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Old 01-17-2012, 01:21 PM   #105
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Originally Posted by zero View Post
umm..state of the art dampening/ 580 hp/six-piston calipers
VS
live rear axle, crappy brakes/ 444 hp

only 2.45 secs faster?
To put things into perspective, at 100 miles per hour a 2.45 second difference is approximately 360 feet, well over a football field in length, or roughly 23 car lengths.
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