manual drivers, do you inadvertent chirp/spin your tires when starting from a stop?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

i've been driving stick for many years and this is something i still do quite regularly given the proper conditions.
in the rain on a decent incline, i will spin my tires. or when when pulling out of a driveway where there's a big buildup of dirt.

it's not my tires, they're pretty new. it's not my car, it's a measly 4 banger with like 160 hp.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I used to, then I changed from Goodyear Eagle GT-IIs to BFG Radial T/A. They don't handle as good in the dry but after years of the GT-IIs in the rain I felt like superman in the rain with the BFGs. The GT-IIs just spun every time I left a light around my work no matter how hard I tried not to. Though around where I lived it wasn't a problem, different pavement I guess.

<-- was able to spin the tires until his nerves ran out, usually about 45MPH in third.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Usually only with a combination of uphill and gravel.

Note though that I have summer tires that are not designed to have grip on anything other than wet/dry asphalt. They aren't set up for grip in dirt/gravel.

ZV

 

[helpme]

No, I only spin them when I intend to.

 

[overst33r]

I used to in dirt when pulling away while turning... Since I got new tires, that has been eliminated.

 

[RGUN]

Only in really deep snow, but a short gear ratio + high power will do that.

 

[yelo333]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
i've been driving stick for many years and this is something i still do quite regularly given the proper conditions.
in the rain on a decent incline, i will spin my tires. or when when pulling out of a driveway where there's a big buildup of dirt.

it's not my tires, they're pretty new. it's not my car, it's a measly 4 banger with like 160 hp.

Yup, but I've only been driving a MT for about 10k miles. I'll chirp them on a wet incline every so often. (driveway after I wash the car)

 

[natto fire]

My stick car is an '80 Corolla with a weaksauce 1.8 that is probably not even putting 70 HP to the ground, even with a Fidanza flywheel (more than half as light as stock). So, no.

 

[BZeto]

Originally posted by: helpme
No, I only spin them when I intend to.

 

[Kadarin]

On the GTO, it would happen occasionally if the roads were wet. In the M3, so far it hasn't happened (the engine has a lot less low-end torque).

 

[Savij]

On my dad's old S-10 I used to do it all the time. My rsx has very little low-end torque so it doesn't happen unless I want it to happen.

 

[nightowl]

On gravel yes, it happens. On pavement, only when I am trying to.

 

[Howard]

Occasionally, but not if I'm careful.

 

[exdeath]

Very often and very undesirable. More power = slower car /sigh. I'm going to a sticky 335/30/18 rear tire as soon as the 18x11 stock replica machined finish wheels come in.

 

[Riverhound777]

It happens with my Mazda 3. Mostly on inclines or wet/loose dirt.

 

[melchoir]

315/35/17 rear drag radials, I spin them when I feel like it but not unintentionally.

 

[StageLeft]

No not really I aim to put as little wear on the clutch as possible.

 

[Spicedaddy]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
No not really I aim to put as little wear on the clutch as possible.

Technically, if you're spinning the tires it causes less wear on the clutch... (it's grabbing right away instead of slipping)

 

[f1r3s1d3]

I do it for fun.

If I stop and I'm on some gravel, I'll 1/2 throttle it or 3/4 throttle it off the line so it goes REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE once it catches clean pavement hahha. I can't spin them otherwise (150hp i4)

 

[Gamingphreek]

I'm in a pickup truck (1995 Toyota Tacoma 2.7L I4) so this happens occasionally. In my parents pick up (2003 Toyota Tacoma Limited TRD 3.4L V6) it does more often if I don't watch how far I open the throttle up. The '03 has enough torque that the tires chirp in between shifts into 2nd and 3rd gear when going WOT. (<-Only try it once when I first drive the car to see how it is )

I can't stand it when people revv and engine and drop the clutch-- its like ripping a piece of me off - I feel the clutch's pain!

 

[Raduque]

My truck does it when I'm exiting my work parking lot (gravelly lot) and it goes from slipping on the gravel to slipping on the street. It also does it in wet conditions, or when I stop with the rear tires on the white painted lines of a crosswalk (not very often).

Edit: Oops, it's an automatic.

My Accord is a stick, and I can spin 'em through first despite only having like 120hp at the wheels.

 

[misle]

Every great once in a while if I'm in a hurry (like trying to squeeze out of a side road onto the main road).

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek

I can't stand it when people revv and engine and drop the clutch

I love when people have some orderly procedure for purposely spinning the tires or doing a burn out; hand brake this, water or gravel that, dump the clutch at n RPM, roll a little backwards or point the rear end down a hill, etc.

My take on how to do a burnout:

1) step on the gas
2) enjoy the show

If that doesn't work then the person has no business even trying to do a burnout and trying that hard to coerce a tiny chirp just defeats the purpose and completely contradicts what the burnout is intended to demonstrate.

 

[RayH]

Also more likely to happen if you don't have a limited lip diff and the car is FWD (due to the weight transfer).

 

[randomlinh]

Yes, but when I had my KDW2's, it only happened on loose debris. Those things were awesome. My Kuhmo SPT's are not as grippy, but they are $40 less/corner.