Will launching in second gear hurt the trans?

@pettybluedart...Yes I got what he meant. I was just saying that if you can burn out in second, launching would be a similar stress on the tranny.
But thanks for catching that.

umm not at all... during your burnout you have water on the tires and very low load till the tires warm up. on a launch you are putting all of the weight of the car, all the horse power at stall, then starting in 2nd (launch in third on your stick, yea right)

if your trying to slow down dont be stupis and ruin stuff, use a throttle stop, dial back timing, re gear to something numerically lower(3.55)