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Old 08-07-2006, 10:44 PM
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Re: 87 pulsar question, E-brake..;-)

heh....if you pull in the emergency brake and start driving, you'll smoke something allright....your brake pads!!!

unless you're thinking of yanking your brake while driving (which will result in locking the wheels, cloud of smoke, flat-spotted tires, and likely loss of vehicle control), you've got the wrong idea....the brakes stop the car, while a traditional "tire smokin" is when accelerative power from the engine overcomes the traction potential of the tires (or tire, if open diff'ed). I'm not sure if pulsars have that sort of accelerative power (least not the stock ones, i know of a few that have been 'tweaked')....and if you try, you'll probably just toast your clutch/tranny (manual/automatic).
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