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ive already got springs - nah im going to talk to Jeff Ash this morning - hopefully he can help. Ive been told springs will heighten the front a little but the way i saw the wheels semi disappeared behind the wheel arches this morning - i actually dont think it would be a bad idea.

i dont get dragged often either - must be something to do with being a chick. But i love to muck around with motorcyclists haha they take off and they dont expect to see a car beside them off the mark so they'll gun it more then i'll gun it more - of coarse i lose but i give them a good run for their money :D

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Originally posted by IMACUL8

Cam

Ill be ready to rumble in a month or so.....

400hp VF22 turbo and full Autronics ecu....  

easy 12's

Daniel

Yeah fair enough but my goal is to beat one of them with my car in the next few months or so... i have been wanting to get turbo done and other bits with it for quite sometime now! but if things sort themselves out at work then i will give Brett a few $$$ to work on a few things.

Hey Dan if you want the car to go faster, lighten it up.... take out the 130Kg driver and put in a 95kg driver with the same 1st name.... should work a treat:uh-huh: :D

motorbikes are awesome

250cc piss poor

i'll just remember never to drag one of them 1000cc

hondas or watever brand they are

goddddddddddddddd damn!

adrian :D

i wanna get my motorbike license! but i just have this really bad feeling bout it!

Dan - should be very interesting to watch once you get the mods done - I'm going to go up to PSI tomorrow morning to have a chat with the blokes there - what was the guy's name again? Was it Brett?

Adrian - ANY bike over 600cc will destroy any car unless u have one doing less than 12s.. my 14 year old 750 GSX-R will still do the 1/4 in under 12 and 0-100km/hr in a little over 3 - bit slower with the front wheel in the air, but much more fun! :D

yup - the bike is much fun for only $3k - completely std too!

I'm 26 - u?

Definitely - tho don't go bigger, go the 250 for the year first otherwise you'll end up a smear on the pavement.. experience is required for bigger bikes.. :D

Originally posted by caminperth

Dan - should be very interesting to watch once you get the mods done - I'm going to go up to PSI tomorrow morning to have a chat with the blokes there - what was the guy's name again? Was it Brett?

Adrian - ANY bike over 600cc will destroy any car unless u have one doing less than 12s.. my 14 year old 750 GSX-R will still do the 1/4 in under 12 and 0-100km/hr in a little over 3 - bit slower with the front wheel in the air, but much more fun! :D

Hey Cam,

Yup Brett is the guy to speak to tell him that you are a good friend of Daniel Webb and he will look after you the same way as he did with dan (IMACUL8), Brett really does go that extra effort and incase of an emergency i know that i could call him and he would help! He is a very busy man though so book perhaps a week in advance.

My car will be sleeping the night next tuesday and wednesday getting ready for auto salon so if you are there then let me know how my car is going :-)

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