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Old 08-07-2015, 06:20 AM   #1
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Not sure if this has been on the Fordbarn before. If it has, let me know and I'll delete it.

Sure love the sound

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2YHs0C...layer_embedded
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Old 08-07-2015, 07:50 AM   #2
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Hay Lawrie, look familiar?
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Old 08-07-2015, 07:50 AM   #3
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Yes here and HAMB and allways great to hear and see.Thanx.
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Old 08-07-2015, 03:45 PM   #4
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Ron, ours is not that fast,but just as much fun.
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Old 08-08-2015, 05:21 AM   #5
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Buy a barrel of Nitromethane. Install a bigger fuel pump and larger hoses and lines. Install larger nozzles everywhere. Separate the center exhausts so it is a true 4 port.(no coolant can be used) Be ready for higher maintenance but MUCH faster runs.
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Old 08-08-2015, 07:55 AM   #6
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Slider is a really really nice build !!
Think the block is aluminum filled if i remember right...
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Old 08-08-2015, 09:19 AM   #7
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It should be pretty easy to figure how much horsepower that flatty is putting out. Any estimates? Rich
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Old 08-08-2015, 11:16 AM   #8
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That was pretty neat. Thanks for the link.

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Old 08-08-2015, 11:54 AM   #9
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It should be pretty easy to figure how much horsepower that flatty is putting out. Any estimates? Rich
I have heard/read that that one was 960. New one is supposedly more.
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Old 08-08-2015, 02:05 PM   #10
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I hear over 1000
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Old 08-08-2015, 02:35 PM   #11
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Yes it's been covered before but still cool to watch. Here is a link to a brief history from the run and dragster 2yrs ago.

https://www.hotrodhotline.com/rick-s...r#.VcTIhYWYm60
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Old 08-08-2015, 03:03 PM   #12
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Thanks for posting the history, very interesting.
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Old 08-08-2015, 05:53 PM   #13
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Super cool
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Old 08-09-2015, 06:36 AM   #14
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Horsepower? Probably an honest 700, just to use a round number. Getting a closer number without knowing more about weight and potential losses is difficult.
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