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Old 11-11-2006, 08:18 PM
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Leave the wife at home - that always seems to make my car much faster
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remove doors, hood, trunk lid, moonroof,back seat, box of tissues , this should help
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hey Znod, my g/f weighs 115lbs, can u calculate how much horsepower she subtracts??? heh heh.
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Originally Posted by Bubbarossa' post='355296' date='Nov 13 2006, 12:12 AM
hey Znod, my g/f weighs 115lbs, can u calculate how much horsepower she subtracts??? heh heh.
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Originally Posted by Bubbarossa' post='355296' date='Nov 12 2006, 01:12 PM
hey Znod, my g/f weighs 115lbs, can u calculate how much horsepower she subtracts??? heh heh.
It depends on what she is doing.
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='355338' date='Nov 12 2006, 02:51 PM
It depends on what she is doing.
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is there a carbon fiber hood for the e60? if so, has anyone used it? was just talking to a friend about it so yeah i was just wondering. if there is one, i wonder what the weight difference is...
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='355410' date='Nov 13 2006, 11:06 AM
is there a carbon fiber hood for the e60? if so, has anyone used it? was just talking to a friend about it so yeah i was just wondering. if there is one, i wonder what the weight difference is...
I asked the same q a few months ago

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...rbon+fiber+hood
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aiite ill check it out thanks


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