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Feb 5, 2010 | 03:50 PM

#11

GrayGhost01GT

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Joined: Jul 2004

Posts: 1,589

From: MD

Hey I am not rich especially in this economy, lol I would finance because I am a college student which is 21, If I was settled in my Job I would pay for one in cash no prob but unfortunaly school is still taking all my money!! ARGHH Stupid School wish Ford or GM would just give me a good paying job but those jobs I dont even have a clue about how to work for some corporation like that!

Feb 5, 2010 | 08:57 PM

#12

Rollin Thunder

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Joined: Jun 2008

Posts: 293

From: va beach va

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Originally Posted by sdsguy

you need to increase your HP and reduce your mass. making things more aerodynamic also help. i think you need to increase the numbers exponentially to really get anywhere, there was a top gear episode where they discussed this

thats why cars like the veyron and the shelby aero twin turbo have over 1000hp.

whats funny is it only takes 250-300 hp to get those cars to 150 mph. But it takes the addition power to get it over 200.