snakethis69

u should add the type of tranny in sig just for future reference, i know its mentioned in the title but jsut for future posts. and its only a 25 dollar mount, no big deal.

theantirotor

I highly doubt it is the tranny mount. I had a '95 3.4L Camaro that had under 50,000 miles on it. It would smoke the tires. After that I had a '99 3.8L Firebird. You couldn't get that thing to spin the tires if your life depended on it. (except around a corner, wet road, etc) There was nothing wrong with the car, it just wouldn't do it. If what people are saying with the rear ends is true then that is what I would put the blame on. If the 3.4 came with a 3:42 and the 3.8 came with a 3:08 that makes perfect sense... of course it is going to be harder to spin the tires with a ratio like that.



This is about autos of course. You can get anything with a manual tranny to spin the tires. Rev up, drop clutch. Easy.



And I agree with not wasting the time to do burnouts. Smoke shows agrivate police and cost you money in tires.

MustangEater82

3.4L will smoke the tires waay more easily then a 3.8L

3.08s can do burnouts easily, I have seen, guys light up the one tire fire, at launch on a track, up in smoke, with near stock to minor bolt ons as mods. So you shoudl be able to spin them on street.

tranny mount will mess up your ability to do a burnout. When you romp the gas, with a broken mount, it twists and lifts the transmission with the initial force, so you lose the initial force that is used to break the tires loose.

With a good mount, tranny stays in place, and all the intitial force goes to spinning the wheels.

JJayzX

my old camaro had 2.73 and i burned em up easily even though it was a v8 but only had 170 hp and 245 trq.

oil pan 4

You can smoke the tires on an auto trans through 2nd gear with 3.08 gears if you have a 5.0L. You have a 3800, good luck.

OneSickSix

Burnouts are a must at a drag strip though. Thats where they should be done. What technique are you using to burn out? Please dont tell me neutral drops or anything like that.

brink

im putting it in first / second / drive / od and holding the brake and slamming on the gas.

(A4 tranny)

FIREBIRDMIKE

first off no 4th gen v6 car got 3.08s, n e v6 i have seen has gu5 323 axle ratio unless u get one of those y87 cars that got 342s. BTW if your car wont do a burnout by just slamming of the gas than there is no need to do a burnout for you obviously dont have traction issues. Your only heating up your tranny and torque converter beyond all belief costing you massive amounts of tq/hp

Tru2Chevy

Wrong buddy....all 3.8/A4 4th gens that didn't have the Y87 option got 3.08 gears. All 3.8/M5 got the 3.23 rear. Y87/A4 all got 3.42.

I still say that there is something wrong if you can't turn that one tire over....

- Justin

oil pan 4

Neutral drops baby

brink

i jacked my car up yesterday and tried putting my hand on the driveshaft where it connects to the tranny and wiggling it.. it didnt nudge what so ever..

I dont think its my tranny mount, if it doesnt budge then I think it will just be a waste of time.

Next suggestion?

JJayzX

Put it at this we have 4 wheel disc brakes. Get a line lock and then burn out problem solved and thats the end of it.

snakethis69

he might not have the y87, he may have drums, and if thats the case then i had a 3800 with the y87 and could smoke them all day.

OneSickSix

I believe all 1997+ V6 cars got 4 wheel disc.

Your technique needs work. Thats all I can tell ya =P You'll figure it out sooner or later. If not, find a drag racer and have them show you. Its tough for me to explain how *I* have done it over the years.

JJayzX

97+ have all wheel disc brakes from the V8. meaning a lot more stopping power. so it would be tougher to burn out with brakes pressed and if you do burn out your just going to mess up your rear brakes so line lock is better.