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Old 10-28-08, 01:58 AM
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why?

why the **** does everyone drift with their headlights up? does it give you a multiplier x10 for more points? not saying you guys do it but i have been noticing it alot on the internet.

just curious
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i rarely do.

but every once in a while i drive around with them up. dunno why, just feel like it.

i think ive only drifted with them up at like 2 events this year. out of the 2 per month from april to october.
Old 10-28-08, 09:16 AM
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Because motor was removed for weight savings?
Old 10-28-08, 11:35 AM
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im 6'4 so mine get turned on when im drifting every once in a while.
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Idk, I don't even put them up at night at the track. I just pull the retractor fuse and let them shine through the FTP, that with the track lights is more then fine.
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My headlight motor are f-ed up. SO i rigged them to stay up all the time, since I used to daily drive it.

Now that i have a maxima as my DD, i probably going to lower them.
Old 10-28-08, 07:40 PM
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alot of tracked cars remove the motors to save a couple lbs. usually the same guys who remove the hood latch mechanism and just use hood pins.
you get more points for having lazy eye lights cuz its more mad tyte jdm yo!
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As stupid as it sounds I keep mine up for front end location. My racing seat sits down and back and even though I could guess where my front bumper is leaving my headlights up gives me a lil more visual on just where everything is. Kinda dumb but hey I am a lil off in the head.
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Originally Posted by fcdrifter13
As stupid as it sounds I keep mine up for front end location. My racing seat sits down and back and even though I could guess where my front bumper is leaving my headlights up gives me a lil more visual on just where everything is. Kinda dumb but hey I am a lil off in the head.
lol you think thats bad. I need curb feelers on my firebird after driving my rx7. damn thing has like a foot from where you sit and where the car door ends.

jk on the curbfeeler part i dont really have any
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i also weld my diff and tell people its a 3 way lsd so i sound more harcore
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Originally Posted by Oun
i also weld my diff and tell people its a 3 way lsd so i sound more harcore
pshahahahaha thats awsome im going to do that
Old 11-05-08, 02:07 PM
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mines always down even at night. hence the bn aero
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Originally Posted by CyborgRyu
Because motor was removed for weight savings?
thats the real answer. almost all ae86's dont have headlight motors anymore
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Originally Posted by Full Counter Terrorist
thats the real answer. almost all ae86's dont have headlight motors anymore
thats such a bullshit answer
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Originally Posted by RussTII
thats such a bullshit answer
Please enlighten me as to how thats a bullshit answer. You asked a question, of questionable merit in and of itself. Then you recieved the correct answer and proceed to call bullshit on it. The only thing that one could take away from this logic is your question was bullshit from the very start.

Headlight motors/ retractor mechanisms weight a fair amount. Add to that this weight is in the last place you want extra weight and it pretty much makes its own gravy.
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So the furthest most part of the car is the last place you want extra weight? The *** end is where you want to pull the most weight from because it moves the most between turns and and significant weight there will cause the car to transfer slower and carry more momentum. Your logic is debunked.
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Originally Posted by fcdrifter13
As stupid as it sounds I keep mine up for front end location. My racing seat sits down and back and even though I could guess where my front bumper is leaving my headlights up gives me a lil more visual on just where everything is. Kinda dumb but hey I am a lil off in the head.
i do the same thing.. lol so your not the only one.
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its a bullshit answer because you will never notice. its like 7 lbs combined.

I had an r-magic fixed headlight bumper ans then switched back to stock

guess how much it affected me at the track (and i go quite often)

NONE. the cars physics DID NOT CHANGE AT ALL. the front wheels are so close to the front of the car, that it would be that big off an effect anyway.

think about a FMIC if you have one. did the cars physics change due to the weight balance and not to a little addidtional power...NO, it did not. You can go ahead and try to convince me otherwise, but i will probably never change my mind due to my firsthand experiences
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i see where your coming from. i just dont get the 240 guys who take off the headlight motors but still keep the back seat. what the ****?
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Originally Posted by Oun
i see where your coming from. i just dont get the 240 guys who take off the headlight motors but still keep the back seat. what the ****?
seriously the stuff you say puts me in laughter everytime...........




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