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Pegasus · 04-09-2014, 01:27 PM

I just thought of this randomly the other day. But lets say I'm driving down the highway in 6th and just pull the E-brake. I know the rear wheels would lock up and you would pretty much drag your rear wheels a quarter mile. But if the car is in gear, and the rear wheels lock up, wouldn't that totally screw up your engine? It would yank the rpm from 3K to nothing right?

So if I was drifting like a fool at 7K rpm and forget to put in the clutch when I pull the E-brake to get sideway, BOOM engine is gone right? It's a scary thought I never thought of before.

04-09-2014, 01:27 PM	#1
Pegasus Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 Whiteout Monogram FR-S M/T Location: Houston Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 33 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Using E-Brake while in gear? I just thought of this randomly the other day. But lets say I'm driving down the highway in 6th and just pull the E-brake. I know the rear wheels would lock up and you would pretty much drag your rear wheels a quarter mile. But if the car is in gear, and the rear wheels lock up, wouldn't that totally screw up your engine? It would yank the rpm from 3K to nothing right? So if I was drifting like a fool at 7K rpm and forget to put in the clutch when I pull the E-brake to get sideway, BOOM engine is gone right? It's a scary thought I never thought of before.