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ShortCircuit
05-07-2007, 11:14 PM
Well i heard around that if u have traction control off, and u really punch it hard that you actually could burnout.. i wanna know if this has any trueness to it? anyone try it?

alerocar01
05-07-2007, 11:45 PM
you can but you might only get one wheel spinning.

cavaliers60
05-08-2007, 12:04 AM
that's a good way to also burn out all your gas too... lol

2.2l Monster
05-08-2007, 12:24 AM
I would love to to find that out for myself but I cant turn the damn thing off for some reason, would anyone know why this is happening?????

Gr1m
05-08-2007, 01:19 AM
hit the ETS button to turn it off..

2.2l Monster
05-08-2007, 01:32 AM
hit the ETS button to turn it off..

Yea I know that....thats why I said I cant get it to turn off, not how to turn it off. When I first got the car it worked fine but just not to long ago it stoped working and I dont know why?

CiscoPath
05-08-2007, 02:45 AM
It's no big deal. If you're running stock, the most you'll get is a split to a full second chirp (2 secs with the e-brake up). Be glad your ETS is malfunctioning. Keeps ya from shortening the life of your tires and tranny.

strtrydr
05-08-2007, 03:05 AM
Yea I know that....thats why I said I cant get it to turn off, not how to turn it off. When I first got the car it worked fine but just not to long ago it stoped working and I dont know why?

sounds like that is a good thing for ya ... sorry man ya knew it was coming.

2.2l Monster
05-08-2007, 03:22 AM
No iam pretty sure its not a good thing for me because everthing in my car should wrok!

strtrydr
05-08-2007, 06:39 AM
nah I was just agreeing with CiscoPath ... :P

2.2l Monster
05-08-2007, 07:37 AM
O...well its all good I just wish it worked, but whatever shit happens. lol

AGT
05-08-2007, 09:37 AM
Hey 2.2

Did you lift up your shift panel and look to see if the clip was plugged in?

Mischief007
05-08-2007, 11:01 AM
You should be able to do it. It is easier in a manual car as well to do. My last set of tires got a farewell from me.

Redog
05-08-2007, 11:38 AM
Turn the traction control off. Set the e-brake really tight (if you can get the rear wheels over a curb is even better) and p[ush the gas down slowly.

Don't hold it too long, no more than 15 seconds ;)

jayson_waltz
05-08-2007, 02:24 PM
How to do a burnout..
1) get a friend
2) have him stand in front of the car and push backwards
3) floor it
If all works right u should a a big cloud of smoke. and a dead friend.

TurboAleroGT40
05-08-2007, 02:31 PM
when my car was stock it smoked the tires like hell, Liked to do donuts with it lol, just at some water hihihi and its all good

2.2l Monster
05-08-2007, 04:04 PM
Hey 2.2

Did you lift up your shift panel and look to see if the clip was plugged in?

No I havent looked at that but I will go take it off and see

luckilero7
05-08-2007, 10:08 PM
lol i remember my first trannsmission... i had avs es100 tires (great by the way) and the back would hold pretty well so sometimes if i just floored it it would spin both or if u want pull the ebrake and hit the gas jus a lil till u feel it like move foward and the back stop n drop a lil then floor it. many a ppl coulnt see the green light i saw lol. ETS buton was always off keeps the weels from spinning

clutch1
05-08-2007, 10:33 PM
Eh, a couple times I lit em up around a corner or something, but going from a stand still I'd set the Ebrake, and even hold the break while giving slight gas to give it a little more launch, then floor it.
Stupid, yes, spectacular, noooooo. All mine would do was drag the rear tires around locked up, lol.

More than I can say for the Park Ave though :P

Oh yea, I can remember one time I was going up a steep hill from a boatlanding when it was raining and I tried it. That actually worked really good and stayed in place, but when I tried it later it just dragged them tired again. Ohhh well.

CiscoPath
05-09-2007, 12:38 AM
I look at it this way. E-braking is Burnouts 101. A good burnout is when you have little to no resistance at all and wheels spin just from the sheer fact that the wheels are spinning so fast, they can't catch up. That's a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, many hours of wrench time have to be put in for an Al to accomplish it.

Darren8r
08-21-2007, 03:20 AM
if you want to do a burnout buy a rear wheel drive car haha.
i can peel out well in the alero without using the ebrake, just pop it in 2nd and start half on grave, half off and let her go.
but you wont get a smoke show or anything.
its just fun, haha.
i'm really impressed with the alero's pick up, they are fast. i tuned a civic the other day, i was at like 125kms before he hit 90.

Marrko
08-21-2007, 05:05 AM
pull the e-brake, turn off traction control and floor it... that way you'll heat up the tires and get a little smoke show.... :D after some tries pull the e-brake down... and floor it again... if tires are still hot you'll be able to do a burnout and you'll get some smoke for about 5-6s :D all with stock 2.4 engine :) by the way all done with wide tires (front 225/45 and 235/45 in the back) :P