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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Thumbs up El Diablo Vs Eclipse ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvtmKid_WU
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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nice video! try that from a dig !if the eclipse is awd it will be a different race
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 03:53 PM
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good race, 15psi fully built seems low..he can hit 20+psi with that motor
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Ya like that rev limiter?
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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that was good race...btw im loving your rims on ur sig pic
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Nice race. What song was that?
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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Nice race. What song was that?
dorrough "wired to the t" i was just looking it up haha
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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Ya like that rev limiter?
Yah I know. I wasn't expecting that thing to keep up like that, and I miss shifted haha.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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stock boost on a 2g is between 10-12 psi Might have been built but was deff. on low boost. Especially with that huge FMIC. Good kill none the less.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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I think that's my buddy Greg's old car. If it's the same car, its fwd, and making 4xx on a 35r. It looks exactly like his.
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Juicy J
I think that's my buddy Greg's old car. If it's the same car, its fwd, and making 4xx on a 35r. It looks exactly like his.
He said it was a 60 trim, and it is FWD...
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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tell him to race again with the boost bumped up a few psi XD haha
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Old Feb 21, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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nice race...i like the F&F clip at the end
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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good kill
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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15 psi? That's virtually nothing. Why was he running virtually no boost?

Nice kill.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:01 PM
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Ah yes, the famous El Diablo... I hope to catch ya around one of these days
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:12 PM
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So did you already move? looks like your already killin some rice out in Austin if so... How is your car running down their compared to here? Should be a little better, it amazes me how well he kept up..... your car is pretty nasty for what it is....
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:13 PM
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15 psi? That's virtually nothing. Why was he running virtually no boost?

Nice kill.
I think he was lying to the OP.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Nemesis350
Ah yes, the famous El Diablo... I hope to catch ya around one of these days
Hah, anytime

Originally Posted by baalic
So did you already move? looks like your already killin some rice out in Austin if so... How is your car running down their compared to here? Should be a little better, it amazes me how well he kept up..... your car is pretty nasty for what it is....
Yepp, I already moved man. But that race was back in Amarillo.

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I think he was lying to the OP.
I think so too.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Ahh I saw a riced out Talon the other day that I was laughing at and this reminded me of that talon lol
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