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Old May 13, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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just out for a bit of fun in the car in an empty field .some doughnuts and some handbreak turns.then when i went back on the road the car felt rubbery on the road. hope i havent done any harm to the car , phoned y brother who is a mechanic ,he sais the tyres were just full of mud after the moment of madness. should be alright now .anybody got same experience.
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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Have heard you don't want to be doing handbrake turns unless you got dccd or you'll make the diff explode.
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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2005 dccd sti
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:16 PM
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what happens if you pull on the handbreak with a dccd sti ( cause its an awd car) will it do the car harm
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:19 PM
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new 1 to me, but handbrake does put a dccd car into fully open, doubt that would harm it though
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:24 PM
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sorry what do you mean fully open?
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Old May 13, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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doughnuts not good as you can damage your power steering as i learned the hard way.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 12:50 AM
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Also watch out for fuel & oil surge if going too fast.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Mmmmm doughnuts
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