howz this: tried to do me a burnout at me mates 18th on sat nite... not a good idea... so heres how it goes: idle forwards, bout 5 km/h, slam it into neutral, rev limiter, down into first, !!!CRUNCH!!!
So's I stick me head out the window and yell "Sumfin's broke!" me mate yells at me to get off the road, and i yells at him again...

next morning, start her up, its all cool... put her in gear, clunk clunk clunk... speedo wobbles, so i havent broke a gearbox, everything turns 'cept for the wheels...

me mates boss is a qualified mitsu mechanic, and he reckons its a busted driveshaft or CV joints...

any other ideas?

Wrecked diff?

nah, the diff would clunk, and the car would jerk, i reckons its the main driveshaft, the one that runs under the engine... hope its somethin like that, somethin cheap
bloody front wheel drive autos....

so umm, when doing a burnout in auto, you stick it in neutral, then into drive and slam down the accelorator? anyone tell me for my upcoming hooning days

so umm, how would you do a burnout in an auto? (for my upcoming hooning days :P )
Apparently by doing this: idle forwards, bout 5 km/h, slam it into neutral, rev limiter, down into first, !!!CRUNCH!!!

which is a good way to break things as it turns out.. not a good idea really.

Apparently by doing this: idle forwards, bout 5 km/h, slam it into neutral, rev limiter, down into first, !!!CRUNCH!!!

which is a good way to break things as it turns out.. not a good idea really.


sorry i just realised he said that.....i corrected myself :P

best way to fix it is to learn how to drive, anyone know magnas have enough power to dump from the drive with handbrake on (only revs to 2500) and sit
you are an idiot

tool.. im not even going to offer you any advice cos your such an idiot. Ever heard of mechanical abuse?? Doing neutral to drive dumps is bad enough.. but doing it from the rev limiter is just idiodic and just plain stupid. :gtfo:

yeah you really bought that on yourself thats magna abuse :shock:

you should have enough power, just put it in L or 2. pull the handbrake up half way or more then hit the loud pedal. if u get it right the fronts will bag up and the car will just slowly pull away. if u want to do a standstill just use more handbreak. best to do it on wet or oily roads though otherwise the front might hop up and down and it puts a lot of stress on the drivetrain.
oh also dont do this kinda stuff in populated areas (eg. suburban streets).
you dont want your magna to end up as someones garden ornament or worse run into someone or thier car.

mine has enough power i can break traction in first without even dumping the clutch or using the handbrake. :badgrin:

You've snapped a drive shaft, i did exactly the same thing, makes a horrible clunking sound i almost cryed when i heard it. NEVER done anything like that since, i've learnt my lesson. There goes about $400 down the drain mate, hope you learn your lesson :). Neutral dumping from 2500 is still bad, and can still snap something. Don't ever do neutral dumps, it's just bad mmmkay.

hahaha thats a good laugh for the day, funny thing was that he was trying to show off his driving skills...... OWNED!!!!!!

Is this in the auto or the manual?

If it is an auto you have just killed the transmission.

If it is a manual you may have broken something else.

No auto can survive dumping into neutral from the rev limiter.

You are up for a bit of cash either way...

lame

I dunno if he has killed his auto or not, but if it can still change between N and D then it could still be salvaged, i'd say the drive shaft is gone and hopefully thats it.

i was saying the engine is limited to 2500 or so revs with foot on brake + full throttle try it if you have an auto, don't go from neutral

hahaha... i guess i deserved that flamin hey..... hahaha....
oh well, sh!t happens....
well the verdict is in, its a snapped driveshaft... $250 for the part, plus the labour...
oh well, it was worth it... this is why i did the burnout:
cruisin out to me mates place, 23.5ks out of town, five or six of us in convoy. some bloody idiot overtakes on a blind corner up a hill, sees headlights coming, cuts back onto his side of the road, cuts my mate off, he brakes, back wheel hits the dirt, imagine at the speeds we were travellin at (140+) it was carnage! spins out, black marks 150m down the road... me mate was crying and shakin for a good 15min afterwards... we did burnouts to take his mind off of it...
it was worth it, it cheered up me mate, took his mind off nearly dying...

hahahahahaha, the mechanic reckons it was a clean break, i did an awesome job of it!

i suppose you'll grow up, do the burnouts properly next time, just press both pedals at the same time, handbrake fully on, dump the brake...
even a 4 banger auto will sit for a while like that, stock tires are crap i think i could sit in one spot no handbrake with them (ihave a v6 manual too) but i dont do burnouts i love my car

tried the "dump the brake" method so many times... the car seems to have a rev limit under brake, never goes over 2grand... thats sh!t when torque and power come in right at the top of the rev range... yeah, i will grow up, i have already, you'd be surprised at how often i tell my mates to p!ss off when they try to tell me to do stupid sh!t like that...

My Verada gets nowhere near doing a burnout if I do all these tricks (apart from dump from N into D, I've never tried that and I never will) on a dry road.
Dude, you don't have a rev limiter when the brake is on. The transmission is meant to drive the car right? So why would it rev to the redline in D when you're sitting still? If you want high revs when sitting still you need a high stall torque converter.

The ways I can do good burnouts is on a wet road up a hill (so the car doesn't roll forward, even with handbrake on), or while doing a handbrake turn from 50 km/h or so and booting it while it's going backwards.

never rev and slam it into drive!!!! that kills your transmission quick!!

your better off revving up the torque convertor in gear then letting go of the brake pedal trick... i wouldn't make a habit of that either - cos that too ends up costing $$$ to fix. stopping the transmission from driving forwards when your revving it puts lots of strain on everything - and makes your tranny fluid nice and hot/burnt :doubt:

wouldnt it be smart to just look after your car... in the first place... i know it was to help a mate feel better, but still.. you put your ride in risk of not having a ride at all... i love cars in general and seeing people doing burnouts to impress people is just stupid.. thats why we have all these people blaming the P platers for their driving.. wether it was or not they get blamed... save it for when your on the track and got the cash to splash...

anyway luckily it was something small...

Its good that it was a driveshaft I reckon. Sounds like that it must of been on its way out anyways to brake like that. Probably good that it is replaced now and not at some other crucial time. Also good to hear that the transmission is fine.

i think i have the same problem accept mine happened after i done it N to D at the lights about 40meters after when the gear changed again in Drive the car just stopped moving and just kept on reving, i pushed it to the petrol station and RACV come and said either my computer is dead, or my transmission but the **** didnt know wat he was on about, when i change gears i can c the revs changing like its going into gear but the car doesnt move the wheels dont spin.. i hope its the drive shaft... *prays to god*

Probly busted your Diff.........

Neutral -> High Revs -> Slam into D............no gearbox is gonna like that....magnas dont have very strong boxes as it is... if it was a single driveshaft the car would still move....i suspect your diff is in a few pieces.

I just hope that this costs you enough to teach you

a/ how to respect your car
b/ not to drive like a tool

Perhaps then while you are saving for your repairs you can go to a school of common sense.

Driving like this is what kills people, or have you not worked that out yet?????

Seems to me that more and more these days Mitsubishi are making the dipstick behind the steering wheel standard equipment, used to only be holden that did this

Sorry to hear what happened.....BUT we are all driving a MAGNA.....not a skyline....
We love the car for what it is......burnout are NOT what it is.........
Still...sorry to hear what happened... :cry:

I tried a breaking launch in the TR quite a few times. How come it never revvs past 2500? GTRICE is completely right about that.Pretty weird, dunno why it does that.

I've never neutral dumped (only once by accident), its not a very nice jump, its more like someone suddenly kicks ur car up the arse and you start moving. Stick to manual for those smooth launches. Just ride the clutch a bit.

mitsubishi goes most likely transmission blew.. if so $3100 its gona cost me... i hope its sumfing else soon as i get car sellling it buying a car on gas petrol too much..

I tried a breaking launch in the TR quite a few times. How come it never revvs past 2500? GTRICE is completely right about that.Pretty weird, dunno why it does that.

auto-->traction control...i did once in ks verada, was testing not being to stupid, sat spun white smoke up everywhere, shat myself and took foot off throttle, i have no thread on current tyres but i dont do line-lockies

finix... bugga man, i feel your pain... my magna has been a money pit from the start even before i was being an idiot... i dont think i will be buying another older magna again, they seem to be overbuilt and under-engineered. My mechanic is the husband of one of my managers (at work). He is surprised that more 2nd gens dont blow up, but then, most people who drive them are old farts, and dont drive over 3000rpm.
My list of expenses, starting from when i bought it
1. A week after i bought the car, alternator overspooled and killed the trans computer $450
2. One night i got in the car, wacked it into drive, took off, CLUNK from 1st to 3rd, band for second had given up the ghost, and i was drivin like a pussie (had the olds in the car) $780
3. Head gasket went... *shudder*... turns out the dealer, and the owner before him, hadnt been using mitsu oil or coolant... the head was f!cked! new head, bits of gasket killed the radiator, so a new one of those, new cooling hoses, labour and bits and peices $1730

add on to these various other bits and peices, services, tyres and more stuff, so much i cant think of it all right now... worked out to about $3300 i have spent on repairs, not good when i have a supermarket wage of about $250 a fortnight, and im studying (Yr12) full time... :cry:

He is surprised that more 2nd gens dont blow up, but then, most people who drive them are old farts, and dont drive over 3000rpm.....

... worked out to about $3300 i have spent on repairs, not good when i have a supermarket wage of about $250 a fortnight, and im studying (Yr12) full time... :cry:

and this is any different to buying any other brand of 12- 15 year old car how? you cant buy an older car and expect everything to be in 100% tip top condition... and then pull a burnout.

finix... bugga man, i feel your pain... my magna has been a money pit from the start even before i was being an idiot... i dont think i will be buying another older magna again, they seem to be overbuilt and under-engineered. My mechanic is the husband of one of my managers (at work). He is surprised that more 2nd gens dont blow up, but then, most people who drive them are old farts, and dont drive over 3000rpm.
My list of expenses, starting from when i bought it
1. A week after i bought the car, alternator overspooled and killed the trans computer $450
2. One night i got in the car, wacked it into drive, took off, CLUNK from 1st to 3rd, band for second had given up the ghost, and i was drivin like a pussie (had the olds in the car) $780
3. Head gasket went... *shudder*... turns out the dealer, and the owner before him, hadnt been using mitsu oil or coolant... the head was f!cked! new head, bits of gasket killed the radiator, so a new one of those, new cooling hoses, labour and bits and peices $1730

add on to these various other bits and peices, services, tyres and more stuff, so much i cant think of it all right now... worked out to about $3300 i have spent on repairs, not good when i have a supermarket wage of about $250 a fortnight, and im studying (Yr12) full time... :cry:

after the second repairing, dont you start thinking?
you got an old car remember..

I had a silly car before, started using oil and got suspension prob's..
what is more worthed on a 88 with 200.000 ks?
selling this one for what it is and buy another one with some extra money?
or fixing it? :doubt: should make sense right?

course you can start with "love" for my car, question.. does you wallet know the word "love" ? or does it has a beter knowledge of "spend your money right"

I have two problems with selling it:
1. I owe too much money on it to be able to afford _anything_ if i sell it, and i need a car to get to school/work.
2. I have no time. I know, it sounds stupid, but right now, I dont even have time to scratch myself, hell even being on this site is wasting precious time... oh well...

Oh, and I tried to sell the beast, had posters up for about a month... not a single bite...

reschke - you own a car thats over 10 years old.. ofcourse you are going to have to spend money on it :nuts: you just cant expect a car that old to be reliable, especially if you thrash it.

As for being surprised more second gens dont blow up, well i had mine for a year and the only mechanical fault with it was a broken set of leads that cost all of 50 buks to fix.. its called respecting your car and taking care of it bud.. anycar is going to break if you treat it like ****

My mechanic is the husband of one of my managers (at work). He is surprised that more 2nd gens dont blow up, but then, most people who drive them are old farts, and dont drive over 3000rpm.

my car goes happily to redline and also happily smashes the **** out of a lot of cars, it has the smoothest drivetrain setup. Our QLD mountain runs consist of an hour or so driving at about > 4000rpm; no worries. Only problem i've had is cv boots splitting, mechanic for 100$ or myself for 15$ i have done some servicing on my room mates corrola and i much rather the layout of my engine bay.
The reason your car is **** is cause you don't appreciate and have no idea how it works...this is why you bought a lemon

oh and i get compliments from a very wide range of people refering to the look of my car my 10yr old clear coat is as good as or better than most 04' cars. Stop blaming your car for your stupidity

I have two problems with selling it:
1. I owe too much money on it to be able to afford _anything_ if i sell it, and i need a car to get to school/work....

bet you thought of that when you did the burn out..
mean two tires smoked, 65 bucks (cheap) to get new ones.. 130 bucks darn that would hurt me wallet... there are other ways to cheer up a mate you knew that? by exsample to talk to them and make a joke or anything..

btw, you guys haven't got a bus up there :confused: with these petrol prices today



2. I have no time. I know, it sounds stupid, but right now, I dont even have time to scratch myself, hell even being on this site is wasting precious time... oh well...

Oh, and I tried to sell the beast, had posters up for about a month... not a single bite...

no time.. for what? putting a ad in the tradepost? **** that 15 mins man :cry:
when you want to buy something you can count on, you make time for it..

bet you thought of that when you did the burn out..
mean two tires smoked, 65 bucks (cheap) to get new ones.. 130 bucks darn that would hurt me wallet... there are other ways to cheer up a mate you knew that? by exsample to talk to them and make a joke or anything..

btw, you guys haven't got a bus up there :confused: with these petrol prices today



no time.. for what? putting a ad in the tradepost? **** that 15 mins man :cry:
when you want to buy something you can count on, you make time for it..

Mate we live in a country town with only 2000 people so there is no public transport.

Oh and i live in the same town as reshcke

u live in the bridge right? I live out Karoonda way.. yeah sh!7 end away..

but theres a school bus?
work might be out of town.. fair enough..

u live in the bridge right? I live out Karoonda way.. yeah sh!7 end away..

but theres a school bus?
work might be out of town.. fair enough..

Na Mannum mate. I frequently visit karoonda, my gf's mother lives out there.

must be great cruizing down that road :bowrofl: you take the magna down there? still in one piece? lol

that road is so **** as it will ever be..

You thrash your car, pull N to D and blame the car for being "under-built".
I'll tell you now no matter what car you have, N - D dumping will eventuate into a broken driveshaft sometimes alot worse... can even stuff up the gearbox.
I rev my car above 3k all the time and my engines about to hit 300k kms, i think it sounds like you're just trying to shift the blame from yourself, you were being stupid, you did a stupid thing, accept responsability for it, it's not the cars fault.

must be great cruizing down that road :bowrofl: you take the magna down there? still in one piece? lol

that road is so **** as it will ever be..

Yeah mate i go along that road, nightime along there is cool NOT! Damn its so bumpy but surprisingly my car goes along it quite good. :P

i think it sounds like you're just trying to shift the blame from yourself,

exactly.. cant accept that his car is sh*t cos he made it that way.. it must be mitsubishi's fault :nuts:

Lets just agree that this guy is a tool and close this thread????

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