Author Topic: diesel land speed record (Read 4264 times)

Rat407 · « **on:** August 24, 2006, 02:18:03 am »

Not a vw but it is a diesel.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-23T151359Z_01_L23316961_RTRUKOC_0_UK-TRANSPORT-DIESEL-RECORD.xml

burn_your_money · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2006, 01:43:23 pm »

9 meters long :shock:

RacerZX · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2006, 02:25:30 pm »

That article and record is already out of date. The same crew went out the next day and did 350MPH:
http://www.jcbdieselmax.com

Do you think Giles can rebuild my 1.6L NA IP to do that? :wink:

jtanguay · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2006, 03:30:24 pm »

Quote from: RacerZX

That article and record is already out of date. The same crew went out the next day and did 350MPH:
http://www.jcbdieselmax.com

Do you think Giles can rebuild my 1.6L NA IP to do that? :wink:

Give him about a million bucks... and I bet you he could :wink:

you're NA pump might not look like a stock NA pump anymore though... if at all.. :lol:

jamesdemien · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2006, 03:45:17 pm »

my golf tops out at around 325mph.... those dudes must of done something special...

jtanguay · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:08:43 pm »

Quote from: jamesdemien

my golf tops out at around 325mph.... those dudes must of done something special...

325mph?

1st of all, how do you measure how fast you're going? GPS??? :lol: