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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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both boot kits ripped

I was on a long stretch of hwy and decided to see how high i can get the speed odometer to go up to. I was bouncing off 153 in 4th i think it was. I thought the top speed was 147. When i got home i noticed my wheels. tires. and wheel wells were covered in black grease. I could not figure out what the hell happened so i jacked it up to find both outer cv boots ripped up pretty bad. So now i am paying the price for doing that. I guess its better then getting caught.
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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do that on the track.
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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i do hope you've now learned your lesson.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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The boots were likely already trashed & the high rate of speed caused the tears to increase. They would have failed eventually.
And top speed is where fuel cutoff is. So if your approaching 150 & feel the fuel cut off that's the point. Tires size, & speedo accuracy have a roll of what speed is indicated at fuel cut off.
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Old Sep 20, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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See below:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191537

You may want to think twice before doing that again.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 06:21 AM
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I 110% agree is was a dumb move, all most did not post because of it. I thought it was interesting how both boots went tho. I drove the car for a couple hours after the boots blew and did not know that and the question is how close to failure you think my cv joints are? I mean all the grease is gone they have to be screwed up pretty bad. I parked the car until Monday when i can fix it.
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Old Sep 21, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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The CV joints are probably fine. You just need to put on new CV boots.
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Old Sep 22, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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yeah i cant notice a difference with the boots torn, just worried about there being no oil in there.
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