From: IN%"ritz@ritz.mordor.com" "Chris Mauritz" 11-JAN-1996 17:38:15.07 To: IN%"terry@ritz.mordor.com" CC: Subj: RE: Daihatsu Charade - Help please!!! Return-path: Received: from ritz.mordor.com (ritz@ritz.mordor.com) by spcvxa.spc.edu (PMDF V5.0-4 #14038) id <01HZW4ZR5DIO8X0AHN@spcvxa.spc.edu> for terry@spcvxa.spc.edu; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 17:38:10 -0500 (EST) Received: (from ritz@localhost) by ritz.mordor.com (8.6.12/8.6.10) id RAA20511 for terry; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 17:38:03 -0500 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 17:38:03 -0500 From: Chris Mauritz Subject: Re: Daihatsu Charade - Help please!!! To: terry@ritz.mordor.com Message-id: <199601112238.RAA20511@ritz.mordor.com> Organization: Mordor International Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Newsgroups: rec.auto,rec.auto.tech,rec.autos.misc,rec.autos.rod-n-custom,rec.autos.sport.misc,rec.autos.sport.rally.,rec.autos.sport.tech,rec.autos.tech In article you wrote: : George B (grep@cris.com) wrote: : : gt8610a@prism.gatech.edu (Thomas Augustus Kimberly) wrote: : : : : : : >On the same thread a wider rubber band with the same length while still : : >hurting gas miilage will give somewhat better off the line and improved : : >top end. As for a body kit I would suggest a set of curb feelers, : : >although they won't help you much it will warn the drivers of other cars : : >before they are run down.. : : : : : : Though the HP rubber band will not hurt, I would suggest upgrades in : : the squirrel cage area. An additional squirrel would improve : : performance without drasticly hurting economy. These vehicles are : : peanuts to fuel. : : Or there's always the small displacement alternative, the ol' : hamster in a ball. Throw 100 hamsters in a big goodyear : (or Firestone) treaded ball and hang on to your hat. This : has the benefit of being able to recycle hamster poop into : nitromethane. It's a real kick in the pants, but the "hamster : lag" can be a real bitch. One has to get the exlax/sunflower : seed ratio just right or you could throw a rodent. A scatter : shield is a must so don't try this at home, kids. : : Chris : : : -- : Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: : ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR : Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ : 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451 -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451