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April 16th, 2005, 06:51 PM
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yea, full turns stress the system. moreso on a older car. | 
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April 16th, 2005, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo Yeah, the Evo and its stupid shark teeth on the roof... |
LOL | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:52 PM
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ever turn the wheel of a Evo without power steering?
i did, your arms have to physically turn 80lbs of tires and rims.
kinda a good workout. | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:53 PM
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Whenever I think of a Lancer, I think of a wedge of cheese with headlights. | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo Yeah, the Evo and its stupid shark teeth on the roof... |
those "shark teeth" help create vortexs in the back of the car, which lowers drag by 30%. those vortex generators are currently only avaible on the Lancer Evolution MR. | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:54 PM
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Isn't that what the bubbles on the Viper's roof do? | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:55 PM
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I'm going to make them out of cardboard and put them on my car. You just wait and see... | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Whir Isn't that what the bubbles on the Viper's roof do? | similiar. | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by The Real Bingo I'm going to make them out of cardboard and put them on my car. You just wait and see... | well, they Mitsu didnt just put nipples on and call it a day. they had to research it to see the effects, ditto for those big spoilers. | |
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April 16th, 2005, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Whir Isn't that what the bubbles on the Viper's roof do? | Nah, they're for the driver and passenger's heads. The roof is too low for 6-footers, so they had to add bubbles.
Actually, I think they were originally incorporated for the race car drivers who wear helmits. | |
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