Thinking of doing burnouts in the 8 think again!!!!

[Vret]

No 4 !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsH75-ImsQk&sr...

[maccavvy]

that didn't end well for any of those..

[M11 MFP]

That's fairly far removed from a VXR8. 727 ci of Bryant big block. Big stuff engine management. Clearly something came apart, leaked in the fuel supply.

[SturdyHSV]

Isn't that Gup's 727ci one? Not overly surprising that it got a little hot under the collar

[M11 MFP]

Beat yah

[SturdyHSV]

M11 MFP said:

Beat yah

Son of a diddly!

[FoxdieUK]

Speaking from experience here, burnouts aren't generally an issue (well, apart from the obvious clutch wear on a manual). What isn't a good idea is donuts / drifting, the ZF diff (in particular the LSD centre) doesn't like it and may turn to chocolate (like mine and Brads did).

[ARAF]

I thought 2 was best.

[Coatesy351]

This didn't go well last week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UhpHC-aJsg

[SturdyHSV]

FoxdieUK said:

Speaking from experience here, burnouts aren't generally an issue (well, apart from the obvious clutch wear on a manual)

I've heard this a lot from all sorts of people, and it has always puzzled me slightly. Why is it that rapid clutch engagement causes so much more wear than slipping it in gently (snigger)

Dropping the clutch and having it bite almost instantly with minimal slip and thus just spin the wheels up with minimal resistance seems like it would cause less wear than riding the clutch during a spirited pull away from a standstill?

It seems like you're thus using more clamping force to provide more friction as opposed to slipping the clutch and using more of the friction material to slip etc.?

Kind of the opposite to the effect you're having on the tyres, i.e. if you just grip and go with minimal slip, surely you're using less of the tyre's "friction material" (rubber) as opposed to lighting up the rears and slipping them to get yourself going?

In my mind (and maybe this is where I'm wrong too?) once the clutch is engaged, it won't be slipping, and as such there is no real drain on the life of the friction material etc.?

So basically, dropping the clutch minimises the time spent slipping and using friction material (at the expense of the tyres ) and once the rear wheels are spinning, there's no more clutch wear?

Please do educate me on this as I can't help but feel I've missed something!

[ARAF]

My understanding has always been that dropping the clutch makes the surface crack, crumble, and break up, rather than wearing it.

[SturdyHSV]

ARAF said:

My understanding has always been that dropping the clutch makes the surface crack, crumble, and break up, rather than wearing it.

Oooo, that's an interesting thought

Anyone else?

[leigh1050]

SturdyHSV said:

ARAF said:

My understanding has always been that dropping the clutch makes the surface crack, crumble, and break up, rather than wearing it.

Oooo, that's an interesting thought

Anyone else?

I'm with Ian on this,had a2.8 Capri years ago and I broke the clutch plate on that. When I got it it fixed the bloke who changed said "you dont slip the clutch you just take your foot of the pedal this clutch isn't worn"

[Behold81]

With a line lock you can feed it in gently. It's easy enough. No excuse.

[SturdyHSV]

Behold81 said:

With a line lock you can feed it in gently. It's easy enough. No excuse.

With the amount of burnouts I've done, it's far too late for that!

[M11 MFP]

SturdyHSV said:

In my mind (and maybe this is where I'm wrong too?) once the clutch is engaged, it won't be slipping, and as such there is no real drain on the life of the friction material etc.?

Watch and learn from the pros, Mr Sturdy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCDGfk-Eov0

[SturdyHSV]

M11 MFP said:

Watch and learn from the pros, Mr Sturdy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCDGfk-Eov0

I shall add that to my tutorial list, along with this maestro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIlOpEgEcIc