Burnouts with the A8?

Akura · 04-06-2017, 01:54 PM

Hello,

Sorry for the dumb question but... how do you do burnouts with the A8?

I´ve tried this:

- Sport mode

- Manual and 1st gear

- Nannies OFF

- Left foot on brake

- Right foot WOT!

But the car starts to move... yeah, lot of slip while moving but not a burnout

Thank you!

cleverCamaroName · 04-06-2017, 02:02 PM

have you looked into line lock systems?

Akura · 04-06-2017, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cleverCamaroName

have you looked into line lock systems?

An SS with line lock?

JKLNHYD · 04-06-2017, 02:17 PM

The A8 will roast them, I assure you. Doing what you stated, just as the vehicle starts to move, ease off the brake slightly while keeping in the gas....You'll start smokin' pretty quickly! Hold on the wheel and then let off the brake entirely and keep it straight!

Mr. Meh · 04-06-2017, 02:19 PM

You're probably holding too much brake over the throttle... Your front brakes have more clamping than rear due to bias, so you only need just as much pedal as it takes to hold the car in place. You will still be heating up the rears during a burn out, but you're talking about heat the same as hard stop from highway speeds or most of us on a road course. You have to modulate the throttle and brake to keep it from rolling too much and catching.

R3DLT1 · 04-06-2017, 02:34 PM

-__- turn traction control off!

hotlap · 04-06-2017, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R3DLT1

-__- turn traction control off!

Bingo. Mucho burnout no problema

TRich2SS · 04-06-2017, 02:54 PM

I have the A8 and I have the opposite problem lol. I struggle not doing a burnout while leaving in 1st gear. Now sure what you are doing wrong here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akura

Hello,

Sorry for the dumb question but... how do you do burnouts with the A8?

I´ve tried this:

- Sport mode

- Manual and 1st gear

- Nannies OFF

- Left foot on brake

- Right foot WOT!

But the car starts to move... yeah, lot of slip while moving but not a burnout

Thank you!

crazydmc · 04-06-2017, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRich2SS

I have the A8 and I have the opposite problem lol. I struggle not doing a burnout while leaving in 1st gear. Now sure what you are doing wrong here.

that's a feature!

gdgraph · 04-06-2017, 05:13 PM

Maybe you did this, but just in case not, if you just click the traction control once you turn off traction control but you need to have the foot on the break and hold the traction control down for 10 seconds to turn both the traction control and stabilitrak.

irmb · 04-06-2017, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akura

Hello,

Sorry for the dumb question but... how do you do burnouts with the A8?

I´ve tried this:

- Sport mode

- Manual and 1st gear

- Nannies OFF

- Left foot on brake

- Right foot WOT!

But the car starts to move... yeah, lot of slip while moving but not a burnout

Thank you!

I've gotten sideways all the way through 3rd gear. My car does burnouts like politicians lie. Oh ya. M6!

L99BEN · 04-06-2017, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmb

I've gotten sideways all the way through 3rd gear. My car does burnouts like politicians lie. Oh ya. M6!

Spinnin aint winnin

irmb · 04-06-2017, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L99BEN

Spinnin aint winnin

depends what you're trying to do. And since this is a thread on doing burnouts...

Akura · 04-06-2017, 06:42 PM

Thank you all for your answers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by R3DLT1

-__- turn traction control off!

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotlap

Bingo. Mucho burnout no problema

"Nannies OFF" = TC & Stabilitrack are OFF

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKLNHYD

The A8 will roast them, I assure you. Doing what you stated, just as the vehicle starts to move, ease off the brake slightly while keeping in the gas....You'll start smokin' pretty quickly! Hold on the wheel and then let off the brake entirely and keep it straight!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Meh

You're probably holding too much brake over the throttle... Your front brakes have more clamping than rear due to bias, so you only need just as much pedal as it takes to hold the car in place. You will still be heating up the rears during a burn out, but you're talking about heat the same as hard stop from highway speeds or most of us on a road course. You have to modulate the throttle and brake to keep it from rolling too much and catching.

Probably this is the cause: I hold the brake in the same way is needed to activate the launch control... I will try to be more gentle

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdgraph

Maybe you did this, but just in case not, if you just click the traction control once you turn off traction control but you need to have the foot on the break and hold the traction control down for 10 seconds to turn both the traction control and stabilitrak.

Yes, I do it, thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by L99BEN

Spinnin aint winnin

Tip to win: heat the wheels before the drag...

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cleverCamaroName Drives: N/A Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 91	have you looked into line lock systems?

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Mr. Meh Drives: Sold Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 775	You're probably holding too much brake over the throttle... Your front brakes have more clamping than rear due to bias, so you only need just as much pedal as it takes to hold the car in place. You will still be heating up the rears during a burn out, but you're talking about heat the same as hard stop from highway speeds or most of us on a road course. You have to modulate the throttle and brake to keep it from rolling too much and catching.

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gdgraph Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 916 View My Garage	Maybe you did this, but just in case not, if you just click the traction control once you turn off traction control but you need to have the foot on the break and hold the traction control down for 10 seconds to turn both the traction control and stabilitrak.

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