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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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What have you done to your drive train too with stand that much abuse? I have 800 at the wheels with a stock drive train and a M6 next spring i will do a complete rebuild on the drive train..........
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Awesome
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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wow, i want one
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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How long does one of your A4's last at that power level?

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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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That thing is just amazing Mike. 2 thumbs up
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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That thing is just amazing Mike. 2 thumbs up

That picture needs to be on a calendar.
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Old Nov 30, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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That picture needs to be on a calendar.
Its already my wallpaper
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Originally Posted by mdhmi
How long does one of your A4's last at that power level?

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Last RPM(Rodney trans) lasted over 30 runs , plus a ton of hard street driving . I've got 11 runs between 9.3 and 9.6 , so far on my newly freshened Rodney trans .
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 12:41 AM
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Ya, thats just cool.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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That's sick looking. What size tires are you running in the rear?

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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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That is one great picture and this has become my new wallpaper. Just fantastic what the LS motors are now doing
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That is one great picture and this has become my new wallpaper. Just fantastic what the LS motors are now doing
Thanks , The launch is the most fun part of the run .
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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I'd guess you've solved the wheel-hop problem. Outstanding picture, and since it's black, I'll tell everybody that's my car.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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Mike:

Is that pic with your current setup? From the video of your recent runs, it didn't look like you were launching that hard.
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I guess your building enough boost off the line with the rear mount
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very nice !!! almost time for wheelie bar's
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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Nice launch, very nice. What RPMs are you launching at?
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