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Old 11-12-2005, 02:11 AM
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Just out of curiousity.. is anybody running them in their street cars and if not why?




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shakes the car more and harder to work around. myself and a few locals have just strapped ours down
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Originally Posted by JPMuscle
Just out of curiousity.. is anybody running them in their street cars and if not why?
It had too much vibe for a street car, IMO. I pulled mine out and went with poly/solid combo. The benefits are:

Much more header clearance.
Easier to mount vacuum pump.extra accessories.

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