Everytime I race I burnout....I wanna prevent this so I can immediately start..what can increase my take off?

Question

owner of 94 camaro z28 w/383 stroker

Answer 1

Easiest and most effective is tires. Put on drag radials if you need something DOT legal or racing slicks if not. Decrease the tire pressure as much as you feel is safe. Burn out a little bit before racing to heat them up. Slip the clutch a little and don't floor the throttle. For what you have this should be plenty.

If not, you can do suspension and differential stuff.

Jon

Answer 2

Check out the links below. To learn the more on the proper tech. of launchin @ the stagin lights. Check out the last link on gears/gearin.

The set-up you're runnin maybe cuz'in the burnouts @ the line. Try this out:

Q: What is the best launch technqiue for my car?

A: With the automatic, it's probably best to do power braking (1 foot slightly on the gas, the other on the brake), bringing the revs up to 1000 RPM. When the light goes green, lift off the brake and hammer the gas. Anything higher than 1000 RPM will probably cause you to spin. As for a stick stick shift, bring the RPMs up to about 2500. Then slip both the tires and the clutch in order to get the quickest take off.

In either case, a burnout of about 3 seconds is enough to heat the tires. Then stage the car as shallow as possible in order to accelerate forward a bit before getting out of the electric eye beams and starting the timer. This results in terrible reaction times, but it will give you a better 60 foot time and ET. You might also want to remove some weight like the jack and spare tire. Also, run with only 1/8 of a tank of gas to reduce weight.

As for the tires, the toe alignment can be set to zero in order to reduce rolling resistance, and pump the front tires up to 45 - 50 pounds for the same reason. Finally, reduce the rear tire pressure to 26 pounds for the best traction.

Answer 3

You need to setup the suspension to plant the rear tires better...burnouts look cool but you lose the e.t. time by sitting and spinning....too stiff a suspension won't allow the car to launch well. Get some different shocks for the front and rear to make the front end lift and the rear end squat down to help weight transfer and improve traction...usually, racers change the fronts to 80/20 ratio shocks and rears to 40/60 but you may have to play with settings---try getting some adjustable ones which also allow you to set the ride for better handling when not racing. Shocks are designed for various rates of rebound and compression factors so fronts you need to have easier rebound to allow the front to lift and transfer weight to the rear.....rears, you want shocks that allow easier compression to allow the axle to wrap up and plant the tires better. May have to change spring rates also but shocks are the first step. Drag slicks or the biggest tires you can fit in the rear will help also.
http://www.afcoracing.com/tech_pages/dragshock.shtml

Answer 4

Traction control is the last thing you want if you are racing.

Look into a 9" rear-end, some 4.10 gears, a new racing suspension setup, and some drag radials or slicks. That should solve your problems.

Answer 5

Ever consider traction control? My 06 GTO came with cheap tires but the traction control helps a lot. You can probably find one at the junk yard from Corvettes or later model Camaros or GTOs.