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Hot Rods
« on: Wednesday January 03, 2018, 03:51:23 PM Eastern »
now I've played the hot rod game, but it was with gas. I've never seen a gas motor come apart like this. This almost makes me want to build diesel next. But my dream hot rod pick up would have an Allison V12 in it ;D . If I had to guess that was probably about $30K blowing up on the stand. If you pay attention to the clip of the first truck it has slicks on the front axle too!


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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #1 on: Thursday January 04, 2018, 09:30:51 AM Eastern »
I found some follow up on that engine build, it is, or was, a 6 cylinder Cummings based motor. The guys had the boost peaked at 147 pounds when it blew and the dyno reached 2200 horsepower at detonation!
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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #2 on: Thursday January 04, 2018, 10:06:14 AM Eastern »
good lord, I had to laugh at that one 🤣. They know way more thanO do, but even I thought they shoulda quit while they where ahead 🤣



Are those guys from around here? The second clip look MIR/ Buds Creek.


I only took the ‘Stang there once, best run was mid 12s (not bad for a daily driver with all season Perelleis, and a driver who’s only dragged one time before and that was almost 20 years ago 🤣)
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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #3 on: Thursday January 04, 2018, 10:42:40 PM Eastern »
I never got into hot ridding diesel because I don't like the smoke. Your standard factory gas powered car with a turbo may run anywhere from 3-6 pounds of boost(psi). On the extreme end of factory you may find 12. Even tractor trailers that have Cat engines with Pistons the size of my leg only run 6-7 psi, and that would be the ones out west that are tuned up to 600hp for the mountains. 147 psi is insane
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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #4 on: Thursday January 18, 2018, 07:28:16 PM Eastern »

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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #5 on: Thursday January 18, 2018, 07:55:33 PM Eastern »
Oh. I know this. That is Llamathrust. Oh wait Llamathrust is something different.

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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #6 on: Thursday January 18, 2018, 07:57:33 PM Eastern »
Oh. I know this. That is Llamathrust. Oh wait Llamathrust is something different.
I wouldn’t advice googling Llamathrust . . .


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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #7 on: Thursday January 18, 2018, 08:44:02 PM Eastern »





unfortunately there are men in this world with that much knowledge of basic mechanics, and somehow manage to procreate
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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #8 on: Friday February 16, 2018, 12:58:49 AM Eastern »
I always liked I old tractors


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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #9 on: Thursday March 08, 2018, 09:12:36 AM Eastern »
This, (unfortunately fictional), is perfect for my commute through downtown Baltimore to the office . . . And one of the perfect cars for me:



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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #10 on: Thursday March 08, 2018, 02:30:12 PM Eastern »
This, (unfortunately fictional), is perfect for my commute through downtown Baltimore to the office . . . And one of the perfect cars for me:





frikin Hollywood, that 6" think solid steel "tombstone" would weigh more than the car
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Re: Hot Rods
« Reply #11 on: Thursday March 08, 2018, 03:38:11 PM Eastern »

frikin Hollywood, that 6" think solid steel "tombstone" would weigh more than the car
Damn near it! Hence the 800+ho & 250 Nos . . .


But, the Tombstooe can be “dropped”, thus becoming a solid steal projectile at some one behind you, and instantly dropping the weight at the same time 😈