Water
Burnouts (Smoky Burnouts)
Tyre development brought about the need to
get tyres hot in order to get maximum traction. This started the use of water to
get tyre speed up quickly. Now tyres are getting hot, but automatic
transmissions are subject to destruction if not careful!
Please read carefully the
following suggestions for your transmission:
GM Powerglide Transmissions
Water burnouts will not hurt units,
except if you are shifting from low to high as
you are coming out of the water. Shifting under conditions stated will
cause premature clutch wear. Suggest decelerating as you come out
of the water or power burnout to the line being sure the tyres never grab the
pavement.
GM Turbo Hydro 350 & 400 Transmissions
All water burnouts suggest starting in first
or second, but get into high gear before coming out of the water. Normally Turbo
Hydros do not have roller clutch trouble, except occasionally in the Turbo
"350", but for durability reasons it will pay to follow the suggestion as stated
for preventative maintenance. Be sure to decelerate as you come out of
the water or power burnout to the line being sure the tyres never grab the
pavement.
Ford C4 & C6 Transmissions
All water burnouts should be started in
second gear and shift to third if necessary. If you should start burnout in
first, shift immediately to second gear before tyres come out of water. No
matter whether it be second or third gear you are in as you came out of the
water, you should start to decelerate engine or do a power burnout
directly to the staging line being sure the tyres never grab the pavement. The
power burnout provides the best E.T.'s of no dry burnouts are done. No matter if
you have a trans-brake or not, we suggest not doing dry
burnouts!
Note:-
Rear End Breakage & Driveshaft Breakage: If rear end or driveshaft breaks while
in first gear acceleration or burnout, remove transmission and check rear roller
clutch for damage.
Chrysler/American Motors 727 & 904
Transmissions
All water burnouts should be started in
second gear and shift to third if necessary. If you should start burnout in
first, shift immediately to second gear before tyres come out of water. No
matter whether it be second or third gear you are in as you come out of the
water, you should start to decelerate engine or do a power burnout
directly to the staging line being sure the tyres never grab dry pavement. The
power burnout provides the best E.T.'s if no dry burnout is done. No matter if
you have a trans-brake or not , we suggest not doing
dry burnouts!
Note:-
Rear End Breakage & Driveshaft Breakage: If rear end or driveshaft breaks while
in first gear acceleration or burnout, remove transmission and check rear roller
clutch for damage.
