I think it depends on the clutch and the tires. If you have a good clutch and pressure plate and stock tires, the motor and clutch can overpower the tires pretty easily, and once they're spinning the only thing seeing much stress will be the tires. On the other hand with wider/stickier tires there will be more stress on the rear when you engage the clutch, and with a weaker pressure plate the clutch will be more likely to slip. So if you want wheelspin, get a good clutch and non z rated 245s and light 'em up!

 

I'm simply saying that I don't believe it is going to slip excessively more than a normal takeoff. Spinning the tires is easy on the clutch. Once the tires start spinning, it doesn't take a lot of power/torque to keep them spinning. You can do a brake stand 1st gear tire roast and keep the RPM fairly low and still keep spinning the tires.

I don't believe it takes much power to spin the tires once they start spinning. It is very easy for me to maintain the tires spinning. I don't think it takes anywhere near the amount of power necessary to start slipping the stock clutch if the clutch is in decent shape.

I ran a stock clutch on my 1996SS for nearly 70k miles. About 55k of those miles the car had 350 to 399 rwhp, several drag strip runs, and several dyno runs. Clutch finally smoked at the track one day and, to tell ya the truth, I've had more problems with high performance aftermarket clutches than I had with the stocker. Had I known, I would have just put a stocker back on

I think trying to do a burnout puts less stress on the clutch and damage to it than if you are drag racing and trying to get a good 60' time. When trying to get a good 60' time, some will slip the clutch a little. When trying to do a burnout, it's rather foolish to slip the clutch so you just drop it.

Just my opinion

 

I'll take the nut comment as a compliment.... I guess

Nope, never dyno'd the car. Never really tuned the car either. For the last like 5 years I've been planning on a 383 so haven't spent any effort to try and make the car faster. I've had the 383 for a couple three years now too I'm really going to make an attempt this summer to get the car together though and running with the 383. Wish me luck that I can get off my **** and get this project at least started. LOL!

 

Mine's sitting in the garage in boxes.

 

I entered my stock 94 in a burn out contest and did 2 1-2 minute burn outs in second gear and never had a cluch slippage problem that I could smell. I don't imagine the tires I had were very sticky though.

 

If your so worried about dumping the clutch, couldnt you always try this? ... Let the clutch out all the way, with the car basically idling, then floor it with one foot, and LIGHTLY put on the brakes with the other. It'll spin them as long as you want, but if you do that too long, you'll kill the brakes without a line lock.

 

I had pretty sticky tires, so much so that I could barely get any wheel going into 2nd even with my mods. I could drop the stock clutch at any RPM and it would lock and get the tires smoking right away. IMO if your stock clutch is roasting before your street tires your clutch is on its way out already.

I now have no trouble getting sideways going into second with my new tires...

 

yeah i did that, let it ride off the rev limiter didnt break the little 10-bolt, but i did twist over the wheel studs, did it with slicks on the back at the track, rev limiter lunch(woohoo) it made for a nice picture that was for sure.

 

Whats the benefit of dumpin the clutch in second. Brent, i think it was you that said u were in second,as well as someone else. Just curious?

 

Ok, so I see that the three days I spent tuning the car was a waste of my time



John
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In 1st gear I can only get up to about 25 or so I think. In 2nd the tires get up to near 60mph and thus produce a much better smoke show

 

He's talking about the 94 not the 96

 

Ummm...NOT...I spent even more time on the "Yellow Beast"

Gezzz Bubba you have a real bad memory !!

But that's OK im old and decrepid !! But I still have a Memory !!

John
Gator Transmission

 

Umm... yes he is The Yellow Beast is the 96. He is talking about the 94. Now what were you saying about being old and your memory?

I should probably argue with you in email.

 

How about in an A4? Is it bad on the U-joints too?

Brent, that page is friggen awesome, my a$$ you weren't driving!