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Old 03-11-2008, 07:48 AM
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Ok I'm pretty sure this is the right spot to post this, its basically a question about f*ckin around with your Bonneville. Ok my 94 SSEi is FWD right? How do I smoke the tires in a FWD vehicle? All I've ever had was rear wheel drive vehicles so I'm lost.
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1. Smoking the tires isn't something that'* considered really good for your differential.
2. Smoking the tires on any SSEi should be very easy.
3. There'* something wrong with yours if you can't.
4. NEVER in a turn. See number 1. Always in a straight line, never a one-wheel wonder.

You should break 'em loose (with traction control off) simply by stabbing the gas, even on dry pavemement. If you can't, stop trying until the car is tuned up/repaired.
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so its just a matter of flooring it at a stand still?
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Yes, just as I said above.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Yes, just as I said above.
Just making sure I got what you meant.
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Yup, just simply turn off the traction control and pin it. You will get results similar to this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5RLHR6l2Rw

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Originally Posted by Bonneville92V688
Yup, just simply turn off the traction control and pin it. You will get results similar to this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5RLHR6l2Rw

Nice vid, I've already watched it several times lol. Honestly tho thats just screechin the tires, I'm talking more along the lines of willwren'* signature cause I miss doing that in my Dynasty. I envy your cars sound tho, I plan on buying a Flowmaster 80 series muffler
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You're a long way from doing a burnout like you see in my sig, especially on slicks. In case you didn't know, we roll through a water box just before the burnout box to help us break them loose. Slicks and the track are very sticky.

Don't compare what you see at the track to what you should do on the street, HOWEVER, even on street tires in my 95, I can still smoke 'em by skipping the waterbox at the track.
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if you really wanna beat the **** out of it, do it like this:



I don't recommend that, I was young and dumb back then.
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Originally Posted by willwren
You're a long way from doing a burnout like you see in my sig, especially on slicks. In case you didn't know, we roll through a water box just before the burnout box to help us break them loose. Slicks and the track are very sticky.

Don't compare what you see at the track to what you should do on the street, HOWEVER, even on street tires in my 95, I can still smoke 'em by skipping the waterbox at the track.
Damn. Too bad this isnt a rear wheel drive vehicle, then I wouldnt be asking these questions :-p. What do you guys think is better all around, front wheel drive or rear wheel drive vehicles?


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