How do you do a burnout with a manual trannie?

 

easy, one foot on the clutch, one on the brake and one on the gas


seriously though. best thing to do is get yourself a line lock to hold the front brakes so you can free up a foot. before I got my line lock I would dedicate the left foot to the clutch, mash my right heel firmly on the brake and slip my toe over the gas. to roll it out I would ease my heel up off the brake. if you have never done this before I highly suggest practicing with the car NOT running just to get the motions down and get comfortable. But if you are going to be hitting the track a lot or plan on getting a sticky tire spend the cash for the line lock. Not only is it safer but it will save some wear and tear on your car

 

Go buy a line lock!!! I consider it one of my favorite mods

 

Not sure what generation car you are running but if say it was a third gen with the rear drum you could back the adjuster out so only the fronts engage hard and then do the above. Saves the rear drums setup from all sorts of things happening.. I have gotten good enough a it (along with deent power out of the engine with the t-5) to drop the clutch and and start spinning the wheels and then step on the brake and only move about 2 or 3 inches... If you are doing alot of track. like the above says.. I line lock is your best friend.

 

by the title of the thread I am going to go out on a limb here and say 4th gen so no rear drums. even so I wouldnt suggest driving around with your rear drums backed out. not very safe on the street and an even worse idea at the track when you know you re going to be hitting high speeds with limited room to stop. as for dumping the clutch and jumping on the brake, thats not the safest idea either. maybe its just me but when it comes to racing saftey is always number one. this sport is dangerous enough as it is so why do anything to increase those risks.

 

I have a 6spd waiting to be plopped into my car right now and know plenty other's who have it in it lol.. so that really is not a good indicator anymore.. And he did not specify where he was doing the burnout or for what type of reason.. Only time i do burnouts are at the contests.. in which case you really are not needing your rear brakes much. Afterwards a flathead screwdriver to retighten and you are all set to go saftly down the road.. Just saves your backing plates and springs and such from binding in the drum during a burnout. You should not be doing burnouts on the street anyhow.. and if you are racing at a strip like I said above.. Line lock would be ideal (guess I should have been more specific) I guess another thing is mostly I have never really intentionall tried to burn out.. and when I have (except for the burnout contest in my town once a year) I never do touch the brake.. car has enough to easily brake them loose in the back

But really the biggest thing would be to ask where he is doing the burnout and for what reason.. If it is just to have fun on the street (stupid anyway because i know that is a $!50 ticket here and cops jsut love to nail kids doing that), then dropping the clutch is probably the easiest way. On a track line locks are best. really depends on the application as to what will work, for what you have.

 

Drop the clutch as you put the pedal down... move quickly to the brakes...

 

seeing as this is the "drag racing technique" forum, it would make sense that he is asking how to do a burnout to heat tires at the track. yes he should have been more specific, but if he is asking for other reasons then this prob isnt the place

 

If you are running slicks, just get a line-lock. For street tires, drive around the water box. Back up a few feet into the water, pop the clutch to spin 'em a few times and you are ready. Unless it's quite cold, street tires do not benefit from a big smokey burnout. Just spin 'em a couple of turns to clean them and you are good to go.

Rich

 

I guess I should have been more specific. It was how to heat the tires at the track, and it looks like the line lock is the way to go. Thanks for all the help.

 

I'm with you man, these guys must have alot of free time to deal with!! How many ways can one skin a cat?? One must first ask what color is the cat??!!!!!!!!!! But it is a discussion board right?

 

With no line lock, in 1st gear, rev to 4K, dump the clutch, take clutch foot and hit the brake pedal to hold the car. Sounds hard but isn't. Below 4k the car will bog. If you don't hit the brakes fast enough ABS will kick in. You want to be sure you don't bounce off the rev limiter so watch your RPM's. This is really hard on the back brakes and rotors. Line lock is the way to go. But you asked. I raced the car for 2 years before I got the line lock. Much easier with the lock.