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    Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost

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    Image of layabout layabout
    12/20/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Holy fuck!
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    12/20/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Good god, there's 2 of them and the slow one runs in the 6's? On 10.5" tires? That's cubic money.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/20/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    OK, just hang some lights out there on the front and leave it as it is.

    Or just don't run it after dark, because it would frighten people too much to hear that monster rumbling at them. Scary enough when you can see it in the daytime!
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    Image of armyofchuckness armyofchuckness
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    *jawdrop* What kind of adamantium did they use to make the driveshaft for this thing? It's hard to believe it's not a pretzel by the third run.
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    Image of NukePooch NukePooch
    12/20/08

    @armyofchuckness:

    The driveshafts we use are usually carbon fiber, and only weigh a few pounds. They're stupid strong and don't shred too often. The craziest thing about this car is not that it's got the power, but that it's a 10.5 Outlaw car, which means it's on a 10.5 inch wide slick...which isn't much in drag racing circles. They tend to 'skate' around a bit because of the relatively narrow tire.
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    Image of deluser, running from omar deluser, running from omar
    12/20/08

    @NukePooch: Only in America could a 10.5" wide tire be to skinny. :)
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    12/20/08

    @deluser: No, I'm pretty sure 10.5" wide tires are considered skinny for a 2800hp 2WD car anywhere in the world.


    In tire terms that's only a 265... I used to run 255 on my gutless Prelude. A lot of performance cars come with wider tires than that from the factory... the front tires on a Viper are 275s.

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Wow, that's a big intake. I usually associate a turbo that size with an M1 Abrams.


    Yes, I'm aware it uses a jet engine.

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    Image of NukePooch NukePooch
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    The pics are of two different cars, both of which run in the Outlaw 10.5 tire class.

    I work at Skinny Kid Race Cars...we did all the chassis fab work and the plumbing, intake, body, etc on the twin-turbo car. We also did a chassis update on his single-turbo car.

    The single runs a 520CI BBC with a 106mm turbo. The twin has a 550CI BBC Sonny HEMI with twin 88mm's.

    The single has run 6.72 seconds @ 218MPH in the 1/4 mile (probably faster by now). The twin will easily beat that.


    [www.skinnykidracecars.com]

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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    12/19/08

    @NukePooch: So, uh, just what is left of the original Camaro? Looking at the pics it looks like this has become more of a purpose built tube frame with some Camaro-ish bits draped over it.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    There is no such thing as too much engine, you know.
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    Image of abie915 abie915
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    2800HP? Pffft...This was doing 3000 HP 30 years ago.


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    Image of abie915 abie915
    12/19/08

    @abie915: How do you embed a picture in a post?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/19/08

    @abie915:


    All that you need to know is here:


    [lifehacker.com]

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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    You know your car is badass when it's susceptible to FOD.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    I've never looked at turbos and thought "Titties" before...
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    Image of Starlton Heston's Revenge Starlton Heston's Revenge
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    So... I don't get excited by this type of stuff, cause I couldn't drive it all the time...


    It's "easy" to make a batshit crazy dragster not having to follow any guidelines or rules...


    500HP Street Legal Audis are much more enticing...

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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Good god. This thing blows more than Lindsay Lohan on coke.
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    Image of oddboxalfa oddboxalfa
    12/19/08

    @boosted-lego-wagon: I think she turned lesbian so a kitty reference might be more appropriate.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    @oddboxalfa: You can't blow or suck a kitty.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    12/19/08

    @Plecostomus - Now with 20% more Algae!: I beg to differ.
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    12/19/08

    @Plecostomus - Now with 20% more Algae!: I'm pretty sure this thing wouldn't have much problem snorting a kitty/dog/human/small horse through one of those turbos.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Forget stopping the earth's rotation, try sucking the earth into the infinitely massive vortex created by impellers of that size.


    God, that thing has to be noisy in a way to make a C17 seem quiet by comparison.

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    Image of Troggie42 is. Troggie42 is.
    12/19/08

    @Plecostomus - Now with 20% more Algae!: C-17s ARE quiet. Unless they are in reverse, Then they are loud. Now, a C-5, that is a noisy bitch.


    I did get some images of fighters as the thing flew by the cameraman in the above video, though. Maybe the next step is an F-15 engine, as a turbo?

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    @Troggie42: Reverse? Is that what the fuck that noise is when the C-17s are landing? I hate that noise (I live next to the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station)
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    Image of BaconSandwich and the generic grey civic of doom BaconSandwich and the generic grey civic of doom
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    Dare I ask why the album associated to this post is called ManBearPig?
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    12/19/08

    @BaconSandwich: Al Gore. South Park. MAN BEAR PIG. I'M SERIAL GUYS.
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    Image of Starlton Heston's Revenge Starlton Heston's Revenge
    12/19/08

    @BaconSandwich:


    1.Watch more South Park.

    2. Click the super cereals link at the end of the post for more of a lead...

    3.Enter ManBearPig into youtube

    4.Profit.

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/19/08

    @BaconSandwich: It's half Camaro, half Turbos, and half big block.
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    Image of Adam Von Jurczak Adam Von Jurczak
    12/19/08

    In reply to Earth's Rotation Threatened By Too Much Boost
    i suggest you remove your pants before watching this, it might get a little tight
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    12/19/08

    @Adam Von Jurczak: Hmm and that is with only one turbo... So I'm guessing with the two turbines fired up the rear wheels leave the ground also
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