don_w

Thanks... not too shabby considering I have wide & tall 275/50s on the rear, stock 3.31 rear gears, and a weak-*** automatic tranny.

The wife wants to try it now... so we're going back out again later. Maybe we'll get a short mpeg, too (that is if hawgman is willing to host it for me again).

budgy

Wow man, those pics just made me drool, you have a beautiful looking car, looks even better with the tires smoking though

don_w

Thank You...

Too bad you can't smell it too. Gawd I love the smell of melting rubber!

Zeio

Hey Don, is there a technique to burning out with an auto? I figure turning TCS off is a given, but do you apply brake and accelerate or just punch it?

hawgman

you crack me up

don_w

I have had to experiment a little. The best results have been to turn TCS off and drop it into 1st gear, and powerbrake it to about 2500 rpm or when the rear wheels start to break loose. As they break loose, slowly ease off the brake and roll into the throttle to get them spinning and smoking, until the rev limiter kicks in. I have found if I let off the brake too quick, the tires are not turning fast enough and it starts to hook up and just lays down a long patch of rubber... no smoke. It took me about 3 or 4 tries to get it just right.

Oh by the way, here is a pic from a different burnout that was the runner-up for my choice as my sig pic. I love the way the smoke is billowing out of the fenderwell.



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don_w

Why is that?

So... will you host another vid for me if I get one?

hawgman

Of course. No problem at all. Would love to see a vid of the sonic blue beast disappearing in a cloud of smoke!




(hehehe...now you are gonna be part of the mudflap crowd so you can keep the rubber off of your rear 1/4 panels)

don_w

I consider rubber on the rear qtr-panel as a badge of honor!!

BTW, these Nitto 450s get nice and sticky when hot. We drove 2 or 3 miles to get home after the burnout, and I could hear small things (like sand, etc.) hitting up under the fenderwell. And once back in the garage, the tires were still sticky to the touch... probably 10 minutes later. I can't wait to see how these hook up at a track. Oh, and my garage still smells like rubber... hehehe

hawgman

I forgot you had the Nittos on there. Hell, I am surprised you could do more than one burnout without letting them cool down. Those are some sticky tires for sure.