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		jcampbell1 on Sept 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why car wheels are so flat these days Cars have about 700hp of braking. Drop a 700hp motor in a car and have fun using the factory CV/half shafts.

throwaway0a5e on Sept 14, 2022 [–]

You won't break anything without some big sticky tires to transmit that power to the ground and that (but for braking) is exactly my point.

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