Heh, I've done them in my '86 since I got the car. Great fun. It only had hopeless drum brakes, which, upon disassembly and inspection at various times, never seemed to have suffered any ill effects.

Now, I daily drive the '08 Bullitt...

Anyone burned out/wore the rear discs from doing burnouts? I've only done a couple; I usually only hold the car in place for 2-5 seconds, those KDWS's light up nicely. Then let off the brake and shift to 2nd, leaving a pair of dark black tracks for a good distance.

Last night I forgot to shut the TC off first! I was in autopilot mode, never had to shut anything off in the old car! The Mustang entered "old guy in parking lot that can't tell between the gas and brake" mode and shut the engine down. I actually got the clutch in but I still had to restart it. At least I wasn't at the track or something.

 

I don't do alot, but If you try, even with older ones like mine, to "have some fun" with the TC on, its not so great. Never had my engine shut off on me though.

 

Two words....Line Locks.

 

line locks cost less than 2 rotors

 

true

 

I was thinking about getting line locks. They are cheaper than rotors but rotors are cheaper than my tires so I am in a lose/lose situation.

 

Well you can also add the $1000+ it will cost you to rebuild your rear end after destroying it doing burnouts. Using your rear brakes burns the clutch packs out a lot faster

 

Stupid question. How do you hold brake and clutch at same time while giving gas? All my power cars have been auto's.

 

How i did it in my 96 cobra was with clutch in, put it in 2nd gear, rev fairly high, drop clutch, stab brakes to keep it from rolling, adjust brake pressure and throttle as needed. Granted i had 4.10's so it turned them over easily.

Or you can heel/toe the brake and gas, but i couldnt ever get that right with the pedal heights i had.

 

nope.... I don't ever do brake stands but if I did....I understand that once the wheels have started spinning it doesn't take much brake to keep the car in place. A person can easily burn off two or three sets of tires and still have lots of brake pad left.

 

left foot: clutch; right foot: brake and gas. You can use the ball of your foot under your big toe on the brake and the right side of your foot on the gas, or use your heel on the brake and pivot your toes over to the gas pedal. It will take a few times for trial and error. It doesn't take much brake pressure at all if you dump the clutch at about 5000+ rpm.
have fun!

 

tires dont last near as long as brake pads

 

Holy cow man, clutch packs are 60-100 bucks from summit, and you can install them yourself!

As well, under power in a straight line the clutches should be fully locked up. What is hard on 'em is probably punching it while rolling thru a corner (I find the diff will take a bit to lock here, they left some preload out for driveability.)

Anyway, my rear brakes show no real wear (I examined the running surface of the discs...), I'm now more concerned about that smell when I launch at 4 grand. 3.73's and all, this heavy car will need a clutch by the end of next year I bet.

edit: Mcleod RST!