Define: Petrolhead

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phildean

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• Jul 1, 2007

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What really makes a petrolhead, in your opinion?

Phil

 

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Dazza

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• Jul 2, 2007

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Boyracer?

Someone that lives and breaths anything mechanical, tinkering with cars/bikes/trikes/ projects involving customization.

Or anyone that worships motorsports.

 

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chopperman

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• Jul 2, 2007

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someone who can tell if the engine is a single ,twin ,v twin, triple ,straight 4, v 4 , straight 6 ,v6, straight 8, v8 just by listening to the engine...i can

 

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Tom

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jul 2 2007, 10:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>straight 8,

When might i have heard a straight 8?

 

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DRILL

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jul 2 2007, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>When might i have heard a straight 8?
No doubt a few vintage racers had that config of engine

 

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Tom

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL666 @ Jul 2 2007, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No doubt a few vintage racers had that config of engine

I'm only 20

 

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chopperman

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL666 @ Jul 2 2007, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No doubt a few vintage racers had that config of engine

marine engines use it so do some vintage aircraft, the stalwart also used a straight 8.

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