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bdmaxima · 12-07-2008, 09:52 PM

srry for the newb question but i've always seen ppl doing burnouts be4 racing and i do so myself as well. i figured it was just to warm the tires up but.....odds are i'm wrong.

OMGshawn · 12-07-2008, 09:54 PM

If you have slicks you do burn outs to warm them up for better traction. On street tires, it does nothing but hurt you.

SvicksTc · 12-07-2008, 09:55 PM

Is this for real question? Its to heat up the tires to gain traciton.....For real now?

evogsrviii · 12-07-2008, 09:55 PM

thats exactly right. heat the tires up for better traction.

SpEcRv9 · 12-07-2008, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SvicksTc

Is this for real question? Its to heat up the tires to gain traciton.....For real now?

except when your on street tires, and then it just makes you look silly because its pointless...

**TROLL** · 12-07-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by w00tyFc3s

If you have slicks you do burn outs to warm them up for better traction. On street tires, it does nothing but hurt you.

Quoting this because it should be restated... I think a lot of people dont know this.

evogsrviii · 12-07-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

Quoting this because it should be restated... I think a lot of people dont know this.

including me. why would it hurt you on street tires? i would think a nice sticky summer tire heated up would hook up better then a cold one.

The Captain · 12-07-2008, 10:03 PM

I think with street tires, the compounds aren't soft enough to really get "sticky" when you spin them, but spinning them can get dirt and other things off, but you don't really need to smoke them, just a few goes around.

bdmaxima · 12-07-2008, 10:04 PM

lol ehhh srry

like i said i never knew. just lookin for a answer.

ilovecoupes · 12-07-2008, 10:30 PM

for the cool factor

R_Rambo · 12-07-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bdmaxima

lol ehhh srry

like i said i never knew. just lookin for a answer.

hey there is nothing wrong with asking questions if you dont know something. props for wanting to know more and know the right thing so no more burnouts in your car foooo...ha

ho1ywars · 12-07-2008, 10:52 PM

sompeople do it with street tires at tracks like atco and stuff to get the water off of them becuase you have to go through the water box.

i personally always warm up my tires, weather im at the track with my slicks, or on the street at a staged race with regualar street tires. in the summer, i can only spin first and second from a dig, in the winter i can spin first second and third, so the extra warmth in the tires means something.

so i guess what i mean is people do it to heat the tires, and to clean them of debris like dirt and water.

i will say its completely pointless to go through the water box with street tires, it just gets the treads all wet, and most of the time you cant completely dry them. better off just going around if possible.

bdmaxima · 12-07-2008, 11:59 PM

good to know. thnx for the info pplz

KingKong8247 · 12-08-2008, 12:15 AM

I agree with everyone, burnout with slicks, just spin a little with street tires.

I didn't know this for a long while but what I've read is after you go through the water just spin them a little to get off dirt and stuff. Then do your run.

SovXietday · 12-08-2008, 12:27 AM

Doing a burnout before racing was originally just to show off believe it or not. Then they realized that it had the benefits of making a slick sticky, so now it's the norm.

On slicks, you do a burnout until the slicks get traction and pull you forward.

On DRs, you do a burnout as long as you feel comfortable, the hotter they are the better they will stick.

On street tires, you dust them off with a quick spin and that's about it.

I do a full burnout on slicks, and I don't bother with street tires as I'm about to do a 1/8mile burnout anyway. :-P

Scapegoat · 12-08-2008, 12:33 AM

for street tires doing a burnout longer than just a quick spin to dry them/get pebbles off is bad. If you spin the street tires too much they'll lose traction as the compound is different than slicks/drs and they get greasy/oily.

bdmaxima · 12-09-2008, 12:41 PM

i would just do it for a quick 5 secs or so then let off. i figure that still wasn't a bad thing to do even be4 i knew y ppl do burnouts

240sxDann · 12-14-2008, 06:42 PM

I thought of something else so I'm bumping this thread.

Where do drag radials come into play? I would think you would want to heat them up similar to a slick since they are such a soft compound. Input?

Nick 95 6sp · 12-14-2008, 06:49 PM

yes...DR's need heat to get them to optimum temp/softness for a good launch.

FazdaGt · 12-14-2008, 06:54 PM

usually i go to the track for fun.

doing burnouts is fun, and it's legal there, so....i do nice long burnouts and enjoy myself.

my cars are slow anyway. and the probe never had traction regardless.

12-07-2008, 09:52 PM	#1
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12-07-2008, 10:04 PM	#9
bdmaxima Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey----Passaic County Member #7745 My Ride: 05 Nissan Maxima SE iTrader: (0)	lol ehhh srry like i said i never knew. just lookin for a answer. __________________ North Jersey Maxima NYCmaximas.org/maxima.org/njtuners.com To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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evogsrviii Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: CMCH, NJ Member #7186 My Ride: 05 TB Evo VIII GSR iTrader: (0)	thats exactly right. heat the tires up for better traction.

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ho1ywars Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ewing, New Jersey Member #282 My Ride: S14, EF, 600RR iTrader: (2)	sompeople do it with street tires at tracks like atco and stuff to get the water off of them becuase you have to go through the water box. i personally always warm up my tires, weather im at the track with my slicks, or on the street at a staged race with regualar street tires. in the summer, i can only spin first and second from a dig, in the winter i can spin first second and third, so the extra warmth in the tires means something. so i guess what i mean is people do it to heat the tires, and to clean them of debris like dirt and water. i will say its completely pointless to go through the water box with street tires, it just gets the treads all wet, and most of the time you cant completely dry them. better off just going around if possible.

12-07-2008, 11:59 PM	#13
bdmaxima Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey----Passaic County Member #7745 My Ride: 05 Nissan Maxima SE iTrader: (0)	good to know. thnx for the info pplz __________________ North Jersey Maxima NYCmaximas.org/maxima.org/njtuners.com To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-08-2008, 12:15 AM	#14
KingKong8247 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2007 Member #4700 My Ride: Black 240sx coupe iTrader: (0)	I agree with everyone, burnout with slicks, just spin a little with street tires. I didn't know this for a long while but what I've read is after you go through the water just spin them a little to get off dirt and stuff. Then do your run.

12-08-2008, 12:33 AM	#16
Scapegoat TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: stop looking at my gold Member #1208 iTrader: (1)	for street tires doing a burnout longer than just a quick spin to dry them/get pebbles off is bad. If you spin the street tires too much they'll lose traction as the compound is different than slicks/drs and they get greasy/oily.

12-09-2008, 12:41 PM	#17
bdmaxima Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Jersey----Passaic County Member #7745 My Ride: 05 Nissan Maxima SE iTrader: (0)	i would just do it for a quick 5 secs or so then let off. i figure that still wasn't a bad thing to do even be4 i knew y ppl do burnouts __________________ North Jersey Maxima NYCmaximas.org/maxima.org/njtuners.com To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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