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Old 12-13-2006, 07:10 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Paul
You didn't leave the parking brake on, right?
haha..no, not that bad....actually Igot this explanation in my original posting:

"I suspect that the smell you describe is not your tires but the burning of your clutch. Violent launches need to release energy somehow, there are only a few ways. 1) The tires slip and screech. 2) The clutch slips 3) The engine bogs as the rpm matches road speed 4) Something in the transmission breaks."

I think I fell victim to option 3.......
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