Thread: Is a burnout bad for the car?

Are burnouts bad for the car? Is it hard on the transmission? I say its not. The only extra stress your putting on the transmission is the initial burst in the begining to get the tires spinning. Other then that, I think its the same as if you were driving, nothing more.

lmao i was thinking the same thing wolf lmao

Originally Posted by sra_chipmunk

Are burnouts bad for the car? Is it hard on the transmission? I say its not. The only extra stress your putting on the transmission is the initial burst in the begining to get the tires spinning. Other then that, I think its the same as if you were driving, nothing more.

burnouts will tear up stock axles....better upgrade there ricky bobby

nope, not the axles, the cv joints maybe...

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Riiiight.... explain how making the axle spin... is going to tear up a part that is made to...spin.

unless your pouring oil on your tires there is stress involved when getting them to spin, and with inconsistencies of asphalt texture(concrete is even worse) there is alot of shock taking place even though you don't feel it so much in the drivers seat. why do you think they make stage 2 axles.....

Originally Posted by Street Wolf

Mmmm....hmm.... there is going to be stress on the axle shaft only during the initial 'breaking' of the tires when you first give it throttle. After that anykind of stress that is going to be put on the shaft if not nearly great enough to cuase any kind of serious harm. No more than driving down the road.

The only time your going to have to worry about harming the axle becuase of stress if when you actually get the tires to hook. Like with slicks for example. If your spinning freely your not going to harm the axle no matter what you do.

Plus, if you have a stock tranny. You have many, many, many more parts that will break before your axle does, unless it's already defective.

Input shaft is a fine example of this....

while rolling down the highway you are spinning freely, but doing a burnout there is resistance, that is why when you let off the throttle they stop spinning....

Originally Posted by beastin1

while rolling down the highway you are spinning freely, but doing a burnout there is resistance, that is why when you let off the throttle they stop spinning....

Ah yes, friction ftw.

Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of two surfaces in contact or a surface in contact with a fluid (e.g. air on an aircraft or water in a pipe). It is not a fundamental force, as it is derived from electromagnetic forces between atoms and electrons, and so cannot be calculated from first principles, but instead must be found empirically. When contacting surfaces move relative to each other, the friction between the two objects converts kinetic energy into thermal energy, or heat. Friction between solid objects is often referred to as dry friction or sliding friction and between a solid and a gas or liquid as fluid friction. Both of these types of friction are called kinetic friction. Contrary to popular credibility, sliding friction is not caused by surface roughness, but by chemical bonding between the surfaces.[1] Surface roughness and contact area, however, do affect sliding friction for micro- and nano-scale objects where surface area forces dominate inertial forces.[2] Internal friction is the motion-resisting force between the surfaces of the particles making up the substance.

Dance puppets Dance!!!!

I knew this was going to get mixed feeleings.

My opinion on the matter is that, the only stress that is going to harm the car would be the inital movement to get the tires to break loose and thats about it. when your done doing the burnout let the e-break off so the car can pull itself forward and ease off the throttle.

As far as the clicking on your car when you do a burnout, that sounds like there was already a problem in the joint. I would get it looked it.

Originally Posted by Reptile

I love it when I can FINALLY get those pesky back tires to break loose and spin.

WOW i wish i had your car!!! haha

Originally Posted by Quicksilver_GP

Okay...correct me if im wrong...but isn't doing burnouts what causes the diff to explode? haha, well not "explode", but you know...blow a hole in the side of the casing, good stuff like that? I mean, im just assuming there is a REASON why they make an HD diff, stronger input shaft, etc. as opposed to running a stock 4t65e into the ground

Doing a "one wheel Charlie" burn out is what does the damage or harms your diff.

Always good to have a spotter at the track to flag you if your only spinning one wheel.

I have learned with my car, right when I burp the throttle and start my burn out at the track I will turn my steering wheel slightly to the right, and hold it there to insure both front wheels are spinning. If I leave the wheel straight, the the right front wheel stops. Thats not good on it.

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It doesn't have to be a one wheel burnout. All it takes is one wheel spinning much faster than the other (and that can happen even if both are spinning since there's nothing to regulate them).

In my car, I don't do burnouts just for the fun of it.