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Bob Eyres · 04-24-2012

Heating them up without a line-loc is easy, once you get the feel of it.
Use second gear instead of first to spin them faster. Then lightly touch the brake (with left foot) to keep the car from rolling. Buzz them for 5-10 seconds, I just count to seven slowly.
Then roll up to the line and stage. This is where you need your line-loc (good for .10 sec.) to lock those front wheels while you take the slack out of all the universal joints by just releasing the clutch enough to feel the pull on the rear tires.
With good, sticky tires, hold the revs to 4K. When you see the last yellow light up, leave smoothly, don't dump the clutch.
Once you're down under 2.0 seconds for the first 60ft., you are getting the feel of it.

BTW, the "Jingles" technique that I've seen is to get the car rolling in reverse, then dump the clutch and fry the tires. Aaah, the luxury of beating the snot out of all these badass cars without owning them.

04-24-2012	#4
Bob Eyres Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Jupiter, Fl. Posts: 813	Re: Burn- Outs Heating them up without a line-loc is easy, once you get the feel of it. Use second gear instead of first to spin them faster. Then lightly touch the brake (with left foot) to keep the car from rolling. Buzz them for 5-10 seconds, I just count to seven slowly. Then roll up to the line and stage. This is where you need your line-loc (good for .10 sec.) to lock those front wheels while you take the slack out of all the universal joints by just releasing the clutch enough to feel the pull on the rear tires. With good, sticky tires, hold the revs to 4K. When you see the last yellow light up, leave smoothly, don't dump the clutch. Once you're down under 2.0 seconds for the first 60ft., you are getting the feel of it. BTW, the "Jingles" technique that I've seen is to get the car rolling in reverse, then dump the clutch and fry the tires. Aaah, the luxury of beating the snot out of all these badass cars without owning them.