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Old 04-08-2008, 07:00 PM
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Shorty Antennae adds horsepower
I heard the shorty antanea's aerodynamics add one horsepower to your cra. has anyone with a shorty felt a difference in ride quality?
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Your kidding right?? You ACTUALLY believe that??
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Originally Posted by darkhulk12
I heard the shorty antanea's aerodynamics add one horsepower to your cra. has anyone with a shorty felt a difference in ride quality?
I don't think it added any horsepower but the reduced drag coefficient DID increase my fuel mileage by .01mpg and it also eliminated a slight pull to the right.













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I went from a 17 flat to a 14.5 ET after switching to a shorty.


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The difference is amazing!!! Like going from a bike to a Vette!
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really, i have been thinking about getting one, but you all are def. making it hard for me not to. I'm trying to have the fastest BALT. I got an intake, and k and N intake, a DC exhaust on the way. bumbed the SS downpipe. and now i might just get that shortty junk on my trunk to increase the bump to my Balt
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Originally Posted by darkhulk12
really, i have been thinking about getting one, but you all are def. making it hard for me not to. I'm trying to have the fastest BALT. I got an intake, and k and N intake, a DC exhaust on the way. bumbed the SS downpipe. and now i might just get that shortty junk on my trunk to increase the bump to my Balt
We're kidding.
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Originally Posted by darkhulk12
I heard the shorty antanea's aerodynamics add one horsepower to your cra. has anyone with a shorty felt a difference in ride quality?
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what year "BALT" do you have? i gotta shorty antenna FS. could be yours? what do you say?
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this is better than that ricer thread i just looked at
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Old 04-08-2008, 07:10 PM
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You should also buy some elbow grease to make your engine run smoother.
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wut... im confused..... i guess i better go chop a few more inches off the fishpole... lol.
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You should also buy some elbow grease to make your engine run smoother.
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=32
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i have the two thousand and s even black LS, what does LS stand for anyway. Loser stamp, ****, i gotta debage that **** and do more add on's, mabye put a high mount on it so people might think i spend 6k more on it. haha, whatever, im having funbuilding my 2.2. well, thinking about building it. I need to put in more hours at the wegmans up the road.
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i think you should put a civic engine in there, that will do the trick and i think it will fit in with your future plans
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This thread makes me feel so smart. Quit while your ahead man, get the shorty but it wont improve anything. The Ark shorty is nice, get that.
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Originally Posted by darkhulk12
I heard the shorty antanea's aerodynamics add one horsepower to your cra. has anyone with a shorty felt a difference in ride quality?
Hopefully your shorty antenna comes with a decal to double your boost in performance.
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These kinds of threads are my fav! lol
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