp for optimal traction. Find this temp out. Go to the track with a heat gun and test different lengths of time to get the optimal tire temp that they want. Too hot and they could be greasy too cold and the might be too hard. Than the next thing as most other people have said just roll through the burnout box, don't clutch it in there to get the tires spining to water the whole tire just simply rolling through will get them wet enough. Pull your car all the way forward to the very edge of the burnout box almost out of the water and start your burnout there. With a little pratice you will get consistant tire temps so you can set up your car for the launch to be the same every time.

 

I like to give a little spin in the water box not alot of spinning to clean off the tires alittle.I like to get out of the box and start my burnout.I do my burnout in 3rd gear.I was towed not to shift gears during the burnout on a oem tranny it is not good for the tranny,but I can be wrong.

 

Do not spin your tires in the burnout box. just rolling through it will get the tires wet. When you spin your tires you are sparying water in places it does not need to be like on the fender well. When you line up this ends up on the track or on your tires.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hondaworld &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You do not want to spin your tires in the water box. That is a big no no. pull forward till your tires are right at the end of the waterbox. Then do your burnout. If you spin them in the waterbox, all you are doing is throwing water up into your fenderwells, then when you stage, that water drips on your tires, and the track, and will cause you to spin. Only morons sping their tires in the waterbox.</TD></TR></TABLE>


I pull up to the waterbox , spin the tires quick to get them wet..then pull up to dry pavment...

im not spin the tires on a lake here.......you spind them gently to get them clean and ready for the burn out on the dry spot. And no. there no water that gets stuck in the fenders....lol......trust me all the water has evaporated when i do smoke burn outs. And i get good 1.7 60ft times .......but everyone has a diffrenet method ....

 

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haven't had that problem i know b/c my crew checks them with a laser temp guage. and clean the rest off.

 

Good info

 

spinning your tires in the waterbox to "clean them" i can almost guarantee you'll be making people at the track mad. whether or not they tell you.

i did the 1-2 shift during the burnout a few times, but i'd have to say.. if your car can spin the wheels in 2nd from a stop then i'd just put it in 2nd to start. shifting is just more stress on the trans. my differential blew up once

 

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Yeeeeaah.

 

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Don't forget to put paper towels on the rear tire on a FWD car. Starters hate us for carrying water to the line on our rear tires..

 

rear wheel drives carry water up to..just with the front tires..so it evens out..we leave water for there rears and they leave water for our fronts..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">spinning your tires in the waterbox to "clean them" i can almost guarantee you'll be making people at the track mad. whether or not they tell you.

i did the 1-2 shift during the burnout a few times, but i'd have to say.. if your car can spin the wheels in 2nd from a stop then i'd just put it in 2nd to start. shifting is just more stress on the trans. my differential blew up once </TD></TR></TABLE>


Im nice with the transition, yea thats why i have a quife diff.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99Hybrid_Hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rear wheel drives carry water up to..just with the front tires..so it evens out..we leave water for there rears and they leave water for our fronts..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, with RWDs, they have the option of driving around the water box, and backing up to the water, get some water on the tires, move forward.. burn out. No dragging water with the front wheels.

whoola

 

yeah! thats the only way i've ever seen RWD do burnouts.. maybe a top fuel car will drive straight through or a funny car. but when do we get to race with them? (maybe more often in the future!) and i think their front tires are a lot less likely to carry water to the line

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i see.. i guess it wouldn't be much different than starting a burnout in 2nd anyways.. unless the tires are stickier from the 1st gear burnout and stick good when they stop between gears

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91’ LS-VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good info </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

In my car i do 3rd gear burnouts..I find the best way to do the burn is bringing it out at 6k and holding it in that area not off rev limiter..wait until you have seen a decent amout of smoke a can feel the car hooking and dropping RPM's..as soon as you feel that taking place drop the e-brake and full throtle the car til it grabs, then push in the clutch and stop and wait for the smoke to clear for visability..

Pickle

 

see my only problem is that the car starts to pull foward to soon. i cant keep it going without it wanting to pull. its like the ebrake is not holding me there or its not strong enough.

 

ttt

 

For those of you that do your burnout in 2nd or 3rd...do you start there?...or do you shift from 1st?