Burnouts look bad ass until you break shit. At the track or on the street, breaking stuff is always bad news.

Front wheel drive cars that come with low power from the factory (say a Honda Civic) that get big motor swaps such as a K-series with major power adders such as a turbo will need upgraded drive train components or some parts will start breaking with the added stress from the increased horsepower and torque. Hopefully traction will be the first to go, so then slicks can be added to the equation to get some grip. Then watch out for those little driveshafts, because those stock suckers are pretty weak. Then transmissions and clutches can go if abused properly.

Rear wheel drive vehicles have some slight advantage over FWD cars since the front brakes can be utilized to hold the car still during a burnout. This results in nice smoky goodness and hot rubber. But still, some things will break when massive amounts of power and torque are added. Drive shafts can break along with clutches, the rear end/carrier/diff/differential, and of course the transmission but when these go out it’s just an excuse to upgrade to bigger and better stuff.