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Old 05-11-2000 | 01:43 PM
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Anyone try this yet? Scary, but it seems like a novel possibility for very short drag strips. Talk about not being able to hook up, this would be it! Trucks back up a bit more than cars, so I can see a correspondingly new world of performance events opening up with the L. The backup road course, the backup slalom, backup braking, mixed courses with backup and go ahead (right, all this on one cup of coffee). Well, it was just a thought.

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Old 05-11-2000 | 01:46 PM
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Old 05-11-2000 | 02:15 PM
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At least you will not have to worry about road debris breaking your fog lights.
 
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Old 05-11-2000 | 02:46 PM
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Did you spill that cup of coffee (in your lap)?
 
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Old 05-11-2000 | 07:59 PM
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Can't believe it would be any good to spin the blower backwards, however. I have enough problems with transmissions and engines.

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Old 05-11-2000 | 10:03 PM
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I was not born in a Vacuum....

I am Boost incarnate.
 
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Old 05-12-2000 | 03:24 AM
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Old 05-12-2000 | 05:53 PM
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Boy, oh boy!

Don't let your rear-end start hopping, or you're gonna have a buncha parts clanking around in your axle housing.

Those gears are nowhere near as strong in the 'coast' mode (reverse) as in the normal forward-loading (tho it does sound like fun to be backing out of the fog).



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Old 05-14-2000 | 02:45 AM
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Just so it doesn't pass un-noticed,
What4, the Supercharger (and the engine and tranny for that matter) doesn't go backwards when your in reverse.

Jeesh,

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Old 05-14-2000 | 04:18 PM
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Factory_Tech,

You're kidding, right?

(Unlike me!)
 



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