# 16 useless automobile facts

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 24, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658 "2010-02-24T09:57:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![heylick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/heylick/32/5290_2.png) [@heylick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/heylick)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/21 "2010-02-24T14:24:59Z")

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im baffled by 42 seconds. how is that even possible to have everything apart and put back together to working condition?

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**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/22 "2010-02-24T14:27:25Z")

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wait a fucking minute, i wanna see that swap being done

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/23 "2010-02-24T15:04:00Z")

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> **[Worlds Fastest Engine Change](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1956145/worlds_fastest_engine_change/)**
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> Worlds Fastest Engine Change

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/24 "2010-02-24T15:08:31Z")

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well glad to see they simply have everything set up so it’s done without any tools too. no motor mount bolts and shit. weaksauce. i wanna see them do that today on a 1985 escort from up here.

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/25 "2010-02-24T15:13:03Z")

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> [@Bacon](#):
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> [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1956145/worlds\_fastest\_engine\_change/](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1956145/worlds_fastest_engine_change/)

WTF are there only 3 bolts on that thing?

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**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/26 "2010-02-24T15:21:12Z")

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> [@psychopjv](#):
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> well glad to see they simply have everything set up so it’s done without any tools too. no motor mount bolts and shit. weaksauce. i wanna see them do that today on a 1985 escort from up here.

i knew it would be bs

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**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/27 "2010-02-24T15:33:40Z")

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there was also no coolant as it’s no needed to start the car and drive the 33 feet to the finish line.

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/28 "2010-02-24T15:56:11Z")

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> [@Freek](#):
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> there was also no coolant as it’s no needed to start the car and drive the 33 feet to the finish line.

thats it let’s get together and practice on the 30th. but we have to have the other engine fully assembled with another distributor and all so we only need to put the coil wire back on…

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**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/29 "2010-02-24T16:03:03Z")

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wow. those were useless.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16-useless-automobile-facts/79658/30 "2010-02-24T16:20:55Z")

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> [@psychopjv](#):
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> thats it let’s get together and practice on the 30th. but we have to have the other engine fully assembled with another distributor and all so we only need to put the coil wire back on…

it amazes me that they could even swap axles in 30 sec.

using your park brake does not extend the life of your tranny unless you break your parking pin often. Or maybe i’m wrong and that is why my SHO keeps blowing them up

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