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Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Put it in '2nd', hold the footbrake, lock the e-brake, stall the engine up with footbrake applied, let off footbrake and jab the enough to break the tires loose, then hold the RPM's only just high enough to keep a loss of traction.

WCCGP Wichita County Club Grand Prix GTP Burnout Video

Originally Posted by reinke

push in the ebrake all the way. stomp the gas with the traction control off and hold on. when ever you want to start rolling let the ebrake out.

Originally Posted by grand prix newb

What do ya do, keep the car in nuetral while raising rpms (if so how much rpms?) then slam it in drive,

Originally Posted by grand prix newb

Or hold the brake while raising rpm's (if so how much rpms?)then releasing brake.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Put it in '2nd',

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

Do that, and I'd be surprised if you car still drives.



That's the basic idea to launching. Usually you want to get it up near 2k RPMs.

Don't do this much though. Your 97 SE has the 4T60E which is weaker than the still somewhat weak 4T65E in 98+ GTs and SEs. The GTPs have 4T65E-HDs which features a tougher differential against things like burnouts.

To many burnouts with your transmission (all it takes is one) and you'll get this:

http://www.intense-racing.com/diffboom.shtml

The main killer is when you get one wheel moving a lot faster than the other (or one wheel not moving at all). Gears score the pinion shaft and either the shaft fails or the gears fail and it all explodes through the cover.



Great way to wear out the tranny even faster. Burn up the manual bands!! You can leave it in D. Makes no difference in the results and saves your tranny from unnecessary wear. Though it's a moot point since a burnout is unnecessary.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

Go right ahead. I'd like to see you correct, then Dave come behind you and correct you.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

I want to see what you want to "correct", because everything stated above is proven fact.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

Do that, and I'd be surprised if you car still drives.


That's the basic idea to launching. Usually you want to get it up near 2k RPMs.

Don't do this much though. Your 97 SE has the 4T60E which is weaker than the still somewhat weak 4T65E in 98+ GTs and SEs. The GTPs have 4T65E-HDs which features a tougher differential against things like burnouts.

To many burnouts with your transmission (all it takes is one) and you'll get this:

http://www.intense-racing.com/diffboom.shtml

The main killer is when you get one wheel moving a lot faster than the other (or one wheel not moving at all). Gears score the pinion shaft and either the shaft fails or the gears fail and it all explodes through the cover.



Great way to wear out the tranny even faster. Burn up the manual bands!! You can leave it in D. Makes no difference in the results and saves your tranny from unnecessary wear. Though it's a moot point since a burnout is unnecessary.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

edit: Too much fail in this post for me to bother correcting for you.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

Go right ahead. I'd like to see you correct, then Dave come behind you and correct you.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Who says I'll have anything that needs correcting? Not like we haven't done more than our fair share of transmission rebuilds in our own shop.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

I want to see what you want to "correct", because everything stated above is proven fact.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Rofl, 'proven' fact huh?

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

You're not even making any points other than "you're wrong". Strong argument you have there.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Oh, no. I already had it typed out once but then I remember it wouldn't make much of a difference so I edited my post.

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Oh, no. I already had it typed out once but then I remember it wouldn't make much of a difference so I edited my post.

Originally Posted by DesQ27

^^^ That's a good point. To often I see people ask a question and get hassled, or two posting members get into it. If someone asks a question..such as one I remember..Can I put blue lights on my car...don't make fun of them or harass them.. A well informed answer is all their looking for.

My opinion on the burnout...I tried it out once with the ebrake trick and my car started doing some wierd stuff...so I bailed. If you can't do it with the gas alone...I say stay away. And if you don't have the money to replace broked parts...well at least you know how, so when you have the confidence or the money...you can give it a shot.

Originally Posted by DesQ27

To often I see people ask a question and get hassled, or two posting members get into it. If someone asks a question..such as one I remember..Can I put blue lights on my car...don't make fun of them or harass them.. A well informed answer is all their looking for.