Hi Kieth,
Wow, That's a ride and a half. Is this with the overhead cam V12? I know
from experience it's great stock, can't imagine with a built up engine. I get
nervous in the when I floor the stock version on the freeway.
Do your best but don't injure yourself in the process. Like to keep the good
ones around for advise. Good luck
Rick
Keith Turk wrote:
> I had an opportunity to Test out my driving skills today in a Twin Turbo
> Charged intercooled Jag XJS.... we took it up the Hwy and back to get my
> self situated with the car... I am going to Drive the Car for the guy at
> our next Land Speed Racing event at Maxton, N Carolina...
>
> the fella built a nice car... Scary fast and to be frank I think it scares
> him to the point that he wants a Driver.... and I am fascinated by the
> technology so here we go.... WoW this stuff works like stink... Press
> the throttle and you have to go back to the last exit to collect your
> thoughts....
>
> Understand this fella hasn't built this thing on a lark.... he has been to
> Bonneville three times with the car.... setting a record twice at 215mph
> and last year at 233mph... with a Spin at 257mph.... ahh yeah this thing
> works like stink....
>
> The best I can hope for right now is to give you the basic's of the set up
> and after the Meet I should be able to tell you a bunch more about it...
>
> it's a Rodex Aluminum Block with a belt drive and aluminum heads... it runs
> around 8.0:1 compression.... and has these twin turbo's feeding a Spearco
> Iced water intercooler which feed a single throttle body bent 90 into the
> top of a VictorJr intake which has 80lb injectors set at 70+ pounds of fuel
> Pressure..
> today we didn't go over 14 lbs of boost and I think I got it up to around
> 170 in 3rd gear in about 1/2 of a mile being semi easy..... He wanted to
> see if I would floor the car..... NEXT QUESTION.... but honestly when we
> hit 2 on this little run and the rear broke loose at part throttle I
> realized why he wanted me to drive it.... 1400hp is a bunch.... the
> biggest difference in this car and my race car with a 700hp N/A motor is
> that my little 296 has to get wound up to make big Power.... This thing
> simply ran like stink from the bottom end all the way up...
>
> okay that is about it... neat story eh.... I am thinking here on the 25th
> of Sept I will be able to tell you just how fast it is on a Concrete runway
> in One mile...
>
> Ps I packed the twin Parachutes and pulled the releases today... just to
> sort out that system in my mind.... a car doesn't even have to start.. but
> if it does it damn sure has to Stop and steer... Oh and the Fire Bottles
> and Roll Cage where inspected Closely also....
>
> Keith Turk
> Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> Keith Turk
> Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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