Going to the track.. does anyone know how to do a proper burnout to get good traction.

 

dont do it with street tires...

if you have slicks,
pull up so ur tires are just out of the water, hold the ebrake up, get the tire rpm up and wait for the slicks to start to pull you out of the water, then release the ebrake and stay in the gas for a sec. to get out of the water...

 

Third gear

 

maybe thats why my 60' s suck, i been using 2nd

 

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you are supposed to launch in 1st

 

i'll get this drag racing thing down one of these days...

 

I only have streeet tires.

 

No burn out on street tires

 

I have no slicks, what is wrong with using street tires at the track?

 

nothing. but you dont burn out on street tires

 

so I just drive skip the burnout part and go straight to the light?

 

in the drag racing forum there is a rule book thread. go in there and read the nhra rule book it tells you everything you need to safely and properly race down a drag strip

 

sorry to thread jack but what about the falkens?

 

Street tires period, only thing you burnout with is drag radials and slicks.

Doing a burnout with regular street tires will cause them to be even more slick. Some tracks force you to go through the water, in that case you just want to "dust" them off persay, get them dry.

 

ok...so then our best bet would be to lower tire pressure right? is it best to work our way down or start lower and go up? whats a good psi to start at?

 

35psi. You may need to make several reductions.

 

Why not do a burn out in 1st gear? Because you guys have a lot of power?

 

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because first gear limits the wheel spin to only 33ish mph...whereas 2nd gear spins 50+mph

 

In a ej1 making about 190 whp with drag radials what gear should i do a burn out in, and what rpm should i rev to make the tires spin?

 

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Pull into the burnout box, stop where the track official tells you to (usually at the end of the water line), pull up e-brake handle, put car in 2nd, rev up to 6000-7000rpm, drop the clutch, spin tires until smoke comes through vents... unless it's hot out, then go maybe 4 seconds, release ebrake, go to line.

 

to keep to the tires spinning just keep the rpm close to my rev limiter by pedaling the gas without bouncing of the rev limiter?

 

Im not tryin to get into a big debate, but burnouts on some street tires do make a difference. I have falken ziex's 205/50/15 and at 35psi and no burnout i was cutting 2.5-2.6 60ft's with massive wheel spin. Dropping the tire pressure to about 18 psi and a decent burnout and im doin consistent 1.94-1.95 60ft. My tires were workin better than my buddys with BFG drag radials.

 

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I think dropping the tire pressure from 35psi to 18psi was a bigger factor in dropping your 60ft time than doing the burnout. 1.9's on street tires is very good nonetheless.

 

Ya ive made about 45 passes already trying every possible configuration. With em at 20-18 psi and no burnout i was doin 2.2-2.1 60's. I didnt cut a 1.9 till i did a burnout. The tires get so hot and soft and its just amazing how well they hook. During bracket racing just about everyone was coming over to check out my tires and especially the import guys. The fwd guys with drag radials were only doin 2.00's Im just sayin, even on street tires when done properly, the burnout box can be of good use.

 

As far as street tires go, it's not necessary to do a full burnout. Just a quick spin to dust them off. People make it out to be a huge deal though if you do a nice burnout. I did decent burnouts in my camaro on street tires(99 with a 6-speed) and always cut a 1.9x 60'. On the street, never do a burn out. You're tires heat up, and when you roll out they pick up all the grease and grime on the road. But at the track there's much less random grease and stuff, so the tires will still hook.