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Title: Pretty cool
Post by: turbohunter on October 03, 2020, 07:27:36 AM

This popped up in my early morning search.
Made me think of Hipopinto’s deal.
I did not know about this gentleman.

https://youtu.be/ZIoLJzoOQBw

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: Hipopinto on October 05, 2020, 07:13:43 PM

It’s way cool

I read a lot about Buddy

There are a Bunch of guys today running in the 9 second range

My friends running the 2.3 Lima engines have. Made some very impressive times

Dave Flanders
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JaP9n9kJGLQ

Joe Laramee
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg_wZ18pmrU

My friend Bob Myers runs a 9.58 with a Mercury Capri and a stick shift

There are several running like crazy out there!!!

Thanks for the video it’s darn impressive

Dave

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: turbohunter on October 05, 2020, 07:26:36 PM

Love it.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: Stangman on October 05, 2020, 09:15:56 PM

Brings back memories. My uncle bought a 83 turbo coupe T bird he paid extra to get a/c delete and roll up window. Egr delete and a Dana rear with 4.11 and a garrett turbo and a computer recalabration by Ryder and that thing ran 12.65 and got 25 miles to the gallon. Boy was that fun to drive.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: BattlestarGalactic on October 06, 2020, 02:27:40 PM

I have an acquaintance in TN that has a really fast 4 banger in a Foxbody.  Runs a Doug Nash I prepped for him.  He's gone in the 9's with it, though it's been parked for a few years now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qO0qllHthU


Good friend bought a new '83 Tbird, also with few options.  Ran good for what it was stock(with added intercooler), 15.2's.  We cut it up in about 1992? and back halfed it.  It currently has a 750hp SBF/Liberty 5 spd and has run 9.01 @ 150 mph.  His favorite claim : to this day, the wipers have never, ever been turned on.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: Hipopinto on October 06, 2020, 04:28:39 PM

Battle Star

That is Matt Culpepper

His car is awesome!

The Lima world is pretty small but everyone knows everyone

He and Bob Myers race manuals and they both do an amazing job shifting!!

Watching those crazy turbo bombs go down the track is amazing to see

Dave

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: turbohunter on October 06, 2020, 04:36:09 PM

Much respect to you guys. Pretty damn cool to do that with 4.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: TomP on October 06, 2020, 11:10:07 PM

About ten years ago in Reno at the Hot August Nights drags at Stead airbase there was a powder blue early Pinto with a turbo 2.3 that was pretty fast. I think from Bay area California. It was a street car, drove in the evening cruises and saw it all over the place that week.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: BattlestarGalactic on October 07, 2020, 02:04:26 PM

Quote from: Hipopinto on October 06, 2020, 04:28:39 PM

Battle Star

That is Matt Culpepper

His car is awesome!

The Lima world is pretty small but everyone knows everyone

He and Bob Myers race manuals and they both do an amazing job shifting!!

Watching those crazy turbo bombs go down the track is amazing to see

Dave

Yup, Matt.  I met him through Yellowbullet I think?   He was having issues with his Nash so he sent it to me and I got it all fixed up for him.  I met him in person a few years back when he brought the car up to Norwalk for the Ford event.  I've had quite a few guys ship me Nash stuff to fix from all over country.

Title: Re: Pretty cool
Post by: Falcon67 on October 08, 2020, 08:59:01 AM

"Whoever buys it isn't going to race it"  That would be a shame, personally.