Re: OT butpossibly interesting for some

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Kwyjibo wrote:
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>> "Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
>> > I remember back in the 80s there was a supercar called the Vector. It
>> > was a twin turbo 350 Chev that could manage 397km/h without all that
>> > shape ****fting. However it did put out 1300hp.
>>
>> It was actually a lot closer to 350km/h and 650hp.
>>
>> --
>> Kwyj.
>
> I remember you could adjust the boost from inside the cabin to take it
> up to 1300hp at full boost. I thought the TV show Beyond 2000 verified
> it at 247mph. The claim was 250.

After getting the dust off my Beyond 2000 book, it shows the Vector W2-A
as 
having a top speed of 380km/h. Twin turbo 5.7L aluminum V8 with 447KW @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
65000rpm.

I rember reading somewhere also that they tended to catch fire.

Dave.