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Old July 2nd, 2008, 11:24 PM   #1
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Old July 2nd, 2008, 11:25 PM   #2
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Old July 3rd, 2008, 01:48 AM   #6
 
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So you can increase horsepower by
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or b, increasing RPM (F1, Rotaries, Super bikes, Ferrari's ect ect)
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