update: getting away from the auto

[Warner]

Here's my pet auto. It's a '68 beetle converted from Baja to Drag. It's air-cooled (like these little engines!) and HEAVILY breathed on. It's 2276cc's (as opposed to the 1585cc stock engine) that's running DRD L7 Racing Heads, a just-barely-streetable cam, 10.2:1 compression ratio, dual Weber 48 carbs, 1 3/4" A1 custom ceramic coated header, built trans, BFG Drag Radials, yada-yada. It's naturally aspirated and has no power adders (although the bottom end could handle a 75 shot of nitrous if need be). It made 204 HP at 6,500 on DRD's dyno and pushes the 1600 pound car into the 12's and positively SPANKS everything I've run into up to 60mph (including my friends Venom 600 Viper). Yeah, it's flat black....old-school, raw, loud (wife will not only NOT ride in it, she walks away with this disgusted look whenever I START it - which is priceless, let me tell you!). It's a very impractical, expensive, and different type of car.

Warner

Here's the video of the engine on the dyno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtv5tHCukOo

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd265/warners_photos/Bug28x6.jpg

 

[SimpleSimon]

I need a new Lambroghini so the neighbors will point and say "That's the guy that rides his bikes with the engines!!" then suddenly Motored Bikes will have a higher status.

Okay,

Get yourself one of these, put an HT on it (be sure it's clean and looking good), then get a BIG patch for the back of your riding jacket - "My Lamborghini gets 150 MPG".