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| Thread ID: 73269 | 2006-10-13 19:01:00 | Guy puts jet engine in VW beetle | netchicken (4843) | PC World Chat |
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| 491168 | 2006-10-13 19:01:00 | Heh, want to go faster and roast a few tailgaters? The ultimate toy for christmas :) "You drive the car up to about 90 miles an hour and you spool up the jet, then hit it W.O.T. (wide-open throttle)," he said, fondly recalling one of his rides. "It's one of the finest feelings you can have in your life. In the rear view mirror, all you see is light and hear the thunder of the jet. It's like you're going down the largest hill you've ever been on." He said that a jet-boosted run will "pin the speedometer and that's at 140." He thinks that when it hits 160 mph -- he hasn't seen that ... yet -- the car will start lifting off the ground, but "the fun is not necessarily how fast you want to go. The fun is the sound of the thing. Just starting it up, it's like a (Boeing) 747 landing in your front yard." Video (xmb.stuffucanuse.com) |
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| 491169 | 2006-10-13 20:01:00 | Hope the veedub has tyres that will handle the speed. Suspension also. Egad, can you imagine the roll overs a bug would do at 160 mph? Not fun. | Strommer (42) | ||
| 491170 | 2006-10-13 22:03:00 | He's also doing his wifes scooter. www.ronpatrickstuff.com |
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| 491171 | 2006-10-14 00:52:00 | I hope our beetle here doesnt get any funny ideas....:lol: | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 491172 | 2006-10-14 00:55:00 | Ahh mans obsession with all things fast and deadly :D Kinda reminds me of Ghostrider (www.ghostridermovie.net) and his 500Hp Suzuki GSX-R 1300 Hayabusa :D now that is a way to kill your self :D |
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