heres how i did it and never had an issue. put the gear selector in 2nd gear.. start the burnout and allow it to go into 2nd gear (it will do it on its own) and come out of the water in 2nd gear.
Precisely how I do it. Of course when I'm done with the swap/build I'll have a MVB. Can't wait to get the opportunity to do some test and tune at the track.