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Dec 29, 2007 | 09:24 AM

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Is this for real?

It looks real. Is it?

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Dec 29, 2007 | 09:31 AM

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yes, It's a blower from a train. It's never made a full drag pass though and the guy started the engine and revved it up and blew the head gaskets it makes so much boost.

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Dec 29, 2007 | 09:55 AM

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Good GOD! Thats crazy

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Dec 29, 2007 | 10:10 AM

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I heard it was a blower from a tank... Either way, a bit ridiculous IMO.

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Dec 29, 2007 | 10:13 AM

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That thing looks so heavy that you wouldnt think he'd have a problem keeping his front end on the ground.

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Dec 29, 2007 | 10:27 AM

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do idea about the pic, but we have a few industrial blowers that are about that size at work, takes an electric motor the size of a big block to run it

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Dec 29, 2007 | 01:37 PM

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It looks like something Tim Allen (from Home Improvement) would come up with.

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Dec 29, 2007 | 01:43 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsDg...eature=related

towards the end of this vid its there

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Dec 29, 2007 | 02:45 PM

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Ya saw this over at LS1.com yesterday, its a joke if you ask me. Someone wanted some attention is all, you probably can't even drive that damn thing anywhere, little alone at the track.

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Dec 29, 2007 | 03:48 PM

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I wonder how much power it takes to spin?

hahahaha

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Dec 31, 2007 | 04:53 PM

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I seen a smaller blower on a nova that was still gigantic and they said it took 300hp just to spin that thing. So Id guess around 500hp to spin that rediculous thing....

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Dec 31, 2007 | 10:29 PM

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"I just blipped the throttle once after firing it up and it lifted the front wheel and popped both head gaskets!" LMAO. That is some insane **** right there...

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Dec 31, 2007 | 10:53 PM

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I heard it was a blower from a tank... Either way, a bit ridiculous IMO.

Unless its from a really old tank. All the new ones use turbines. Either way that is rediculous.. That should go on Jay Lenos tank car.

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Jay Leno has some weird ****, saw once on tv he had a jet engine in a bike

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Jan 1, 2008 | 12:23 AM

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Quote:

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Jay Leno has some weird ****, saw once on tv he had a jet engine in a bike

Actually, a helicopter engine i believe, same idea though.

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Jan 1, 2008 | 12:53 AM

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Ya coudn't quite remember b/c it was a long time ago I saw it but I do remember when he took off and it was winding up like a jet plane. The guy has too much cake.................... Bastard!

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Jan 1, 2008 | 01:41 PM

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he has the first Y2K bike, that's what it's called.

and dosnt the NHRA top fuel car's blower takes like 1100 hp to spin? and are alot more tinier than that

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Jan 1, 2008 | 02:49 PM

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Actually, a helicopter engine i believe, same idea though.

its a helicopter jet engine something like 320hp at 45000 rpm

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Jan 1, 2008 | 02:56 PM

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and dosnt the NHRA top fuel car's blower takes like 1100 hp to spin?

I heard that it was 500hp. from the crank to spin the blower on those cars. But I could wrong...either way thats alot of power just to turn the stupid thing. I couldn't imagine how much it takes to spin that blower over.

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Jan 1, 2008 | 10:20 PM

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"I just blipped the throttle once after firing it up and it lifted the front wheel and popped both head gaskets!" LMAO. That is some insane **** right there...

Ha, Ha this brings back memories.

This is a friend of mine......we all use to run Outlaw 10.5 together...he is still single, so he still does.

The car has been 4.81 in the 1/8th with a Littlefield 10-71 hi-helix at 23lbs. It is a 509/Glide and 3000lbs

The car never ran with that on it. Never. No blown head gaskets, etc. This was just done for ***** and giggles and its amazing to see how far it has gone thanks to the good ole world wide web.

Mike's dad found it junkin', drug it home, widdled on it and made it somewhat fit for pictures. The damn thing is heavy I can vouch for that.

When Kepner did the video interview it was down the street in a park's parking lot......he knew it was b.s. but it is still cool looking!

They were just a little bored one winter during the off season.

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