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//TMT · 06-03-2020, 05:57 AM

It is fun but it's kind of hard on the tranny. Don't do it repeatedly, the oil will overheat.

Some models limit the lifetime number of launches you can do to 100. There's a reason for that.

06-03-2020, 05:57 AM	#4
//TMT Lieutenant 129 Rep 421 Posts Drives: 2020 X2 M35i, 2005 Volvo V50T5 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Eastern Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	It is fun but it's kind of hard on the tranny. Don't do it repeatedly, the oil will overheat. Some models limit the lifetime number of launches you can do to 100. There's a reason for that.
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