Thinking about added a line lock to my car but does it get installed the same for launching as it does burnouts?


Id think for launching you would want to lock all 4 wheels not just the front...

 

line lock is for burnouts not for launching an automatic car

 

The only time you use a line lock for launching is with a manual transmission. That way you can control the throttle and clutch pedal with both feet without worrying about accidentally rolling out of the beams.

Line lock is used to lock the front brakes for a burnout. Even using a 4 wheel line lock, you'll never bring the rpms up high enough to launch without the engine torque overpowering the brakes. To bring the engine up to a high rpm to launch with an automatic transmission, you need to use a transbrake. The transbrake will lock the transmission in first and reverse and allow the rpms to climb up to the converter's stall speed or any other lower speed with the use of a 2-step. When the transbrake is released, the reverse fluid circuit is dumped and the car launches forward.

 

Hey Alky, using 255 60 15 M/T et's, how long should I be doing a burnout 5-7 seconds? It's a 5 spd and I'm burning out in 2nd gear.
One more question,should I avoid the wet box with these tires or not? Thanks

 

MT recommendations for burnouts
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/tech.php?bulletin=s1

Burnouts are about getting the racing rubber hot and sticky. You need to get wheel speed and get it quickly. Low gear burnouts produce smoke but don't build a lot of heat. You should always come up of the waterbox in high gear to prevent breaking the sprag in the transmission. When I do my brief 5-8 second burnouts, I'm in high gear at 6000 rpm. Probably have at least 100 MPH wheel speed.

Any street type tire with street tread should always avoid the water. The tread will pick up the water and transport it to the starting line.

Whenever possible, drive around the waterbox to the inside. They sweep the dirt and rubber to the outside and you don't want to drive through that either.