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Old 01-05-2021, 05:22 AM   #1
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....just to tie a ribbon on this, a street car makes a lousy race car and a race car makes a lousy street car.

A lot of these aftermarket parts that people think will improve their street cars actually make things much, much worse on the street in the real world.

Now I’m done.
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Old 01-05-2021, 05:36 AM   #2
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....just to tie a ribbon on this, a street car makes a lousy race car and a race car makes a lousy street car.

A lot of these aftermarket parts that people think will improve their street cars actually make things much, much worse on the street in the real world.

Now I’m done.
yup! Applies to aero as well. What you think looks good can reduce performance
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....just to tie a ribbon on this, a street car makes a lousy race car and a race car makes a lousy street car.

A lot of these aftermarket parts that people think will improve their street cars actually make things much, much worse on the street in the real world.

Now I’m done.
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