SoCal Jet Boats

Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Luckie Stiff on September 25, 2009, 08:53:09 PM

Title: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: Luckie Stiff on September 25, 2009, 08:53:09 PM
Single 5.0L (299 CI) turbocharged 4CYL "Lil Hemi", wheel driven streamliner on race gas 435 MPH! This is what it looks like...
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fspeeddemon.us%2Fimages%2Fspeed_demon_lg.jpg&hash=42b8df69be4303941d0c3cac686698a7b7276804)

Here's what it looks like at speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSRy8TfSzoQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSRy8TfSzoQ)

Title: Re: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: Nailhead on September 25, 2009, 09:15:11 PM
Here is that same guy but running over 300mph with a flathead. An old friend of ours, Mike Landy helped out with the engine along with his brother Dick Landy.
http://www.flatfire.com/
Title: Re: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: Luckie Stiff on September 25, 2009, 09:17:31 PM
Here is that same guy but running over 300mph with a flathead. An old friend of ours, Mike Landy helped out with the engine along with his brother Dick Landy.
http://www.flatfire.com/

 I saw that car with the "flathead" in it, and with the 2.2L Eco Tec GM in it as well. I'm impressed with the technology that enables a 4 banger to hit those speeds, too bad Ron Main is such an asshole.
Title: Re: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: Nailhead on September 25, 2009, 09:21:29 PM
Never met the man. Only knew the engine builders and a crew member. Mike Landy had a head injury a few years back and hasnt been the same since and Dick Landy RIP.
Title: Re: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: Luckie Stiff on September 25, 2009, 09:38:51 PM
Dick Landy was an awesome person, he was always at the cutting edge of making shit go fast, without the use of fuel additives, blowers etc. That big cigar of his ought to be trademarked. His altered wheelbase cars were amazingly simple, yet unforgivingly stout.
Title: Re: Holy Mother of Pearls!
Post by: HDriderTH on September 25, 2009, 10:40:29 PM
Dick Landy was an awesome person, he was always at the cutting edge of making shit go fast, without the use of fuel additives, blowers etc. That big cigar of his ought to be trademarked. His altered wheelbase cars were amazingly simple, yet unforgivingly stout.






Loved those old Mopers with the wheels moved up to the doors and the front bumper. Now those were FUNNY cars, or I think they were called AA/FX cars then.
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