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chevymad Master B
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aaron_sK Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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You knew it as soon as he went for a latch on the hood.
It's the same thing they did in Mad Max.
Also I think towards the end of filming Two-Lane Blacktop they had to downgrade the car to a single carb. |
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chevymad Master B
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| You might be able to apply that kind of boost for a grand eh Aaron? |
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RSFreak The other "John"

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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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LOL! I bet no one wants to race him!  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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aaron_sK Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| chevymad wrote: | | You might be able to apply that kind of boost for a grand eh Aaron? |
Absolutely! It might even get done someday!
This seems as good a time as any to bring out the "I've got superchargers" line from Lone Wolf McQuade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvIij84oY2c
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blue89 Member

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QwkTrip 11sec Club

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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| If that is the case, then just imagine what is under the hood of all the imports in the movie. |
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91RSVert Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| blue89 wrote: | | Sad. F&F was full of holes. Like how the hell does a car with street tires do a wheelie? |
I thought it had slicks on it?
But yea, more holes then a playboy magazine  |
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aaron_sK Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, might have been some VHT conveniently right there, you don't know.  |
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RSFreak The other "John"

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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Funny, those "10 second cars" took about 5 minutes to cover the quarter mile in that last scene!  _________________ '86 Trans Am - 5.0L TPI - LT1 cam - 700R4 - WS6
'85 Camaro Berlinetta - IROC clone
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