How to get your Econobox into the 14's

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 01/05/2016 at 11:27 • Filed to: None

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Just stumbled upon this article while searching for something unrelated on a forum:

http://www.rcramer.com/fun/econobox/

Pure Gold!

Curb Weight: 1,674 lbs
1/4 Mile: 14.3 @ 93.2 mph
60-foot: 2.6 sec.
0-60 mph: 5.8 sec.

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/05/2016 at 11:32

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I remember reading this issue when it came out. It’s so wonderful.

Also, I miss SCC.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/05/2016 at 11:45

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i did this thing with this guy with some other people back a couple years ago. We got to drive around town in Rally cars for a day. It was pretty fun. There were about 8 cars there. Some of the people we complaining about being hot in there cars... the car I was riding in still had its A/C. He explained that there is a weight minimum and that they had already reached their minimum weight, so if they were to take out the A/C they would have to add ballast. He said for the small loss of HP, the comfort of having the A/c was a huge benefit for the comfort of the driver and outweighed the minuscule gain by removing it. The car was the Evo to the far left.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/05/2016 at 13:21

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having a weight minimum takes all the creativity out of it lol

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/05/2016 at 21:12

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I actually have the physical magazine that ran this article. Sport Compact Car was the best - Josh Jacquot and Dave Coleman knew how to write for the irreverent young enthusiast. ^_^

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 01/05/2016 at 22:56

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I wonder if the local library carries archives of that magazine. I would love to read through more of that for sure!

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/05/2016 at 23:39

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I remember reading this and laughing out loud (when lol was still a new thing) over 10 years ago. :D It’s still great.