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donk7+1
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 Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:40 am Post subject: Lake racer / Streamliner |
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| is anyone out there intrested in a land speed record streamliner ? I'm interested in putting together a g/gas ( 2000 cc and under ) . Looking for gearing info for a 914 side shift trans . We must shut down those stinking riceburner !!! |
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buffalobill1138
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Location: las vegas
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| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| yes i am i have been building one for the past three years i am going to get into the 200 mph club with an aircooled vw motor |
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tisius
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200 miles per hour with an aircooled VW engine? 
That's very serious supercar territory!!
What kind of engine modification and what body will push up to that speed??
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drive it like you just robbed the bank
you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
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Jon65
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| buffalobill1138 wrote: |
| i am going to get into the 200 mph club with an aircooled vw motor |
200 mph club?
I thought there was only a 100 mph club. |
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Kevinx
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Location: Gainesville Florida
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| jon65 wrote: |
| buffalobill1138 wrote: |
| i am going to get into the 200 mph club with an aircooled vw motor |
200 mph club?
I thought there was only a 100 mph club. |
I thought it was the mile high club  |
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Jon65
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Kevinx wrote: |
| jon65 wrote: |
| buffalobill1138 wrote: |
| i am going to get into the 200 mph club with an aircooled vw motor |
200 mph club?
I thought there was only a 100 mph club. |
I thought it was the mile high club |
Saw that joke coming. |
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tisius
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhhhhhh..... I figured out a way to get into the mile high club AND into the 200 mph club in one single action: you take your car in a transport airplane up to a mile high, do the qualifying round for the mile high club, and then after that you drop the car in mid air. Congratulations, you made the mile high club, and the car made 200 mph in freefall , so slam dunk double whammie! 
The only reason why I wouldn't do it, is that you will have to sacrifice a car in the process... Guess life is all about making sacrifices (though getting into the mile high club would not be that much of a sacrifice) 
Good luck, really curious to see who's getting up to 200 mph on land with aircooled power and lives to tell!
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you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
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Jon65
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| tisius wrote: |
| really curious to see who's getting up to 200 mph on land with aircooled power and lives to tell! |
I'd like to know too.
The fastest land speed in a full bodied bug that I've heard of is 147.886 mph at Bonneville by driven by Geoff Hart.
But that's just the fastest that I've heard, mind you. |
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tisius
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My point exactly
It would be considered cheating to use a flat 6 porsche engine (which technically also comes aircooled)
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you don't have to be crazy to be into VW's, but it sure helps!!
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NJ John
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A streamliner is super areodynamic lake dragster. So, 200mph is a realistic goal.
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