my grandpas 1000hp engine

[sexehtopper]

my grandpa used to be in the NHRA, running in the super comp class. he pulled one of his engines out about two weeks ago and got it running, i thought i might share.

he had it on a rail car, ran 7s trapping 183


http://thegrainger.com/media/topsmovie.wmv

 

[Whiplash]

wow sounds sick

 

[ldstang50]

there's something wrong with it? it doesnt' go psst psst when he 'revs.'
thats sick man

 

[chuckdog_5]

let the swap begin

 

[sexehtopper]

let the swap begin

i was joking around with him about that, . He is looking to sell it or put it in a street car. has to swap out pistons and shit so it gets good gas mileage, right now he said it gets like less than 1 miler per gallon rofl

 

[chuckdog_5]

how much does he want for it?

 

[sexehtopper]

how much does he want for it?

he got it for 15k

i think he wants around 10 with the alchy setup to go with it

 

[herostar]

That's sweet!

Is it just me or is the radiator not hooked up?

 

[sexehtopper]

That's sweet!

Is it just me or is the radiator not hooked up?

its not,

running it for 25 seconds wont hurt it apparently, he never cracked 1k rpm, ill post up another vid when her gets her dialed in and can rev her up

 

[Royalty]

i love the way the headers are installed. like batman

 

[Defiant]

its not,

running it for 25 seconds wont hurt it apparently, he never cracked 1k rpm, ill post up another vid when her gets her dialed in and can rev her up

As a drag motor, the water passages may be filled with cement anyway.

 

[boostedinaz]

As a drag motor, the water passages may be filled with cement anyway.

Also when runing alchy it will actually frost over the air intake