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Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

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Old Feb 4, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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damn thats a fast ass car looks real nice too i wouldnt mind having that in the garage
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Default Re: Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

Originally Posted by NoReverse
I'm placing my order now.
Umm.. no you're not, you broke faggot.
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:14 PM
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Default Re: Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Uh.... The Calaway Sledgehammer hit 252 mph and it's a production street car... I'm pretty sure that's the record?
Corvette's rock if they don't have Corvette engines, 'eh?
Old Feb 4, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Default Re: Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

I'm pretty sure that record at the Nardo bowl was set by that 9ff a few months ago, that article must be old..
Old Feb 5, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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Default Re: Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

Originally Posted by spic
Corvette's rock if they don't have Corvette engines, 'eh?
The engine was a SBC 350 that had been turbocharged. The engine was not a radical departure for the engine avaliable in the Vette at that time. 880 hp out of a turbo 350 sbc is not that great of a feat, I know of 1000+hp packages that were avaliable. Callaway did alot of work on the aero package to make the car stable at those speeds.

A bit of triva, the engine was built by John Lingenfelter and he was behind the wheel on the record run.

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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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^Grand Sport Camaro. Sweet
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:53 AM
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^Grand Sport Camaro. Sweet


iv seen it run at VIR...i almost shit myself when it went down the back straight.
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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The Porsche is sweet, makes me miss my Slantnose!
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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Nice! The Calaway Sledgehammer made 153 bph/liter. My car makes about 190bhp/liter!

ahem...i can't go 250mph tho
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Default Re: Porsche Breaks world top speed production car record - 241.1mph

Guiness book of world recods still says the mid 90's McLaren is the winnaar.

To be honest with you, I would never think of this car as an actual "production" car.

If you look up the VIN on one of those, I bet you anything it still says the base model 911 GT2, not their 250mph variant. The McLaren is obviously a different story (which is why it's still in there.)



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