How much rubber lost in a burnout?
- Thread starter hmwave
- Start date
I can begin to guess how much tread is lost but I wonder why you want to do a brunout? It doesnt help with traction in the F1 tires, all it does is wear tires.
I agree with that.
When I go to the track I do a quick spin to clean anything off the tire and stage.
They cost about 220 a tire, so I would say the smoke show isn't worth the beating on your drivetrain/tires.
I wouldn't think that the amount is measurable without a micrometer to measure tread depth. My drag radials have a 6/32" tread depth new, so i would venture to say (as simply a guess) that a 30 second, 2nd gear burnout would burn off about 1/64" - 1/32". How much rubber comes off is also going to depend a lot on how soft the tire compound is and the speed of the burnout. The difference between a 30 second burnout on a sticky slick vs. a tire rated with a tread life of 300 is going to be big. Just like the difference between a 30 second first gear burnout and a 30 second 2nd gear burnout is a big one. 30 seconds is also a pretty long time to burnout a tire. Count 30 in your head and imagine roasting your tires for that long.
Last edited:
depends on how fast you get them spinning...
ive been knows to make some big smoke shows with my GT
ive been knows to make some big smoke shows with my GT
find a friend at a local tire shop...and get some take off tires that are gonna get tossed anyway 
and some dinky rims and have some fun:thumbsup:
and some dinky rims and have some fun:thumbsup:
I did a 30 sec burnout. I would say I burnt about 35% of my tread off. I don't know how much a wore off my rear brake pads.
Watching other cars stop because they couldn't see through all the smoke was well worth the wear.
Watching other cars stop because they couldn't see through all the smoke was well worth the wear.
I kept the rpms at about 6k:rolling:
:burnout:
:burnout:
:burnout:
:burnout:
Users who are viewing this thread
