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origin of the term 'hotrod'
igoragor Started conversation Sep 27, 2006
If I remember correctly, this term refers to the fact that in some heavily modified cars, there was a problem where the rods pushing the pistons got damaged due to the increased heat inside the cylinder... thus hotrod 
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origin of the term 'hotrod'
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