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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 07:10 PM
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Want to know how it feels to thrash your drivetrain at the starting line?
We'll this isn't a perfect description of how I felt, but you get the idea.

http://www.paradisecobras.org/index....ownload&id=112
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 08:09 PM
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Holy crap! That's horrible!
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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Why the hell would you launch at an insanely high rpm?!
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Old Dec 21, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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heheh good vid. i've seen that on a mustang before... i wonder if that guy had stock axles?








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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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Why the hell would you launch at an insanely high rpm?!

cuz those are drag cars... and they launch at high rpm's
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 12:51 PM
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 01:14 PM
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cuz those are drag cars... and they launch at high rpm's
yep our race car we launch at around 8k
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 01:47 PM
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At the top of first gear, I was normally bouncing off of the (manually set) rev limiter of 7500 with stock heads. This was AFTER I took the teeth off of my 1st gear, though.
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 02:31 PM
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wow that must have been exciting for the driver
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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is that in hawaii??? looks like hrp to me..
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Old Dec 22, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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Yeah, that is if they put the bleachers on the other side of the track.
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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 05:31 AM
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