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Old 10-02-2009, 09:08 PM
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I just take smarter stupid chances now.
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Old 10-02-2009, 10:02 PM
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I just take smarter stupid chances now.
Well put! I teach a safety class a work....and try not to limp too much.
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Old 10-02-2009, 10:29 PM
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Poor Guy......I forwarded to my brother and his comment was that anybody who buys a P/U with a Viper motor in it is by definition a moron anyway,,, I am not that harsh though............
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Poor Guy......I forwarded to my brother and his comment was that anybody who buys a P/U with a Viper motor in it is by definition a moron anyway,,, I am not that harsh though............


It would be different if it was an all wheel drive truck, like a Syclone. As a side note, my SS and the Syclone supposedly have the same HP, and I spun 1st in the rain tonight, whereas the one time I drove a Sy in the rain, it just hooked up and went.
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I love the guy who bought the GMC Sonoma Lingenfelter built with AWD and a twin turbo Vette engine. It was running 9 sec ands was street legal.

This idiot with more money than brains hooked in mid track and flipped it after hitting the wall. Only the engine was any good after that.
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Old 10-03-2009, 08:46 AM
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Is that a giant pothole in the dirt road? Loose gravel and a jump out of the hole, like Bugs Bunny says "what a maroon"...
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Old 10-03-2009, 10:45 AM
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As an owner of 2 pickups, I can tell you that this is not uncommon. I use sand tubes for ballast, but only for plowing and the rear is still somewhat unstable. It's easy to modulate torque at low speeds for utility use, but I would imaging that the rear instability would be magnified in a less predictable racing activity.

This guy didn't know his vehicle very well.
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Old 10-03-2009, 11:14 AM
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It is a simple case that he just ran out of talent.

I see this stuff all the time just usally people get lucky the odds are on their side and it is not this bad.

I have always said that seatbelt laws, airbags and helmet laws have prevented the thinning of the heard. It has messed with the balamce of nature.

We have left our selves with too many "hey watch this" kind of people.LOL!
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viper V10 motor + tool who doesn't have a clue regarding torque = that.
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