Rubber is not rubber... sorry if you thought that. yes slicks and ALL tires for that matter are made from different compounds and combinations of rubber and many other things.
in the 60's they had something called bias tires.. i figured that you would be aware of the fact that tires be them slicks or street tires from the 60's were ENTIRELY different from modern tires/slicks in both composition and design (ply types, patterns, materials, sidewall differences.. you ever see a 20 series tire in the 60's?)
and no the 7 speed deal is completely new inards. As I understood it 1 or maybe 2 gears were removed and replaced making for a final of 6 forward 1 reverse. The 300z tranny WAS an add on.. not new guts.
the pressense of smoke was not what we were arguing about.. the fact that he was spinning the tires while doing a wheelie was.
For all I know the video I've seen the soaked the whole track with bleach.. I was not looking to start WWIII over a couple of cracks.. I was just poking fun at you guys for knowing so many details of the movie and picking bad points to contest the movies validity.
Oh and the best part will be fire bombing the theater midway through
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