A6 Burn out, How To
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A6 Burn out, How To
Back in ancient times i had 5.0/347ci Mustang, Tremec 3550 manual trans, Auburn carrier and a Hurst line lock. Heating up the tires was easy.
Fast forward to modern times my weekend driver Corvette with Michelin ZP run flat tires has a 6 speed automatic trans. I am not gonna install a line lock.
How do you heat up the tires with an A6?
Put it in manual shift 1st gear, hold the brakes and gas it?
Does that method work?
What works without tearing up the car?
Thanks
Fast forward to modern times my weekend driver Corvette with Michelin ZP run flat tires has a 6 speed automatic trans. I am not gonna install a line lock.
How do you heat up the tires with an A6?
Put it in manual shift 1st gear, hold the brakes and gas it?
Does that method work?
What works without tearing up the car?
Thanks
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
Heating up everyday street tires (esp RF's) is fairly useless at the track and totally useless every other place.
But if you just want to do a burnout, turn TC off, shift to 2nd gear in Sport, light/medium brake pressure, tickle the gas to break traction, and increase throttle as desired.
If you're at the track, after the burnout, shift to Drive as you move forward and immediately shift back to Sport before you stage. That'll put the trans back in 1st and you can footbrake to around 1100-1200 for the launch.
But if you just want to do a burnout, turn TC off, shift to 2nd gear in Sport, light/medium brake pressure, tickle the gas to break traction, and increase throttle as desired.
If you're at the track, after the burnout, shift to Drive as you move forward and immediately shift back to Sport before you stage. That'll put the trans back in 1st and you can footbrake to around 1100-1200 for the launch.
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I am thinking that these C6s with the auto transmission must have about a 1,600 stall converter in them ... that's about all the RPM I can get out of it while 'brake torquing' the car ... Anymore than that and the car will start sliding forward no matter how hard I am pushing the brake peddle.
This don't allow you to build any boost prior to launch ... A 2,800 - 3,200 stall converter would be a BIG improvement in 1/8th mile or 1/4 mile times (especially with boosted cars)
This don't allow you to build any boost prior to launch ... A 2,800 - 3,200 stall converter would be a BIG improvement in 1/8th mile or 1/4 mile times (especially with boosted cars)
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
I am thinking that these C6s with the auto transmission must have about a 1,600 stall converter in them ... that's about all the RPM I can get out of it while 'brake torquing' the car ... Anymore than that and the car will start sliding forward no matter how hard I am pushing the brake peddle.
This don't allow you to build any boost prior to launch ... A 2,800 - 3,200 stall converter would be a BIG improvement in 1/8th mile or 1/4 mile times (especially with boosted cars)
This don't allow you to build any boost prior to launch ... A 2,800 - 3,200 stall converter would be a BIG improvement in 1/8th mile or 1/4 mile times (especially with boosted cars)
IIRC, stock is 1800. I've had 3200, 3600, and 4000 in my '08 bolt-on. Best 60' times were 1.85 stock, 1.70, 1.56, and 1.48 respectively.
