How to do a proper burnout?

I have an automatic, i was under the impression that i am supposted to just put it in 1st (out of 1st 2nd d and over d) hold the brakes, and step on the gas...
correct?

in a RWD car yes, in a FWD car that won't do anything.

Yes, its RWD, 5.0 ltr 305 92 camaro, i can do small burnouts without holding the brake at all, just stepping on the gas a bit.. just wanted to be sure how to do a "propper" burnout

in a RWD car yes, in a FWD car that won't do anything.

not exactly, in either rwd or fwd,
its always faster than just step on the gas.

the trick is to store some engery in the torque converter,
so the car go faster when the brake is released.

it has nothing to do with rwd or fwd

we were talking about burnouts, not launching. Holding the gas and brake in a FWD car will definitely not result in a burnout.

we were talking about burnouts, not launching. Holding the gas and brake in a FWD car will definitely not result in a burnout.

try it with a corolla or civic, it would still work.
unless u have sticky tires

done it, it just results in the torque converter stalling

done it, it just results in the torque converter stalling

converter stalling?
haha, what's wrong with urs?

it's not that hard alright, I'm sure u no how to do it.
u just won't agree fwd can do it.
if u still can't do it, try it with h brake.
of course it won't spin like a bad ass mustang,
but still enough to make some smokes and un.....
few scratches, ha

using the e-brake is WAY different than holding down the brake pedal, yes, holding the e-brake WILL work.

Yes, but try to hold only enough pedal pressure to keep the car from moving, any more is excessive and will cause more wear on your rear brakes.

fwd can burn out just as good a rwd cars i have lit them up many of times in my honda accord r.i.p honda accord 1990-2005

ok but no one was discussing how a rwd is better at burnouts then a fwd, just how to do it. so be quiet?

to do a "proper" burnout your going to need a manual trans automatics can do burnouts but to me it just sounds kind of ehh...an auto powerbreaking to burn out, no offense my trans am is an automatic but with all the tourqe you can do burnouts all day by just giving it some pedal. but i would upgrade to a manual trans hold the clutch in reeve it and dump the clutch walla

to do a "proper" burnout your going to need a manual trans automatics can do burnouts but to me it just sounds kind of ehh...an auto powerbreaking to burn out, no offense my trans am is an automatic but with all the tourqe you can do burnouts all day by just giving it some pedal. but i would upgrade to a manual trans hold the clutch in reeve it and dump the clutch walla

nice trans am... :naughty::naughty:

i know this sounds shitty, but here goes

in my 2001 ranger sport, i have a o\d switch on the shift handle

i rev to 2 in neutral with the o\d off, and then pop in drive and click the od a second after. instant blue smoke.

in my manual 1988 mustang 5.0 5spd, i just cram the clutch in, and rev to 4500, drop my foot off the pedal, and smoke it down the whole street. good way to piss off your parents.

for super smoky marks, wet the area with water. i like putting baking soda in the water too, it works pretty cool. really pure white smoke.

I don't understand this whole thing about automatics not being to do a "proper" burnout, honestly why does the trans make a difference if the car has enough power to break the tires loose? I've put out some serious smoke with my buddies Olds Cutlass and it has an auto threee speed in it granted it's got wicked torque due to a 383 stroker but the circumstances are the same. So to do a "proper" burnout in a RWD car put the transmission in the lowest gear you've got press the brakes just enough to stop the car from moving and stand on the throttle till tires break loose.

In FWD car holding gas and brake will not produce a burnout. Car will start pulling itself forward once the RPMs go 4k,I tried this on 2005 monte carlo. Plus brakes are always more powerfull on the front wheels than on the rear, to my knowledge ? Also did 5.0 fox bodies have drums in the rear ?

In FWD car holding gas and brake will not produce a burnout. Car will start pulling itself forward once the RPMs go 4k,I tried this on 2005 monte carlo. Plus brakes are always more powerfull on the front wheels than on the rear, to my knowledge ? Also did 5.0 fox bodies have drums in the rear ?

Not that it matters now, being many months later, but fox 5.0 had drum rears till the bitter end, sans cobra, cobra R, and Saleen variants. Doing the rear disk/five lug conversion well worth the money..ushers in introduction of ford 9" for real power handling:iceslolan

brake+gas should work good for you. my 92 caprice(5.0, 305) does some ok burnouts and i have more weight.

This thread originated on 05. Let it die.

The sad thing is this subforum tends to be so dead that a post in a topic from 2005 really does bring some new life into it.

Don't. Your car doesn't like it. It hurts all important parts and ruins tires. Just don't do it. It may look cool but it really screws up your car and it's pointless replacing things on a car that you won't normally have to. It is one thing to burn out your clutch from hard driving but to rip tread off your tires and have to replace them sooner just to look cool is a real waste. Remember when those Nascar winners do those burnouts and donuts when they win it's not like they are ever going to use those tires again. You I assume still have some driving to do with the car so do the tires a favor and forget about burnouts. Besides if your are driving for speed it just makes you slower off the line.

However if you really want to do good burn outs get a manual. It involvels releasing the cluth just to the point were it begins to engage and push down on the trottle all the way. In all honesty I didn't think you could do a burnout in an automatic unless the engine was big enough to produce enough torque on the rear wheels. While you're at it you might want to try a couple of 180s. Getup some speed hit the emegency brake which normally just stops the rear wheels, crank the streering wheel release the hand brake and take off in the opposite direction. Just don't blame me if you roll the car.

I hope this explianation as to why it is easier to do a burnout in a manual than an automatic helps silent night.