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Old 05-28-2011, 02:49 AM
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oh man glad it all worked out for you
cant wait to see pics
Old 05-28-2011, 08:43 AM
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Be very careful when you open it up. A RWD car reacts very differently then a FWD car. It will spin in 1st and then grab like crazy in 2nd and throw you off the road.

Here'* an example of what happens, found this last year.
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Old 05-28-2011, 12:10 PM
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owned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 05-28-2011, 12:12 PM
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i bet he looked real cool for that 2 seconds
Old 05-28-2011, 12:16 PM
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Ya, you can see how far away the tree is in the first picture. I can see it now. Some kid in dads Mustang with his girlfriend next to him. It'* late at night, (I know this because this is the road I take to work. road was clear when I drove past at 7:15pm, and was there at 6:30am) No one around. Revs it up, and lights them up. Hits 2nd gear and oh crap, the tires grabbed and it was all over. Once he was off the road it was hang on. Look out for that tree George.
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well you can do the same just make sure there are no people or trees around you

actually i'd watch for the trees first :P
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People can jump out of the way, but trees jump in front of you.
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Update time!

Got home tonight at about 8pm. I'm sick of driving that'* for sure...well sick of 6th gear cruise control driving.g at least.

Drive started good for first 500 miles or so, then car started to have a slight shake in the steering wheel which I figured was a wheel out of balance. Shake got slightly worse as I continued so I pulled off to check the tires and apparently the alignment was so far off that it wore the inside 2 inches of the drivers front tire bald..now the rest of the tire looks new yet so you can imagine how it rides..

I'm not thrilled that'* for sure as the tires ( pass side almost as bad) have tons of life left in them, but due to the alignment they are shot now. So I ordered a new set tonight and will be getting them installed and an alignment done later this week...not an expense I wanted right now but nothin I can do. Just will have to wait longer to get the window tint and HID'*.

With that said I got to open her up a little today being it was nice out most of the drive, and man dies this car pull like a freight train. I've had 2 LT1 camaros and an LS1 Trans am, all with some bolt ons, but they do not even come close to compare to this. Making traction control come on when I lay the hammer down at 70 mph is quite insane...at least for me

I can see someone putting this thing into a tree If they don't know what they are doing or are stupid. I'm a V8 RWD driver at heart and have spent about 3 1/2 years with My previous ones but its gonna take time and being smart to get used to this one.

Alright, off to bed, car is filthy and embarassing so tomorrow its detail time and pictures to follow.
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glad you made it home all safe
sucks about the tires, but glad its nothin major

cant wait to see pics
All the best!
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Good to hear you made it home safe. Now rest, then clean it up and take some pictures.


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