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Post by 4thgenphil » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:10 pm

whats every ones thoughts, not thinking, maybe, well yes i am i guess of doing it for a number of reasons; weight distribution, brake bias, weight, ITBs, they look sexy and finally i'm not sure!

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Post by mercutio » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:13 pm

what difference will it make to itb's
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Post by 4thgenphil » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:15 pm

just the vacuum take off for the booster, just extra crap i dont really want on there !
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Post by mercutio » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:16 pm

is it just a track car ? a pedal box without any power assist on brakes or steering will be a tad wearing
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Post by 4thgenphil » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:21 pm

i think a cage, no interior, no P/S, no Heater, no A/C, plastic windows, we can safely assume it'll be a track focused car! ;) :lol:
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Post by mercutio » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:23 pm

then go for it means you can tune the brake bias and pedal position just a pity you will hve all that fun only on track
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Post by 4thgenphil » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:24 pm

i can still drive it on the road, but not as a daily, well not for a couple of years :twisted:
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Post by Ted » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:16 pm

nothing wrong with a bias pedal box on a daily anyway, just means you got to push a bit harder.

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Post by Dino » Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:02 am

Another hair-brain idea phil that you will change your mind on? ;)

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Post by 4thgenphil » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:54 pm

Dino wrote:Another hair-brain idea phil that you will change your mind on? ;)
like owning a really sorted red lude, then jacking it all in?! :lol:

just considering my options mr dino! ;)

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