burnouts/heating up tires

[moparviper]

just wondering on how the rest of you guys heat up your tires at the track. i heat mine up by dumping the clutch in first gear for about 5 seconds. does anyone else do it differently?

 

[VPRPWRD]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH80zEQiDIA&feature=plcp]2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 burnout before drag racing - YouTube[/ame]

 

[moparviper]

i guess i should have added that i run drag radials at the track

 

[VPRPWRD]

If I had DRs I would spin them a little longer than in the video.

 

[SrtBrad]

doing a burnout on street tires is fkn stupid

 

[moparviper]

i was also told to never do a burnout on street tires also.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Do them in 2nd gear and get more speed on the tires making more friction, and in turn stickier rubber. About 4-5 seconds on slicks/drag radials or until smoky. Street tires I still do a short 2 second spin to clean water and debris off tires. Too long actually make them spin more!!

 

[VPRPWRD]

I have heard people say not to do it, but my personal experience has netted lower 60ft. times with doing a burnout. I do not roll through the burnout box and get water on the tires.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

I have heard people say not to do it, but my personal experience has netted lower 60ft. times with doing a burnout. I do not roll through the burnout box and get water on the tires.

YuP avoiding the water box is great!! We don't have the option at any of our tracks! You can go around then back into the box just to wet the tires a lil to help spin them off.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

doing a burnout on street tires is fkn stupid

That's a fkn stupid statement, warm rubber will hook better than stone cold rubber, a short burnout is beneficial with street tires.



X2 on using second gear too

 

[SrtBrad]

That's a fkn stupid statement, warm rubber will hook better than stone cold rubber, a short burnout is beneficial with street tires.



X2 on using second gear too

wanna fight or what???:chain:

 

[MDA]

A nice big smoky burnout on street tires is a waste. Personally, I avoid the water box all together. As others have said a few spins to clean up the tires then stage. The only the tried and true trick for street tires is to drop the air pressure. That varies from car to car and tires used. My camaro did great with 19-20psi. The corvette could go lower. 16psi worked real good. Btw, that's for the rears only. This also helps with wheel hop.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

wanna fight or what???:chain:

Nah, just pointng out you were being a ****, almost seemed like something dom would say.

 

[FATJACK]

Hahahahahaha.....

He WAS bad about smart ass remarks...

 

[VPRPWRD]

A nice big smoky burnout on street tires is a waste. Personally, I avoid the water box all together. As others have said a few spins to clean up the tires then stage. The only the tried and true trick for street tires is to drop the air pressure. That varies from car to car and tires used. My camaro did great with 19-20psi. The corvette could go lower. 16psi worked real good. Btw, that's for the rears only. This also helps with wheel hop.

I go 25 psi in the rears and I air the fronts up to 45 psi.

 

[Randall488]

Now what about burnin street tires just to burn em? I'm sure somebody has wasted a set after they bought a fresh set. What gear..whats rhe speedometer read..? Sorry if I seem juvinile but since were on the subject of burnin tires..

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Now what about burnin street tires just to burn em? I'm sure somebody has wasted a set after they bought a fresh set. What gear..whats rhe speedometer read..? Sorry if I seem juvinile but since were on the subject of burnin tires..

In your case, leave it drive, hold brake , mash gas! Can likely get speedo up to 100--120

 

[Yellow venom]

I agree with spinning and warming up street tires, mine don't hook at all cold but better for sure when warmed up!!

 

[viperhauler]

this is how i do it on DR's. after the burnout skip to 1:05 or so...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl8Wm_kV7bg&feature=g-hist]2005 Dodge SRT-10 RAM 8.34 86mph Drag Strip Race 1 of 2 - YouTube[/ame]

avoid the box with the truck, back into it, a rotation or two to get the tires wet, pull forward, 2nd gear around 3k rpms drop the clutch... kinda easy... it doesn't take much with wet tires...
(i don't have a line lock, so that's why the brake lights)...

my best 60' on those DR's was 1.89... was a bad run, but you get the idea

on street tires, i do about the same, and my best on street tires is 1.91 60'... i cut consistent 1.9xx on street tires and after several variations of launching and burnouts, i have netted the best results duplicating what i do on DR's... but it wastes your tires pretty quick

 

[Randall488]

The only reason I ask is I've heard you should shut overdrive off first