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    is this one for 400 metres only?
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    the parachute indicates it was certainly a priority.
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    Is that just a turbine bolted to the rear differental? Would that cause any sort of conflit between the two power sources?
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    is this one for 400 metres only?
    402 meters.

    And so what if it's a drag car. Some people just like to gun it for 12 seconds.

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    Great ride, can someone explain the turbine bit? is it moved by the transmission axle? i never saw this before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ruim20 View Post
    Great ride, can someone explain the turbine bit? is it moved by the transmission axle? i never saw this before.
    1st time I've heard about that turbonique thing as well...
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    Quote Originally Posted by mclaren_crazy View Post
    Is that just a turbine bolted to the rear differental? Would that cause any sort of conflit between the two power sources?
    You'd be surprised how little issue it presents. It's interesting, but twin engine dragsters ususally just use a rigid coupling, and there's no torque conflict. I used to think there would be as well, but aparently it's really simple.

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    That's insane. I hope someone brings one to the track I work at. Maybe I could do that to my galaxie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ruim20 View Post
    Great ride, can someone explain the turbine bit? is it moved by the transmission axle? i never saw this before.
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    You'd think that a whole jetengine would be best up front, hehe. Not attached to the diff in mini-form, hehe.

    But it certainly is wierd, I've never heard or seen of this before, this car would probably do wheelie's down the quarter all day long.

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    Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 10-30-2008 at 08:02 PM. Reason: rightly had my wrists slapped for not realising the embedded image was too big :(
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    it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
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    So it's a bit like a LSD crossed with N2O?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
    Reason: rightly had my wrists slapped for not realising the embedded image was too big
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    Reginald *IB4R* says:
    it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
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    that's what she said

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