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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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my buddy has a d16z6 all motor he was at the track here in claksville the 8th mile when he launched one wheel caught and the other didn't it actually cracked his dash in half!! i didn't fall apart or nithing but theres a line now running through the center of it anyone elses hatche or coupes do this? i will try and get pics up asap. he did run a 9.5 though lol
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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haha i never heard of that before. sucks tho
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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daym, "It had so much torque the chassis twisted off the line"

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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xerox445 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">daym, "It had so much torque the chassis twisted off the line"

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lol....hahahahahahahahahahahahahha
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xerox445 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">daym, "It had so much torque the chassis twisted off the line"

: </TD></TR></TABLE>LMFAO!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHA i guess thats why your scared to runher!!
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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damn never heard of that happening before,...the worst for me is when i launch everything comes flying at me from in teh interior,..like my radio remote and stuff like that haha,..oh and my stage 3 clutch grips so hard that if i dont have my gauge bezel or climate control bolted in,..they will come part way out
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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he ran a 9.5?
hmm lets see them slips buddy..
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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specs on his car?
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OrangeCiviC251 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my buddy has a d16z6 all motor he was at the track here in claksville the 8th mile when he launched one wheel caught and the other didn't it actually cracked his dash in half!! i didn't fall apart or nithing but theres a line now running through the center of it anyone elses hatche or coupes do this? i will try and get pics up asap. he did run a 9.5 though lol </TD></TR></TABLE>

i think he is talking about a 1/8 mile run.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2.0 EK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn never heard of that happening before,...the worst for me is when i launch everything comes flying at me from in teh interior,..like my radio remote and stuff like that haha,..oh and my stage 3 clutch grips so hard that if i dont have my gauge bezel or climate control bolted in,..they will come part way out </TD></TR></TABLE>
haha man i have a similar problem with that, my radio likes to slide out when i get on it, so every now and then i got to just push it back in, maybe i should secure it in there bettter...
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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thats still a damn good NA motor run for a d16. I would love to see the slips also.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:49 PM
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must be one pissed off d series
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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nice time. Whats his setup?
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:57 PM
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damn post the pics i reallly want to see if its that bad or what.
sounds like the 1.six was strong
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Must have been an old sun-dried dash.
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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man i wish i had a d16 with all that ft. lb. of torque! good time though! when i i luanch my car at the track it feels like i am in a earth quake... the wheel hop is really bad... what would cause (wheel hop)
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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get some traction bars
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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Never herd of that...pretty crazy any pics? of the split in the middle?
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 09:23 PM
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wow...pretty funny...gotta see some pics
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:00 AM
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working on the pics! gotta find a digital camera. he's got a built bottom end stock head completely gutted hatch nothing but a driver seat and dash nothing else!!!! i mean nothing lol! hmm what else pulleys stage 3 clutch. all i can think of for now though z rated tires on steelies got to love the sleeper. the crack isn't like a gash or anything just a crack starting from the front of the windsheild to where the cd player is
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:06 AM
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can we say mad wheel hop?
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:08 AM
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LOL. What condition was the dash in?


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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:34 AM
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seemed alright! but eveidently it must have been dried out i dunno
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 12:45 PM
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when i launched my cd player face fell off
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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see i own a 94 dx and when i launched last summer my entire cd player hit me in the arm. that sucked! my fault for not securing it properly. i'm lazy what can i say!
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