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Re: Shell Autoshow Ferrari
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:06:18 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John D. Forinash writes:
> In article <G8550q.6EE@lugnet.com>, Tom Stangl <toms@netscape.com> wrote:
> > My car is pushing 300hp to the wheels (almost double stock), and I'm nowhere
> > NEAR hitting my final target on power.
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> Some friends of mine were having a discussion on this, and I think we decided
> that Space Shuttle engines were almost enough power. :)
Heck, I'd even vote for enough power being one of the main engines off my ship.
At 25 000 hp, and about 6000 lbs, I am _sure_ your car would go faster than
you would want it to. Except past a gas station. Those beasts are fuel pigs.
At full speed, fuel economy is measured in FPL. Feet per Litre. It ain't past
10.
James
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| (...) Some friends of mine were having a discussion on this, and I think we decided that Space Shuttle engines were almost enough power. :) On the other hand, I can't afford to keep tires on something like that. Heck, I can't keep in tires on the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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