Paul Stenquist wrote:
He detunes it to about 1000 horsepower for normal driving, about the same as a
Bugatti Veyron. That’s accomplished mainly by reducing the amount of
supercharger boost. All of the suspension and steering gear is engineered for
stability.
Meaning it goes straight very well. Or as Hotblack Desiato might say
"Looks like a fish, moves like a fish, steers like a cow."?
In other words the suspension is very stiff and weight transfer and suspension
travel are well controlled. It’s a far cry from the original 1969 car. The rear
differential is electronically locking, like that of the GT S Mercedes, and the
rear tires are very wide and sticky. It’s quite manageable in a straight line.
Of course if you get one tire in some wet stuff and hammer the throttle or try
to accelerate hard on an uneven road, you’re going to get in trouble rapidly.
The guy drives an 18-wheeler cross country, so fast cars don’t scare him.
Here’s the rear view.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18272253&size=lg
and the engine:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18272265&size=lg
On Aug 8, 2016, at 12:51 PM, Gonz<[email protected]> wrote:
Holy smoking ponies batman, 1600 horses? How is that even controllable???
On Sun, Aug 7, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Marco Alpert<[email protected]> wrote:
"I suspect he has a sideline of some sort.”
Made my morning.
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On Aug 7, 2016, at 8:41 AM, Paul Stenquist<[email protected]> wrote:
Shot this morning at magic hour. The 1969 Dodge Charger RT has a
1600-horsepower Kennebell supercharged 1969 Gen 2 hemi with liquid
intercooling and electronic port fuel injection. Lots of sophisticated
running gear. It’s a $500,000 piece. Belongs to a truck driver from what
Detroit folk call “downriver,” which is basically the low-income white
region. Nice guy. I suspect he has a sideline of some sort. K-1 with DFA
150-450, f5.6
http://gallery.photo.net/photo/18271762-lg.jpg\
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