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  1. romanl
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    1 way to add horsepower to your truck, w/out Voiding warranty

    08-07-2012 10:05 AM #1
    spotted this +1hp pick up yesterday, did a double take, still not 100% sure if it was a prop or real and by real i mean dead

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    08-07-2012 10:08 AM #2
    That's sad
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    08-07-2012 10:08 AM #3
    Due to the lack of a ton of squat from that rear suspension, my guess says its a prop. Still a definite WTF moment tho, lmao.
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    08-07-2012 10:12 AM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by zeewhiz View Post
    Due to the lack of a ton of squat from that rear suspension, my guess says its a prop. Still a definite WTF moment tho, lmao.
    Eactly, that Tacoma would be on the bump stops if real.
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    08-07-2012 10:26 AM #5
    Wow, I don't know what prop house would let some PA drive off with their prop like that...
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    08-07-2012 10:28 AM #6
    but how many torqs is that?!
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    08-07-2012 10:35 AM #7
    1 question:

    since the extra HP is on the back does that mean its RWD ?
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    08-07-2012 11:11 AM #8
    quit beating a dead horse
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    08-07-2012 11:15 AM #9
    How does trapping a child in the rear seat of a New Beetle add another horsepower?
    My legend dates back to the 12th Century you see. My legend is quite old. The 12th Century was a long time ago. It was summer and so cold from the snow because it was actually winter or maybe it was Monday. It could have been a Thursday or possibly a Saturday or was it Tuesday though it could have been Wednesday or a Monday.
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    08-07-2012 11:16 AM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by ATL_Av8r View Post
    quit beating a dead horse
    Only after you stop horsing around...
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    08-07-2012 11:28 AM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by DISI 2.3T View Post
    How does trapping a child in the rear seat of a New Beetle add another horsepower?
    because TDI?
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    08-07-2012 11:32 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Pool Runner View Post
    Eactly, that Tacoma would be on the bump stops if real.
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    08-08-2012 12:25 PM #13
    just ran across another pic of it on reddit:

    Big pic, so I'm just gonna link it:

    http://i.imgur.com/wAyHi.jpg
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    08-08-2012 12:49 PM #14
    Quote Originally Posted by zeewhiz View Post
    just ran across another pic of it on reddit:

    Big pic, so I'm just gonna link it:

    http://i.imgur.com/wAyHi.jpg


    Note that that pic is sans straps. That tells me the horse fell out once. It's also on a blue blanket in that pic and a white one in the first. Someone is having a good time with this.
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    08-08-2012 01:12 PM #15
    This guy took the "I've a horse outside" thing wayyy too literally.
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    08-08-2012 01:16 PM #16
    How much hp can a dead horse add?
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    08-08-2012 01:18 PM #17
    can we beat on this dead horse...TCL seems to be experts in this matter.
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    08-08-2012 01:20 PM #18
    Quote Originally Posted by compy222 View Post
    can we beat on this dead horse...TCL seems to be experts in this matter.
    Nay.
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