The goal of fast cars is traction, not spinning tires. Normally, a stock TT car will not spin tires even with a 4k launch. (I've tried a few times) Mine didn't spin with a 4500-5000 rpm launch. It seems if you want to do a 4 wheel burnout (not sure why) you'll need to launch at 5500-6500.
If your friends are impressed by burnouts go watch the mustangs waste their rubber, or Camaros or Firebirds. Rear wheel drive cars spin alot easier than an awd system.
I won't preach too much, first thing I did after getting the mustang GT recently was to lay some rubber down, since it had been 9 years without a burnout driving the Stealth TT. Only time I got the tires to spin on the TT was on a wet road, and the front tires gripped, rear tires spun, car went straight out into road blocking both lanes....then front tires spun and rear tires gripped (wheels were cut hard to left) and car jumped to the left and ended up with front wheels sitting in the ditch on the side of the road. Learned a valuable lesson, the TT will not be a car to enjoy going sideways on wet roads with, nor will it ever be a crowd pleaser for burnouts. But it will make you grin from ear to ear when you launch on a wet road racing someone and you get traction and the opponent is sitting still spinning his tires.
Doing burnouts on the TT is a great way to break expensive parts and send your car to the shop for a 2k repair bill or more. Learn to live without the burnouts, the car is much faster than those cars that can do burnouts. Be above them.
Lord Warlock
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