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    Ice cracked sub

    Nail Polish, it is flexible enough to withstand the vibration and won't dissolve the speaker materials as superglue will. I fixed three subs hooked up to 1600 watts with torn foam surrounds with nail polish and it held until I replaced the speakers 8 months later.
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    Thinking of buying a S60R

    So they are pretty durable. How much power can they take before you have to go the specially modified route? From what I have been reading it will be relatively easy for me to get 400+ bhp from an s60R.
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    Thinking of buying a S60R

    I'm looking to buy an '04-'07 S60R or maybe a V70R in a year or two. Does anyone have one to tell me about operating costs and headaches? I know the gas mileage will be poor and the parts are expensive. I guess I'm just wondering how reliable the really expensive bits are. The electric struts...
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    Hello

    I'm Bockum from the U.S. I drive a '97 Ford Escort Lx. It is lightly modified with poly bushings, KYB struts, slotted rotors, removed intake resonator, stripped trunk, and a blue and black custom interior. I did it last summer, autocrossed it a few times, and now I am saving up for a '04-'06...
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    Most powerful car you've driven

    The most powerful car I have ever driven at speed was a Mercedes SLK 230 kompressor. 190 hp wasn't as big of an improvement over the 110 hp of the escort lx I drive everyday as expected. The merc was much more comfortable in the bends though. My escort would corner at about the same speed as the...

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