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Re: You haven't seen rice till you've been to Japan...



>In a message dated 7/7/00 2:08:38 PM Central Daylight Time, jchadwic@ch2m.com
>writes:
>
><< What's up with those tail pipes? >>
>
>Not to mention the cow-catcher front ends.....

Those are air dams, silly! They need to scoop up gobs of air to 
ensure that the engine is well ventilated. With an air dam like that, 
who needs a turbo? On the other hand, it increases drag, go figure. ;)

-K
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Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com

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