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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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That is hilarious. I have this happen all the time, although not to this degree. Had a nest in the airbox, and the cabin filter. Was a total mess. Last time I actually pulled some sort of dead baby mouse or chipmunk from the airbox.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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That has got to be one of the most hilarious things I've seen in a looooooong time. I guess I'm lucky, living where I do. I've never had to deal with find a nest or nuts or dead animals, or anything, in my car. YET. I narrowly missed hitting a couple of cats once, though.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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greedy little bastards look at all those nuts
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:53 AM
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this is nuts.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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This is nuttier than squirrel ****.
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:22 AM
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I wonder how much power you gained just by removing the nuts?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Is there an equation for nuts removed from airbox to horsepower gained?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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i think it is just under 10 hp at the wheels lol
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In my 08 Impala, some critter put hickory nuts inside the rear subframe. I can see one half hanging out one of the holes. That's not nearly as bad as what they did to my 95 Camaro. They packed the muffler with them! Took me a while to figure out what the smell was. Next morning I stood on the gas going down the street and a whole bunch of them came flying out the exhaust! After several days of this they stopped coming out but I ahd to remove the muffler and shake out the last dozen or so.

Gotta keep the garage door closed better.
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