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Old 09-10-2010, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
Tinsel strength, eh? That's nothing short of hilarious!!!

you could simply offer a correction.

the lid sees 100psi max on a working oil system
that puts about 1260 pounds of force on the lid.

tensile strength of steel ~ 40k psi

the studs can handle almost 2000 pounds each (disregarding fastener limits)
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