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noslin:
reading the Powerglide Transmission Handbook they were talking about burnouts.  they recommended starting out with small ones and increase to come up with what your car wants concerning tire heat.

i think/know as the day goes along the track is hotter and i imagine ?? you would do a shorter burnout.

so, do some of you guys just burnout till it feels good or do you actually take a methodical approach and get a certain tire temp or shoot for one? 

what is a tire temp you would shoot for?

ty
dean

Paul New:
I just hit the throttle and let out sometime!

George:
Paul said it all. Let her rip !

dreracecar:
Never raced against a Powerglide transmission handbook before.
Todays track surface and prep only require the tire to be clean for adheasion, Burnouts are more for engine temp control, stuck in the lanes for a bit , and you might need build some heat in the engine during the burnout, because they are not going to let you sit behind the line waiting for heat to build while the other guy has the top bulb lit.
Raced a guy that was known for doing full track BO's, waited to fire (WB guy yelling at me to fire) untill the the guy was comming back. fired, and BO to about 300', started to back up at the same time he was next to us. Both cars left hard and hooked up. ZERO difference in 60's, the only difference is that he does not pay for his own tires.
The name of the game is consistencey (ZERO CO$T) what ever you do it the same every time

ricardo1967:
Rookie question: always in top gear, right?

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