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R50/53 Forget the JCW upgrade, buy the Italian Job Soundtrack and i

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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 12:08 PM
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Run, don't walk, to your nearest CD emporium and buy the Italian Job Soundtrack. I haven't actually measured my 0-60 and other performance improvements with a stop watch, but I'd bet a lot of money that with this music, spuring me on in the background, that I am blowing the doors off of my previous acceleration times, lateral G's, and overall handling [especially around decresing radius turns while adjusting the sound up on my CD player]. The only problem, I still can't find the underground sewer drainage systems in San Diego.

Who needs the JCW upgrade for $6,000 when you can have all THIS for $17.98.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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I got it the day it was released, and combined with the ECU update I got yesterday, my 0-60 times have improved by a full 3 seconds! to bad it only lasts while the CD is actually playing...
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 01:25 PM
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$13.49 at amazon. Added Grandaddy's new album to the order to get the free shipping (for orders over $25).
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 01:33 PM
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$17.98 for a cd! No wonder Kazaa is so popular!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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Is it all just music scores from the movie?
Or are there actually songs, like "MONEY"?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 01:52 PM
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OK, so I couldn't wait for Amazon to deliver it. The way I figure it is that I saved $5982.02 off the price of the JCW upgrade.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 01:58 PM
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Tunes will do that. I have to be very careful about playing certain songs in my MINI. Glad to know that simple hp gains were the issue.

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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 02:04 PM
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Italian Job oval decals also add 5hp!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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GREAT MUSIC – The natural speed fix.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 02:47 PM
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I was on Amazon's waiting list for this CD, so I've been listening to it
for a couple of weeks now. Miraculously, it hasn't caused a major accident...
yet. It is highly dangerous to listen to while on the road, as the
temptation to speed is practically unbearable. Happy motoring.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2003 | 02:50 PM
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Thanks for the tip on the hot music- I'm always interested in good tunes for my MCS.
 
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