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Old May 31, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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I took my WR1 over to a mates house while he was looking over the car he tried to opened the bonnet to look at the engine when we lifted it up a sporrow was stuck to the intercooler, poor thing must have been flying to low and got sucked in.
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Old May 31, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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i have had small kids sucked into my jdm sti9 bonnet scoop!!!!
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Old May 31, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SIBBO
I took my WR1 over to a mates house while he was looking over the car he tried to opened the bonnet to look at the engine when we lifted it up a sporrow was stuck to the intercooler, poor thing must have been flying to low and got sucked in.
i've just got a picture in my head of flattened fins in the shape of a sparrow, did it do any damage to the car you bird killer?
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Old May 31, 2004 | 09:15 PM
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So despite the understeer it can still pull the birds!
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Old May 31, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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pmsl @ spoon
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Old May 31, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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I checked for any damage and all is fine just a clump of feather.As for understeer is that when the car is drifting side ways with all four wheels spinnig or am i doing something wronge
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Old May 31, 2004 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SIBBO
As for understeer is that when the car is drifting sideways with all four wheels spinning or am I doing something wrong?
But you were only pulling it out of your garage.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Spoon
But you were only pulling it out of your garage.
3 seconds behind an evo !!!!! LOL

stevie
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ANDYUK300
i have had small kids sucked into my jdm sti9 bonnet scoop!!!!
Ssssssh. Don't say things like that, all the paedophiles will want one!
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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How many sparrows will I need for 1 extra bhp?
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by kend
How many sparrows will I need for 1 extra bhp?

theres soo many things wrong with that statement lol
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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Is that beak horse power
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 01:17 PM
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Must have feathered the throttle.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by ANDYUK300
i have had small kids sucked into my jdm sti9 bonnet scoop!!!!
Small kids!

You almost got me on Saturday m8. That scoop is huuuuge.
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Old Jun 1, 2004 | 01:30 PM
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A bird in the scoop's worth two in the bush. . .

sorry, couldn't resist!
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