How you do your burn out will depend on how your trans is set up. I run a 727 with a 4 clutch steel front drum and a Turbo-Action Cheetah Pro street valve body - has low band apply and will upshift automatically in drive. I pull in to the water in drive ( 1st gear ). With the line lock on, I dip in to the throttle and let the trans upshift in to 3rd. I then release the line lock and feed in more throttle as the car powers out of the water - sometimes referred to as a "power burn out". As the tires get traction and the motor starts to lug down, I ease out of the throttle around 20 feet in front of the staging lights. As I come to a stop, I dump it in neutral, give it a blip or two to make sure the motor is clean and the secondary squirters are fuel charged, and I am ready to go. Again, this is just my proceedure.
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