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Victor Meldrew
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by Victor Meldrew » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:47 pm
It seems my little shed has too much power... it has broken an engine mount...
It asks the eternal question..
can you have too much power..?
I say never..

Well it moves... might as well make the most of it....
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r055
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by r055 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:08 pm
mine sheared an engine mount bolt a few years ago just as I was overtaking

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campbell
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by campbell » Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:06 am
Victor Meldrew wrote:It seems my little shed has too much power... it has broken an engine mount...
It asks the eternal question..
can you have too much power..?
I say never..

Yes you can...about 149 PS is about right, any more is a waste
Sorry to hear this John. Hope you are able to spend more time driving her than patching her up? Kinda know the feeling

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Shug
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by Shug » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:42 am
Can't have too much power mate, but you can wreck it by sitting in neutral bazzing the throttle for no discernable reason...

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mckeann
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by mckeann » Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:44 pm
about 400 is fine in an elise, any more than that is just greedy
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Rich H
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by Rich H » Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:34 pm
mckeann wrote:about 400 is fine in an elise, any more than that is just greedy
At the wheels obviously

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