Competition New Diesel Record, 365 MPH

[Elite1]

World's fastest diesel smashes record...

With a Backhoe motor!

be sure and click through all 8 pictures/articles:

http://news.com.com/2300-11389_3-6109064-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg

 

[Elite1]

I liked the picture of the crew adding ice, to keep the engine cool...

 

[WDixon27]

wonder what the rpm range is on the "backhoe" motors and what they did to them

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

But I thought diesels are slow?!

 

[NoSeeUm]

Makes me want to go right out and buy a good used backhoe.



Jim

 

[Diesel Nut]

I liked the picture of the crew adding ice, to keep the engine cool...

I think that was the holding tank for a air to water intercooler. Ice+water=really freakin cool charge!



I want one of them! Run your hot turbo charge through a heat exchanger cooled to about 35 degrees!