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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong but it doesn't really look like they are going 220 mph.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong but it doesn't really look like they are going 220 mph.
it was 250KPH which = 155 or 166? MPH
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149mph to be exact.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 09:10 PM
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stupid autos accelerating so damn slow in 4th....
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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it was a slow run because my tranny is acting weird slipping.. i bet i can get there faster, as soon as my car gets out of the shop... tranny is being rebuilt..
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it was a slow run because my tranny is acting weird slipping.. i bet i can get there faster, as soon as my car gets out of the shop... tranny is being rebuilt..
I noticed your shifts were a little off
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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yeah... i've got a massive 2 to 3rd problem..

as you can see here.. http://www.sekurit-petrol.com/camaro/v...iernesplat.wmv

that was the last breathing of that tranny...
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You shouldn't have been racing that car.....
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That's dumb, I can RUN faster than that car looked like it was going compared to how slow it looked passing traffic going the OTHER direction.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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sooo you can run at 149mph? world record breaker?


About racing the car with the tranny as it is... personal bet...

IF the tranny goes kaboom, i would go 350. it did not.. so it will be rebuilt...
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I outrun mustangs all the time.
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