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To: yarddog; Sasparilla

My brother had a Lingenfelter ZR1 supercharged....213 mph dyno....around 625 rear wheel bhp

They do plenty Camaro and Corvette after markets at 800-1000 bhp

By their standards 900 bhp ain’t overpowered trust me

I think their record is a twin turbo alcohol monster at 1600 bhp flywheel that does 0-60 in about 1.35 sec

Expensive 100,0000-250,0000 plus but cheaper than a Porsche like this one

I walked the plant....they had a cherry red new Edelbrock 500 horse 350 CID motor just sitting on a stand...like a statue.....fit in any mid size vehicle more or less.....16,000 bucks

That little spot in NE Indiana is Nirvana for American speed

I think Bugatti makes a 1200 horse ride too.....


53 posted on 09/29/2014 11:16:31 PM PDT by wardaddy (Ferguson MO...but i thought blacks went north to escape the racism of mean ol southerners)
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To: wardaddy

The best car I ever had or ever will have was a 65 Olds Delta 88. It had a 425 C.I. Rocket V-8, 360 HP. Obviously not a dragster but still ample power. Probably the most surprising thing was how nimbly the large car handled.

It was my Father’s first then my older Brother’s then mine. During it’s lifetime it had two water pumps installed, an AC compressor seal replaced and the alternator rebuilt. I don’t think it had anything else done to it.

The posi-traction made a slight noise the last hundred thousand miles but never tore up. I sold it to a Mexican who worked for me. The water pump had begun to make a noise so I guess that would make 4 in all. 250,000 miles and still not using oil

That old car was just fun to drive. You could cruise the interstate all day at 80 with the AC on and it never minded.

Just before we got married, my wife bought a new Olds Cutlas Supreme. It had a 350 but got worse gas mileage than the old 65.


65 posted on 09/30/2014 3:56:03 PM PDT by yarddog (G)
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