how do i start a burnout in a stick shift firebird

i got this 97 firebird but i dont get how to stay with the burnout when im still well powerbraking it like ill go and after like 10 secs ill stop and sometimes i cant start the burnouts without the brakes stoppin the back ones

Too much brake pressure.

cant help you, I never had a problem doing a burnout with a manual, or even an automatic

Too much brake pressure.
i agree, you hit the brake to hard. IT is tricky to smoke them with a stick holding the brake. you have to work on it, and get the right touch.

they also sell kits that you flip a switch inside your car and it will only lock your front brakes up. that will help alot.

Maybe its not very strong.

be on the brake JUST enough to NOT move.. but not enough to lock the back up.. or get wheel chocks. ;D

lol @ wheel chocks! lol... why does the term "trailor park" come to mind?

Had the same problem. I ended up starting the burnout and slowly applying brake pressure. If you do it right the car will only lurch forward a tiny bit, and then just sit there and peel out.

Not a good idea to do with new tires.

Too much brake pressure.
Curtis
How did you do the 4th gear burn out in your car? Line lock ect???

Linelock.

http://www.arbybean.com/ar/images/Linelock01.JPG

My little switch...
http://www.arbybean.com/ar/images/Linelock03.JPG

The secret is out on Mr. Luos burnouts....lol. That is a good spot for the switch. Out of sight out of mind...

Was never a secret. :wink:

I can tell that Luos doesn't smoke.

Used to.
Over 4 years ago though.

you chain your car to a poll and floor it....duh



SLP linelocks also works like a charm ;)

Heck push the clutch in, put it in first, and run the tach up to about 3500-4000 rpm's. Once you have the rpm's running steady, slide your foot off the right side of the clutch pedal and quickly land the foot on the brake pedal. As soon as you have your foot situated, push the skinny pedal on the far right all the way to the carpet. Betcha it'll peel out then.

MY 87' 2.8v-6 5spd. sure would. After it was totalled out in the front end, thats how i sold it. It burned the tires off for like half a block on an incline, right after i smoked the tires for 15 seconds standing still. As it was peeling out, i had time to take a drag of my cigarette, and ash it calmly out the window. The guy buying it said " dang ive never seen one of those do that before". All it had was some flowbastards and a K&N air fliter.> He never payed me the rest of the money for the car, so I sold it for scrap eventually. The last time i saw it, it had a volvo parked on top of it.

I love that warning sticker. Where can I find that but, instead of saying Firebird, I ofcourse need it to say Mustang? I don't care if it is a real sticker or if I have to print it out on the computer/printer. Just as long as I can find that or even better ones out there. Thank You.

I love that warning sticker. Where can I find that but, instead of saying Firebird, I ofcourse need it to say Mustang? I don't care if it is a real sticker or if I have to print it out on the computer/printer. Just as long as I can find that or even better ones out there. Thank You.


But the sticker says that the car accelerates fast..:grinyes: