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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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From: Leeds - It was 562.4bhp@28psi on Optimax, How much closer to 600 with race fuel and a bigger turbo?
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WTF does it have to smell so bad..

And the smell stays on your clothes even when washed...

ARGH...

Dont want to disasemmble number 666... </shortcircuit>

I think im going mad...

David

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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:22 AM
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Never bothered me until you said the other night when we were doing JGM's car.
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:42 AM
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changed my clutch and f;ywheel the other week and that **** got all over my jacket, still stinks
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 12:22 PM
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David, you'll love LSD diff oil - it stinks even when new..
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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Absolutely hate the smell.

When my first gearbox went, the local dealer fitted a new one and put the old one in my boot (to take to my regular dealer).

Unfortunately he had forgotten to empty it first, so the full gearbox oil content found it's way into my boot, carpet, spare ...

I can assure you it took a while to remove the smell from the car [] Only took a year ...
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 02:16 PM
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I used to work in an Auto gearbox Remanufacturers...
After a year i still hated the smell as you walked into the warehouse....
Showed my mate how nice it smells when i changed the fluid in his GTIR last week..
I think it smells like Body Odour.. in the strongest form..

Mmmmm


Rob
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 02:32 PM
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It smells like week old cat pi$$, and no mater how hard you try it gets everywhere when you use it.
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