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    Control Arms

    Do they add any hp or just help the car handle better?

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    Is this a serious question? Since the control alrs have nothing to do with the enginer it is going to be really hard for them to add any hp. The handling improvements are awsome through.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dre View Post
    Do they add any hp or just help the car handle better?
    Yeah... the Metcos add about 10hp because they are shiney.


    M&Z's only add about 8hp because they are black.
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    They help you control whatever hp you have.
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    I was asking because some guy came up to me at the gas station. He tried tell me that control arms would add more at least 10 more hp to my car. I was really thinking but I didn't say anything because it was snowing and I was trying to get home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dre View Post
    I was asking because some guy came up to me at the gas station. He tried tell me that control arms would add more at least 10 more hp to my car. I was really thinking but I didn't say anything because it was snowing and I was trying to get home.
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    How many hp do you think my new "Powered by Ford" coil covers are worth. I was hoping for at lease 3 per side (4 if I had used thumb screws instead of the stock bolts).
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    Do control arms and rear sway bars ro your car big, big differance.
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    Arrow Oh well?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dre View Post
    I was asking because some guy came up to me at the gas station. He tried tell me that control arms would add more at least 10 more hp to my car. I was really thinking but I didn't say anything because it was snowing and I was trying to get home.
    First off never let you gaurd down.

    Second look for a new gas station.

    I sure hope the attendant put the correct grade of gas in the tank?
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    Perhaps he meant it would lower your 60' times and let you use more of what you allready have more efficiently.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dre View Post
    Do they add any hp or just help the car handle better?
    Most of your signatures are entirely too large.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PantherP71 View Post
    lol not at funny as that one ORK posts

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    Ah cut the kid a break, he's a newbie and took the short route for a answer.
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    He wasn't posting to be a smarta$$ like some of the trolls we've had out here from time to time. He asked because he didn't know.I've heard dumber questions and have even asked some of them myself.
    I always heard the only dumb question was the one you didn't ask.
    Being as he's only 16 I think we're doing good having him here interested in learning more about "our" car and not playing with the sport compacts,who knows,in ten years he may have his own shop and be doing total frame off restorations on our Marauders if we help him with some good answers to his questions.
    No slam to anybody,but think about it,if he was your son or nephew what kind of answer would you give him or want someone else to give him? Just my $.02
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    They make your car handle better bro. I'll show you mine next time we meet up.

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