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Marcothesteamengine's 70mph burnout
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 3:37 pm
by iswinkels
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:44 am
by Matt Keene
There's no stopping that boy! Good work Marco and top pic too!
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:47 am
by mrsmythe
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:00 am
by iswinkels
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.
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:20 am
by EASY RIDER
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
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:27 am
by Matt Keene
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:36 am
by Plasticfantastic
I say it's a fake! I'm going to need to fly over and check it out first hand!
Jeff-
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:41 pm
by PrestOffCtr
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
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:41 am
by James aka fastfugitive
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...
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:19 pm
by 13beetle
any idea what this car runs down the quarter then?.
300rwhp is my aim. except a turbo rotary for me.
Anthony:ninja:
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:47 pm
by ToRy 70
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:04 pm
by marcotheturbosteamengine
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
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:18 pm
by Sixty3GL
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.
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:22 pm
by marcotheturbosteamengine
yep 18's, sport classic design 2s
1963 year
and 4in norrowed beem with 966 brakes.
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:50 am
by chris burns
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
