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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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weird burnout video...

sumthing weird happend when i was doin a burnout in my trans am the tires were spinning but the rpms kept goin up and down as you can hear in the video . anyone have any ideas why that ??is iv done it once before with it holding the rpms high .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRz5zqTNmeI
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 12:26 AM
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Re: weird burnout video...

It's your transmission shifting.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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Re: weird burnout video...

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It's your transmission shifting.

oo ok thanks man iv never done a long one like that before jw if my baby was peforming right ha .
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Re: weird burnout video...

Yes, you were going from 1st to 2nd then back to first. To avoid that drop the shifter all the way down into first and try again. If you do that watch the tach to make sure you aren't turning too many RPM and then roll out. Will provide you with good smoke and fun, lol.
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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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Re: weird burnout video...

i gotcha i was actually just wondering hmm maybe i should put it in first gear and try that but i will for sure now .thanks
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 06:23 AM
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What wheels are those? I kinda like em
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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 10:34 AM
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thanks i got the rims off an s-10 extreme truck they had chevy logos in the middle then i just bought a set of trans am decals for the centercaps.

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