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Old 01-15-2009, 03:09 AM
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Default Craziest use of a Rolls-Royce Merlin and a '55 Chevy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84

Actually, that's the craziest use of a Merlin or a '55 Chevy that I've ever seen. But then I've never seen a SC RR Merlin crank out 3,000 hp either.


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Old 01-15-2009, 03:29 AM
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About what?
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clicked on it, and it was something or someone doing a **** poor impersonation of Stevie Ray Vaughn...
that **** right there was hurting my ears......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYfOp7F4RFM
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Fixed.

I have no idea how that got in there.
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that is one bad *** car !! damn that is a huge *** motor
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That was cool
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Couldn't watch the video at work. The RR Merlin was the engine that powered the P51 Mustang.
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Love that car! It sounded like a plane when it started.
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^Most Cobras do..
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those crazy aussies
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that is a massive amount of work put into it....TEN years
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Freaking crazy car. Bad ace.
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Originally Posted by Greed4Speed
Love that car! It sounded like a plane when it started.
imagine that.
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i'm not satisfied till i see them stand on it.
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engine probably wants to spin the car like a prop.
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The real accomplishment is to get a P&W R2800 in a car. Talk about some major torque!

Zac, as much as I can't stand Mustangs (Ford or North American) that comment made me 'lol' a little.
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******* sick. I've always had a little dream of putting an airplane engine in a car but never even had thoughts about supercharging it
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I bet he never gets on it
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Originally Posted by Sarge_13
******* sick. I've always had a little dream of putting an airplane engine in a car but never even had thoughts about supercharging it
pretty sure that engine was supercharged in WWII, thats where the high altitude performance came from.
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