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Old 07-09-2014, 11:29 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UltArc View Post
But as you said it might be a hobby...it is one for me! I don't spend money on alcohol- so what some friends spend in a night can pay for a 4x10 aluminum sheet
Expanding on that thought; plenty of racers spend thousands of dollars grasping for that extra tenth, +1 bump in HP, or 1 more foot on the tractor pull. I've spent plenty on my other car so I'm willing to spends tens of dollars for another 0.5mpg for my other "performance" car
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2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014

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