Burning out into 2nd (chirping)
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,896
Likes: 0
Burning out into 2nd (chirping)
I notice that some of you are tickled to death ( I don't blame you. :cheers: ) when your car finally catches 2nd like a crazy bastard and you chirp then real good. And most of you have a moded motor. But yet my mainly stock L-48 with 235/70/15's could hit second real good and chirp the tires. Is there something weird about that?? Does that mean with my 330HP 355 I'll REALLY be able to light them in 2nd?? :reddevil
Cheers,
Aaron
Cheers,
Aaron
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,896
Likes: 0
Re: Burning out into 2nd (terryrudy)
I just think it's weird. There's no shift kit in my car. It's got a 3.08 rear. And it WAS NOT fast by ANY MEANS. But, I could always seem to lay a little bit into 2nd shifting at 4,700rpm.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 3,909
Likes: 26
From: Clymer PA
Re: Burning out into 2nd (Aaron-74)
Does your transmission have a shift kit? This could be one possiblity why your car catches tire in 2nd. The 355 will make a difference but it's not going to boil your tires going into 2nd gear.
BTW I'm hoping that on the right day, with some wet black top and a quickshift into 2nd gear.....I just might be able to get the 468 big block to chirp them :D :lol: .
BTW I'm hoping that on the right day, with some wet black top and a quickshift into 2nd gear.....I just might be able to get the 468 big block to chirp them :D :lol: .
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 4,795
Likes: 1
From: Regina Saskatchewan, Canada.
Re: Burning out into 2nd (Mikes80L48)
The guys at the tranny shop set my TV cable waaay wrong when I first had the 700-R4 installed. It bucked while shifting gears at very low speeds. A few times on real slick pavement you could get the rear to dance when shifting into third. I have since smoothed that out, but it is very possible to get rubber in second with a mild engine with a shift kit.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 3,365
Likes: 5
From: Lake Villa IL
Cruise-In IV Veteran
Cruise-In V Veteran
St. Jude Contributor
Re: Burning out into 2nd (Aaron-74)
My mainly stock L-48 couldn't chirp the tires if I hit Big Bird going backwards. Even power braking the SOB gets me nowhere. So feel very lucky.
In a couple of months, this should all change... :cool:
In a couple of months, this should all change... :cool:
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 15,014
Likes: 79
From: central FL, near the beach.
Re: Burning out into 2n
my 72 was missing a ball in the valve body. it was too dangerous as it would bang 2nd sending it sideways. Had to take the valve body off and fix it. Shifted properly unil i upped it to 400hp, now it somtimes jumps a lane into 2nd. :eek:
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,211
Likes: 5
From: Nashville TN
Re: Burning out into 2n (Larry82)
My dads old GMC Safari would chirp the tires if you shifted the 700r4 maually.
My Corvette has a shift kit in it and its borderline to much, need to be careful if you hit second going around a corner as the 1-2 is pretty hard.
My Corvette has a shift kit in it and its borderline to much, need to be careful if you hit second going around a corner as the 1-2 is pretty hard.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 498
Likes: 0
Re: Burning out into 2nd (joeveto)
My mainly stock L-48 couldn't chirp the tires if I hit Big Bird going backwards. Even power braking the SOB gets me nowhere. So feel very lucky.
In a couple of months, this should all change... :cool:
In a couple of months, this should all change... :cool:
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,896
Likes: 0
Re: Burning out into 2nd (compuvette)
Everything was okay in the car when I got it. It's now got a complete poly suspension that I had the frame shop instal. But sadly, On the way home from the frame shop my car ran so poorly and stopped so poorly. But, it handled like a damn dream. The night it got home (thanks to SnowMan) I had the cylinder heads off. So, I never REALL got to drive it when I got it home. I've never really been able to drive the car. But, that's SLOWLY comming to an end. Hopefully with a shift kit my car will bark second. I plan to rebuild the rear with 3.36 and install a 200-4R or a 6L-80E in it next year in Auto-Shop. The good thing is when I do that I can sand blast EVERYTHING and get it looking real good.