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Old 06-02-2009, 04:29 PM
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CRASH BOXES PROS & CONS ??????? Lets hear em
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I have had them two weeks now, really not that hard getting used to, Mercury power and the way they idle makes that happen. Only big disadvantage I have seen is trying to tie up in a congested area with a wind.
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Originally Posted by Rare Breed
I have had them two weeks now, really not that hard getting used to, Mercury power and the way they idle makes that happen. Only big disadvantage I have seen is trying to tie up in a congested area with a wind.
Thanks Mac i'm thinkin we may have probs docking and manuevering around the marina At LOTO@ Shooters 2 years back helped a 47 Outerlimits orange with Ostrich leather and had boxes and some probs docking and crashed the dock .
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Originally Posted by RunninHotRacing158
CRASH BOXES PROS & CONS ??????? Lets hear em
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Originally Posted by RunninHotRacing158
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THE NAME TELLS YOU ALOT. "CRASHBOX"
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Originally Posted by el indio
THE NAME TELLS YOU ALOT. "CRASHBOX"
didn't Jim Lee have some made by Big Yellow Cat/Tyson?
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Sorry for the ignorance, whats a crash box?
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Originally Posted by el indio
THE NAME TELLS YOU ALOT. "CRASHBOX"
OH CHIT
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Originally Posted by saxman
didn't Jim Lee have some made by Big Yellow Cat/Tyson?
I thought Jimmy & Tyson were doing the 2 speed 2000 hp transmissions but i may be wrong
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Originally Posted by johnny g
Sorry for the ignorance, whats a crash box?
TRANS CANT SHIFT WITH MOTOR RUNNING. GOTTA BE FAST WITH YOUR HANDS. RU SONIC JOHNNY FROM GROVERS?
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