V12 engine, Ti wheels, CF body - Bloodhound. 1000 MPH target for the new land speed record. Mach 1.4
The engine will be used to pump hydrogen peroxide for the hybrid ROCKET for 25000 LBS of thrust, once the sound barier is reached, the 20000 LBS thrust of the JET engine will come on.
To qualify as a car for the FIA, this thing needs to be supported by four wheels. Wheels that will be spinning 10,000 RPM and generate 50,000 Gs. Titanium wheels, to be exact.
Estimated 9 miles of test track will be covered in the test.
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0-1000 mph in 43 sec
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zaxrex
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0-1000 mph in 43 sec
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears
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Re: 0-1000 mph in 43 sec
Just thinking about the power to do this puts me in awe!
Sabre (Julian)
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Re: 0-1000 mph in 43 sec
I want some Ti wheels 
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Re: 0-1000 mph in 43 sec
Sabre wrote:Just thinking about the enormous balls of Ti required to drive this thing puts me in awe!
i totally agree. 
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Re: 0-1000 mph in 43 sec
Love the mileage : 'pump high test peroxide fuel through the rocket at the rate of one ton every 22 seconds."
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zaxrex
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Re: 0-1000 mph in 43 sec
Hey, what else are you going to use a V-12 engine for?
Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears