4,000 hp motor

[SlugSlinger]

My good friend who is an awesome machinist and motor builder gave me a peak at his current project. This is a $9,000 bare block that needed additional machining including sleeves installed, the deck height machined, and the cylinders o-ringed. He was trimming the rings yesterday when I snapped this picture. He was gapping the rings to .036 to handle the twin turbos, 45 pounds of boost and the alchy. It probably took him 2 hours to gap the 16 rings. Talk about meticulous!



This is the Street Outlaws competitor that owns the motor and is replacing the current "3,500" hp motor.

 

[GlockPride]

Those guys might have more money than sense.

 

[mightymouse]

That's bad azz!

 

[Dave70968]

How do you even deliver that much power to the ground?

 

[chuter]

On the show they talk about how much hp they have, but it seems they're always dialing it back because the tires spin.
I never hear them talk about tires except for big tire/small tire; do they ever try different tire compounds?
What's the point of having tons of hp if you have to dial it back so the tires will stick?

 

[kwaynem]

It’s a lot about out tuning the other guy

 

[Snake]

It all looks good for the camera. One of these days these bozos will get someone killed then their "production" will be over.

 

[Shadowrider]

How do you even deliver that much power to the ground?

Don't know about these guys or today but back in the day with top fuel dragsters and funny cars it was all about how much clutch you could put in without breaking the tires loose. That was where races were won or lost for the most part.

 

[swampratt]

I was expecting an EV (Electric vehicle)
I wanted to see this 4000 HP "Motor" Thinking crap that must make 10,000 lb of torque.

 

[MacFromOK]

Don't know about these guys or today but back in the day with top fuel dragsters and funny cars it was all about how much clutch you could put in without breaking the tires loose. That was where races were won or lost for the most part.

Man, I miss those days when the cars had individuality (Ford vs Chevy vs Mopar). Now they mostly look alike except for paint jobs. :/