Burnouts with a 3.7 Automatic?
08-04-2010, 12:51 PM
#11
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I find it pretty easy to do burnouts in my 4.0 auto. Granted I don't have a LSD so it's one wheel but still.
And if I were you, I'd get the manual. That's one of my biggest regrets. A sports car should not be auto
And if I were you, I'd get the manual. That's one of my biggest regrets. A sports car should not be auto
08-04-2010, 12:57 PM
#12
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No and Yes.
I'm not sure why people think that burnouts will be as easy with the auto as they are with the manual. It's never as easy to do a burnout with the auto in my opinion (no high rev-drop the clutch action).
Also, depending on your gearing, tires, and wheels it might not be easy to do a burnout at all. I was surprised when I got my 2010 GT auto w/ 19" wheels that I couldn't do a proper burnout easily. After learning how to completely disable the stability and traction control I was indeed able to burnout but not to the tire shredding wheel-hop levels that I could in my 2008 GT with a 5 spd and 17" wheels. It takes more to spin up those big wheels...and it IS harder to burn out with an automatic.
That being said, burning out isn't always a great thing for track times. Even though I can't put on as good of a show in the 2010 I can pull a 0-60 around 4.7-4.8 seconds if I only have myself as a passenger and only a quarter tank of gas to keep the weight down ;-)
Do yourself a favor and get the automatic. You'll enjoy the luxury of not having to manually shift in stop and go freeway or downtown traffic and with a shift kit it'll out perform the manual for drag racing...in my opinion of course!
I'm not sure why people think that burnouts will be as easy with the auto as they are with the manual. It's never as easy to do a burnout with the auto in my opinion (no high rev-drop the clutch action).
Also, depending on your gearing, tires, and wheels it might not be easy to do a burnout at all. I was surprised when I got my 2010 GT auto w/ 19" wheels that I couldn't do a proper burnout easily. After learning how to completely disable the stability and traction control I was indeed able to burnout but not to the tire shredding wheel-hop levels that I could in my 2008 GT with a 5 spd and 17" wheels. It takes more to spin up those big wheels...and it IS harder to burn out with an automatic.
That being said, burning out isn't always a great thing for track times. Even though I can't put on as good of a show in the 2010 I can pull a 0-60 around 4.7-4.8 seconds if I only have myself as a passenger and only a quarter tank of gas to keep the weight down ;-)
Do yourself a favor and get the automatic. You'll enjoy the luxury of not having to manually shift in stop and go freeway or downtown traffic and with a shift kit it'll out perform the manual for drag racing...in my opinion of course!
1) Turn off TCS
2) Put it into D1, not D
3) Lightly press the brake pedal to keep the car from coasting forward
4) Hammer the gas
5) Once it's burning and you got billows of smoke, let off the brake completely, the car will do the rest.
I've laid 50+ feet of rubber on more than one occassion with my auto
08-04-2010, 02:06 PM
#13
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I own an automatic and drove a manual stang for 8 years. It's not any harder to do a burnout in an auto vs a manual.
1) Turn off TCS
2) Put it into D1, not D
3) Lightly press the brake pedal to keep the car from coasting forward
4) Hammer the gas
5) Once it's burning and you got billows of smoke, let off the brake completely, the car will do the rest.
I've laid 50+ feet of rubber on more than one occassion with my auto
1) Turn off TCS
2) Put it into D1, not D
3) Lightly press the brake pedal to keep the car from coasting forward
4) Hammer the gas
5) Once it's burning and you got billows of smoke, let off the brake completely, the car will do the rest.
I've laid 50+ feet of rubber on more than one occassion with my auto
08-04-2010, 04:34 PM
#14
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Iowa
Posts: 19
Upsh1ft::: The 3.7 auto will definately do a burnout. You must shut off both stability and traction control. Lightly hold the breaks, and run the motor up to 2500+ rpm, and then stand on it. It will burn! Helps if the tires are up in pressure a bit. As to top end, I had mine up to an indicated 120 mph, (top down) and then the limiter cut in, so it seems it will go past the advertised 112 mph. But this was speedo indicated and I did not have a GPS with me to check it against. This with the 18" wheels. Best regards Plum FFF
2011, 3.7 Prem Vert, auto, 2.73 rear, candy red/saddle, Pony Pac. (fast furious fun)
2011, 3.7 Prem Vert, auto, 2.73 rear, candy red/saddle, Pony Pac. (fast furious fun)
08-05-2010, 08:04 PM
#15
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Posts: 207
Darn!
Thanks for the input everyone and many thanks for the burnout tutorials :P.
Sorry if I sounded like a performance car newbie. I have a fairly good grasp of general car knowledge but between what you think and what you do when you actually do it can be different so I wanted to cover all my bases. 95% of my driving experience was done in a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero V6(It's my mom's, i'm only 22 and fresh out of college lol). Let's face it, an alero isn't a performance vehicle at 170 hp and 200 ft-lbs of torque mated to a 4 speed auto for 3100 lbs of car. Brand new they were rated for 0-60 at 7.8 secs. With 131 000 miles on the odo, I timed myself this week at a pathetic 10 seconds from a standstill. So yeah without proper experience with a car as strong as the new Mustang I don't know what to expect :P.
Either way, thanks a bunch.
Thanks for the input everyone and many thanks for the burnout tutorials :P.
Sorry if I sounded like a performance car newbie. I have a fairly good grasp of general car knowledge but between what you think and what you do when you actually do it can be different so I wanted to cover all my bases. 95% of my driving experience was done in a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero V6(It's my mom's, i'm only 22 and fresh out of college lol). Let's face it, an alero isn't a performance vehicle at 170 hp and 200 ft-lbs of torque mated to a 4 speed auto for 3100 lbs of car. Brand new they were rated for 0-60 at 7.8 secs. With 131 000 miles on the odo, I timed myself this week at a pathetic 10 seconds from a standstill. So yeah without proper experience with a car as strong as the new Mustang I don't know what to expect :P.
Either way, thanks a bunch.
08-06-2010, 09:23 AM
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Texas
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I don't think it is an auto but here is a 3.7 burnout!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAr8A...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAr8A...layer_embedded
08-08-2010, 06:47 PM
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: ATL
Posts: 2,955
No and Yes.
I'm not sure why people think that burnouts will be as easy with the auto as they are with the manual. It's never as easy to do a burnout with the auto in my opinion (no high rev-drop the clutch action).
Also, depending on your gearing, tires, and wheels it might not be easy to do a burnout at all. I was surprised when I got my 2010 GT auto w/ 19" wheels that I couldn't do a proper burnout easily. After learning how to completely disable the stability and traction control I was indeed able to burnout but not to the tire shredding wheel-hop levels that I could in my 2008 GT with a 5 spd and 17" wheels. It takes more to spin up those big wheels...and it IS harder to burn out with an automatic.
That being said, burning out isn't always a great thing for track times. Even though I can't put on as good of a show in the 2010 I can pull a 0-60 around 4.7-4.8 seconds if I only have myself as a passenger and only a quarter tank of gas to keep the weight down ;-)
Do yourself a favor and get the automatic. You'll enjoy the luxury of not having to manually shift in stop and go freeway or downtown traffic and with a shift kit it'll out perform the manual for drag racing...in my opinion of course!
I'm not sure why people think that burnouts will be as easy with the auto as they are with the manual. It's never as easy to do a burnout with the auto in my opinion (no high rev-drop the clutch action).
Also, depending on your gearing, tires, and wheels it might not be easy to do a burnout at all. I was surprised when I got my 2010 GT auto w/ 19" wheels that I couldn't do a proper burnout easily. After learning how to completely disable the stability and traction control I was indeed able to burnout but not to the tire shredding wheel-hop levels that I could in my 2008 GT with a 5 spd and 17" wheels. It takes more to spin up those big wheels...and it IS harder to burn out with an automatic.
That being said, burning out isn't always a great thing for track times. Even though I can't put on as good of a show in the 2010 I can pull a 0-60 around 4.7-4.8 seconds if I only have myself as a passenger and only a quarter tank of gas to keep the weight down ;-)
Do yourself a favor and get the automatic. You'll enjoy the luxury of not having to manually shift in stop and go freeway or downtown traffic and with a shift kit it'll out perform the manual for drag racing...in my opinion of course!
