wmf62

once-upon-a-time I 'dumped' the clutch in my 62 on a rough dry concrete driveway and tore the spider gears out...

Bill

dahogan

nice pic

Roger Walling

At 18 years old the only way I could get my 55 Chrysler to smoke the tires was to put it into reverse and floor it... (at 50 MPH). I don't know which way the tires were turning but it did make then squeal!

I had no troube with the one that I towed though!

RatDog

I'd only feel comfortable doing that in front of a transmission repair shop

Steve

Saddletan

had a girl bump the PG into reverse. Lucky only 25mph. Two girls in car. The good old days......

ErminewhiteC2

I must have grown up on another planet. From age 16 the tires on my cars never made it to 1000 miles. The roads were real "tarry", once you got the tires spinning all you had to do is keep up steering. I knew how to powerbrake a car before I had a license. We would regularly lay down 1/4 mile posi burnouts.
Rick

Mr Fufu

Well, well... My post on Powerglide burnouts sure got a lot of response!

I get it that doing burnouts is juvenile, hard on the car, and fun!

I'm not looking to impress anyone, just wanted to know if there was a 'safer' way to do a burnout in my PG car without trashing the drive line.

So, thanks for all the great tips, and more so the stories. I remember being 17, sitting in my buddy's '66 Ford Econoline van, a 6 cyl. with 3 on the tree. In an effort to impress some girls walking by he revved the engine and dumped the clutch... After a short screeching sound a horrible ruckus set up with loud banging under the van. Yep - he broke the U-joint in the driveshaft. Not so cool after all! It was a long walk home...

To hell with neutral dumps. Maybe I'll put in that Nitrous kit after all.

PS - No offense meant to you Smart car owners...

Mr Fufu

Hi Saddletan - can you explain what you mean by "suckering someone up to 35mph roll and punch it in Drive"?

Does this mean you stand on the gas when the car is going about 35mph to make the trans downshift into first?

I haven't tried this, so am wondering what might happen when I do? Do you get a 'chirp' from the tires when it shifts down to 1st?

Thanks for sharing your experience.

wmf62

apology accepted...

car was intended to be towed behind a motorhome as it flat tows very well and only weighs approx. 1800#. now it is an 'almost daily driver'....

Bill

Westlotorn

My Cousin bought and raced a 1955 Chevy for about 30 years. Started out bone stock and eventually had a full race alcohol engine and ran 6.60 quarter mile times. Everything he drove had a big block or larger engine. 427/454/496. What does he drive now that racing is over? A Smart Car, says he loves it?
Simple fact is a 2016 new car of any type is generally smoother, handles better, has decent power, great gas mileage, AC, PS and all the other cool things that the old cars just don't offer, making some people convert.

rtruman

That's the power band at its best try it better than a burn out.
If the linkage is set up right .
step on it will drop down to first.

Saddletan

AKA passing gear.
It won't chirp the tires but you will be impressed with the acceleration.

Beat a 454 chevelle that way from a 35 mph roll.

6T7L71CPE

Ahhh, reminds me of a night out flogging a '59 or '60 Chevy that a friend had back in High School. Wouldn't do squat from a stop light but would bolt like a Bat Out of Hell if you stomped on it after you got going.

Saddletan

From a dead stop you will be beaten by Camrys and Nissans.