Now that is one sick Puppy.... Like I am not!!!! K
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> From: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>
> To: Carolyn/Rick <walters@mail.softcom.net>; Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net; healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Twin Turbo Jag XJS
> Date: Monday, September 13, 1999 1:07 PM
>
> Speaking of wild Jags, check out this one from Palo Alto yesterday.
> http://www.ado13.com/batjag/jag.html
>
> Check out the hood ornament. There is a jagged hole with the jaguar
leaping
> out of it.
>
> Larry Miller
> http://www.ado13.com
> You can't be a real country unless you have
> a beer and an airline - it helps if you have
> some kind of a football team, or some
> nuclear weapons, but at the very least you
> need a beer.-Frank Zappa
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carolyn/Rick <walters@mail.softcom.net>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Twin Turbo Jag XJS
>
>
> > Hi Kieth,
> >
> > Wow, That's a ride and a half. Is this with the overhead cam V12? I
> know
> > from experience it's great stock, can't imagine with a built up engine.
I
> get
> > nervous in the when I floor the stock version on the freeway.
> >
> > Do your best but don't injure yourself in the process. Like to keep
the
> good
> > ones around for advise. Good luck
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Keith Turk wrote:
> >
> > > I had an opportunity to Test out my driving skills today in a Twin
Turbo
> > > Charged intercooled Jag XJS.... we took it up the Hwy and back to
get
> my
> > > self situated with the car... I am going to Drive the Car for the
guy
> at
> > > our next Land Speed Racing event at Maxton, N Carolina...
> > >
> > > the fella built a nice car... Scary fast and to be frank I think it
> scares
> > > him to the point that he wants a Driver.... and I am fascinated by
the
> > > technology so here we go.... WoW this stuff works like stink...
> Press
> > > the throttle and you have to go back to the last exit to collect your
> > > thoughts....
> > >
> > > Understand this fella hasn't built this thing on a lark.... he has
been
> to
> > > Bonneville three times with the car.... setting a record twice at
215mph
> > > and last year at 233mph... with a Spin at 257mph.... ahh yeah this
thing
> > > works like stink....
> > >
> > > The best I can hope for right now is to give you the basic's of the
set
> up
> > > and after the Meet I should be able to tell you a bunch more about
it...
> > >
> > > it's a Rodex Aluminum Block with a belt drive and aluminum heads...
it
> runs
> > > around 8.0:1 compression.... and has these twin turbo's feeding a
> Spearco
> > > Iced water intercooler which feed a single throttle body bent 90 into
> the
> > > top of a VictorJr intake which has 80lb injectors set at 70+ pounds
of
> fuel
> > > Pressure..
> > > today we didn't go over 14 lbs of boost and I think I got it up to
> around
> > > 170 in 3rd gear in about 1/2 of a mile being semi easy..... He wanted
to
> > > see if I would floor the car..... NEXT QUESTION.... but honestly when
we
> > > hit 2 on this little run and the rear broke loose at part throttle I
> > > realized why he wanted me to drive it.... 1400hp is a bunch.... the
> > > biggest difference in this car and my race car with a 700hp N/A motor
is
> > > that my little 296 has to get wound up to make big Power.... This
thing
> > > simply ran like stink from the bottom end all the way up...
> > >
> > > okay that is about it... neat story eh.... I am thinking here on the
> 25th
> > > of Sept I will be able to tell you just how fast it is on a Concrete
> runway
> > > in One mile...
> > >
> > > Ps I packed the twin Parachutes and pulled the releases today... just
to
> > > sort out that system in my mind.... a car doesn't even have to
start..
> but
> > > if it does it damn sure has to Stop and steer... Oh and the Fire
Bottles
> > > and Roll Cage where inspected Closely also....
> > >
> > > Keith Turk
> > > Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed
Racer
> > > Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> > > Keith Turk
> > > Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed
Racer
> > > Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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