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Old 03-01-2008, 01:34 AM   #1
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If my car does a 14 second flat quarter mile and after a few key mods does a 12.5. Over a quarter mile how far ahead is a car that does 12.5 than a car that does 14.0?

50 meters?
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Old 03-01-2008, 02:08 AM   #2
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I most likely will get flamed for this, but isn't a 10th of second about a car length on the quarter mile. So if around 1.5 seconds gain, length would be around 15 car lengths, 60 metres.......
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Old 03-01-2008, 02:47 AM   #3
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I most likely will get flamed for this, but isn't a 10th of second about a car length on the quarter mile. So if around 1.5 seconds gain, length would be around 15 car lengths, 60 metres.......
Bang on the money.
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Old 03-01-2008, 03:22 AM   #4
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If my car does a 14 second flat quarter mile and after a few key mods does a 12.5. Over a quarter mile how far ahead is a car that does 12.5 than a car that does 14.0?

50 meters?
will, after said 'key mods', you get a "jink" in your step?
and then feel insecure about having an auto?

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Old 03-01-2008, 12:02 PM   #5
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will, after said 'key mods', you get a "jink" in your step?
and then feel insecure about having an auto?

thats the funniest thing i read all day ,classic
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Old 03-01-2008, 07:07 PM   #6
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If my car does a 14 second flat quarter mile and after a few key mods does a 12.5. Over a quarter mile how far ahead is a car that does 12.5 than a car that does 14.0?

50 meters?
Yeh mate a car length per tenth is about right.
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Old 03-01-2008, 07:07 PM   #7
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will, after said 'key mods', you get a "jink" in your step?
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Old 03-01-2008, 07:30 PM   #8
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Have a looky Wade,funny stuff..

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11202581
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Old 03-01-2008, 07:44 PM   #9
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will, after said 'key mods', you get a "jink" in your step?
and then feel insecure about having an auto?
It's obvious to we older drivers anyone with a jink has a real problem , I drive an auto in all but one car and it's a 6 speed... (jink is one who makes odd choices in life , right ?)
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It's obvious to we older drivers anyone with a jink has a real problem , I drive an auto in all but one car and it's a 6 speed... (jink is one who makes odd choices in life , right ?)
i thought it was a smug strut ?
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i thought it was a smug strut ?
An ill informed one , I recently destroyed a youngster with one of my older toys ( a Jag) but then I guess running some boost on a little twin cam motor is cheating judging from how he screamed ( maybe he is a little girlie
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