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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 10:23 PM
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You have the parts to do a mod, then something else breaks and needs repair? Especially when you can't fix it with another mod :banghead:


I got my recurve kit from Lars. Today, all my headlamps went out. Now I have to get a switch and can't drive to the night drags even if I do put the recurve kit in.
Anyone know of a way to get more hp under the hood from a modded head light switch? (this oughta be good! :rofl: )

Those are great! Glad to some of you "bit" :lol:


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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 11:35 PM
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Anyone know of a way to get more hp under the hood from a modded head light switch? (this oughta be good! :rofl: )
You could ask Bubba, I'm sure he's done it before. :lol:

Or you could just install some nitrous and make the head light switch double as the nitrous switch. :jester

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Old Jul 1, 2003 | 11:52 PM
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Of course! wire to any of the following: lighted winsheld washer squirters [2-3hp/side]; interior neon lights [1/2hp/inch of neon; double if it pulses to your subwoofer]; or, of rthe best $$$/horsepower ratio, undercarriage neons [a whopping 50-100hp]!

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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 04:56 PM
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Wire photovoltaic cells in front of your HID headlights - use that output to boost the current to your electric supercharger - should be good for at least 50% more top end. :jester
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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Fill your headlight reservoir with liquid ether, then when ever you turn on your headlights, enabling the vaccuum, you'll get a shot of ether which will cause the engine to rev up and sound cool, inaddition, it will seriosuly damage your engine becuase of its burn time. To compensate for your engine ping, take the brake cable of your kids bicycle (dont tell him, he'll find out on the highway) and string your throttle over to your distributer for more advancement, use an elastic band as a spring return and try mount it to the headers for heat treating. Use battery cables for spark plug wires, about 4 guage becuase the resistance is less. Instead of buying an expensive supercharger mount a vaccuum cleaner on each exhaust pipe.
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Old Jul 2, 2003 | 05:44 PM
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if it were me , i would take the head lights out to go faster :lolg:
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