hey guys i was just wondering how can i do a burnout on a mini ? just lift up the E-brake and gas it ! but its not working :( i got carbotech performance brakes and it just doesnt seem to hold .

 

I don't think it's so much an issue with the brakes as it is with the handbrake not being designed for that kind of use. Blocks of wood in front of the rear tires might work. Or take some tow rope and the tow hook hehe

 

Turn traction control off, rev it up to 5000 then drop the clutch

 

you do have a standard? and are you a S car?

 

MINIs are great cars, but they don't have enough HP for a proper burnout (and the power goes to the wrong end).

 

Doing a burnout over here will give you an immediate license suspension and car impound (+ up to $10000 fine I think)... it is officially considered street racing.

 

Before I looked at your location I thought, "must be a fellow Canadian!"

Looking at a highway cop the wrong way is street racing, more or less. They have made the definitions so vague (in BC anyway.) that just speeding can be defined as racing, even if there are no other cars.

 

Yes exactly. Doing 50km/hr over the limit by yourself is also street racing in Ontario. Yes that is fast, but street racing... hmmm.

 

lol , so its not possible to do it ? i have an S automatic tranny :(

 

Uh....... Why ?

 

Why Would you want to do a burnout in your car.. If you give me a good excuse I will tell you how to do a burnout.... You better be in a save a baby burnout contest cause anything less is just stupid

 

Ok reallllyyyyy, you can't do a burn out in a MINI........you clearly are high.....clearly. Since you have an auto it might take some creativity to get it to work but traction control off, pull up on the hand brake, and start easing into the gas at some point it should start spinning you might drag the back tires though. Or the othe way which I don't really suggest but you can try is same up until the handbrake. At the same time as mashing on the gas you can pull the ebrake. Also try power braking and see if that works. Auto is going to hold you back stick shift is so much easier.

 

Buy really cheap, narrow tires...find a spot with a bit of sand on the blacktop...turn off traction control....
But as stated before...why?!

 

You can always bring it down to Oakboro, NC where they hold a town sponsored monthly burnout contest. You can fry your tires to your heart's content. They even keep water and fire extinguishers on hand for burning asphalt. Tires are less of a problem. :-)

And, yes, you can most certainly do burnouts in a MINI. Not as effective in an automatic, but certainly doable. DSC/ASC must be turned OFF. Sport button helps too.

 

As for the why of it, it's a fish thing.....just for the halibut.

 

Ohhh, an Automatic..... Soak the tires in water, maybe toss is a light oil, sit down, buckle in, fire up the S motor, place trans in neutral.... slowly start revving and once the numbers are where you want "POP" it into gear...

Ahh, nothing like a neutral drop! But only if you have a checkbook or credit card!

 

Why would you want to attempt this? It's terrible for the car and it's front wheel drive making things even more difficult. It's do-able, but why?

 

I think his question was how to do a burnout, not should he do a burnout. But I do agree with the general consensus here: burnouts are not really a good thing from a safety, legal and wear/tear standpoint. They sure can be fun, though!

Anyway, when I was driving my first car, a 1986 Buick Century Limited sedan, i-4 95hp 3-speed automatic column shift, I would try to do a burnout but it was hard because of front wheel drive and being automatic. On top of that, the car was very heavy and had this horrible jelly suspension. 0-60 mph in a Century took nearly a century. It had plush velour seats, wire wheel hubcaps and a luggage spoiler!

I found the only way to do a burnout (beside when being wet outside) was if I did a "paint burnout". I discovered I could spin my wheels on the parts of the streets that had paint markings on them (i.e. stopsigns, stoplights, school zones, emergency room drop off zones... kidding about the last two!).

So, just place your front wheels on the paint, keep traction control off and mash the throttle. If I was able to do it in my molasses-slow Century, then you could definitely do it in your SCooper.

Just BE CAREFUL and watch out for other cars and pedestrians... seriously. Maybe try to find a deserted parking lot. Good luck!

 

Who cares why? It's his car, he asked the question and just wants answers.

But anyways, when I had my base Cooper I used to do it all the time (but it was a 6 speed). I would rev up to 6k, drop the clutch, and leave 20-30 foot skid marks on the road. It's good fun, but it's not something I would ever do again, especially to the JCW I have now.

 

That's what test drives and loaner cars are for!

 

 

These cars were not designed to do burn outs. But what ever floats your boat. Being That a new automatic transmission will cost approximately $7,000.00 to replace, it would not be the prudent thing to do.

But if you insist. I would not use your parking brake. I would still power brake by holding the brake pedal to the floor and nailing the throttle. These cars do not have a tremendous amount of torque, so depending on tire and road conditions, I don't think it could be done with an Automatic.

Please let us know how it works out.

AXO

 

One other way is doing a "neutral drop" but its HORRIBLE for the car. Really should only be done on a rental car.

 

Not to be confused with a Reverse drop. R to D while rolling backwards. This is NOT recommended. I won't go into how I know about this, but it will ruin your transmission. :D

 

Only time i do burnouts is when i get a nice loaner lol