Keith,
Sounds like fun, I'm green with envy :-(
Larry Miller
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----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 4:16 AM
Subject: Twin Turbo Jag XJS
> 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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