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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by Skunkleton on Saturday October 19, 2019 @03:55PM (#21300416)
Not to be rude, but you would have to be real thick to not understand how unsafe that car would be. I know it's a harsh thing to say, especially because Kevin Hart was seriously injured. Still, when you take risks, sometimes it doesn't work out.
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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by emmelaich on Saturday October 19, 2019 @09:44PM (#21301842)
Sadly yes.

There's a reason that e.g. Shelby Cobras are so rare. Very easy to spin out a short wheelbase car with a V8.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra

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Re:An electric crate motor you can drop into your car by Gibbon1 on Saturday October 19, 2019 @05:58PM (#21301013)
One of my college professors said there are things that are intrinsically unsafe. Where layered defenses don't buy you much. A fuckup means a high risk of being injured.
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