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Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause

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From: Persepolis-n-md
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:00
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In dc.driving Kip C. Anderson <kca(@)rio(.)com> wrote:

KC A >There is another way of doing things than V8s believe it or not.  A simple
KC A >wastegate mod and minor tinkering with the electronics of most modern
KC A >turbocharged cars will put _any_ stock Mustang to shame for just a few

Its not even that- the AWD alone will shift the odds against any Mustang if the
stang driver doesn't know what he/she is doing.

My ex-gf had an turbo AWD DSM.  One night we were heading home [she was driving,
in her car] and we came to a light and a Cobra pulls up next to us. short story:
light turns green, stang looses its rear end in a cloud of tire smoke.  

Couple of key things here:
-both cars were stopped on a slight incline (advantage to the FWD/AWD)
-my ex-gf knew her car like the back of her hand (rpm shift points/engine
power band,etc...)
-driver X didn't know what the hell he was doing.

pretty funny when the guy pulled up next to us at the next light after about a
minute... he couldn't even look at us.
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Subject: Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
Date: 1999/02/12
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