Marcothesteamengine's 70mph burnout

iswinkels · Post by **iswinkels** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:37 pm

Those wanting to download a highres pic, here's some links.

http://www.cairns.net.au/~vwturbo/linkd ... t!!(1).jpg
http://www.cairns.net.au/~vwturbo/linkd ... t!!(2).jpg

Cheers,

Matt Keene · Post by **Matt Keene** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:44 am

There's no stopping that boy! Good work Marco and top pic too!

mrsmythe · Post by **mrsmythe** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:47 am

what a legend!

top stuff marco. had a nose over your engine at bug jam and was amazed by it, its gotta be one of the most technically advanced motors in the country.

iswinkels · Post by **iswinkels** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:00 am

You might be supprised to know that this pic has made to a lot of VW forums around the world.

On the aussieveedubbers forum there was a bit of discussion as to if it were real or just a photoshop enhanced picture, because the smoke is a fair way forward in front of the wheels for a car doing 70 mph, and none of the smoke is being drawn around the wheels.

Also, the smoke is above the running boards and in front of the guards where the stone deflector plates are installed.

Ah well.. it still looks impressive.

EASY RIDER · Post by **EASY RIDER** » Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:20 am

I don't know if the above pic is real but here is a picture of my friends bus from the inside as we broke the 88mph speed needed to start our time travel!

We found some great deals on parts!

Bert

Matt Keene · Post by **Matt Keene** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:27 am

EASY RIDER wrote:I don't know if the above pic is real but here is a picture of my friends bus from the inside as we broke the 88mph speed needed to start our time travel!

We found some great deals on parts!

Bert

Now that's funny!

Plasticfantastic · Post by **Plasticfantastic** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:36 am

I say it's a fake! I'm going to need to fly over and check it out first hand!

Jeff-

PrestOffCtr · Post by **PrestOffCtr** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:41 pm

EASY RIDER wrote:I don't know if the above pic is real but here is a picture of my friends bus from the inside as we broke the 88mph speed needed to start our time travel!
Bert

Even neater- that means his bus is made outta stainless steel!

Very rare! Must be tough to look at in direct sun.

POCenter

James aka fastfugitive · Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:41 am

Its quite genuine - I've seen and held the original photo that it came from whilst at Le Bug Show, at SpaFrancorchamps. Not to mention being about <------------------------------------------------------------------------------> this far away from the turbocharger when the car was making over 300rwhp on a Mustang Chassis dyno

Boost is best!

Also seen here at the 'strip...

13beetle · Post by **13beetle** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:19 pm

any idea what this car runs down the quarter then?.

300rwhp is my aim. except a turbo rotary for me.

Anthony:ninja:

ToRy 70 · Post by **ToRy 70** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:47 pm

marcotheturbosteamengine wrote: I run 10.80s at 134. all steel 2275lb turbo WBX

What's that hole in the back window, stray baseball? Very clean looking euro-ish theme, I have a pic somewhere of his headlights. Unusual but cool 3 bulb dealies.

marcotheturbosteamengine · Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:04 pm

13beetle wrote:any idea what this car runs down the quarter then?.

300rwhp is my aim. except a turbo rotary for me.

Anthony:ninja:

iv'e done a 10.80@134mph all steel 2275bl turbo WBX
it has 417bhp on PUMP GAS. 95RON
the hole in the back window is to fill the chargecooler with ice for when im draging it,
the pic is NOT a fake, i. i was leaving black lines between two roundabouts in europe, and after the second time the tires were so hot it they smoked easily, in that pic im actualy on the brake aproching the roundabout

Sixty3GL · Post by **Sixty3GL** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:18 pm

A little off topic....
What size rims are those, they look like 18"? What year is your car, and what kind of narrowed beam?
It looks sick!!! and goes fast too

congrats on such a nice ride.

marcotheturbosteamengine · Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:22 pm

yep 18's, sport classic design 2s
1963 year
and 4in norrowed beem with 966 brakes.

chris burns · Post by **chris burns** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:50 am

Marco is generally known to be an animal

in everything he does- on the track, at work, and don't even get me started on his sex life. Also one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
It made 300rwhp some time ago- has been rebuilt since then and now makes more.
it has 417bhp on PUMP GAS. 95RON - this is rwhp
Anyway, it's fast