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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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Default Ford GT speed update ~285 mph

Zercustomers - 455 Km/h - wicked sh*t

Seems there's no limit........ impressive.


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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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Great work. 300 is within reach......
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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Good vid, but why put gay music over what we all want to hear,
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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I seen that early part of this week totally mind blowing
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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and the best it's street legal .....
What's next 9 speed gearbox with some serious gear ratio?
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Wait, what? It did 0-283mph in one mile?!?!
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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what with the jet at the end?? i was expecting to see the car fly past !!
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Wait, what? It did 0-283mph in one mile?!?!
she said a standing mile too !!
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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Very cool.
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 02:16 PM
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Awesome car, terrible video!
What's that fella tightening with an adjustable spanner near the beggining???
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by foci
Great work. 300 is within reach......
To do it in 1 mile would require 350bhp more than reaching 285mph.

I dont know but my maths say circa 1950bhp to hit 285mph & 2300 to hit 300 in the same distance . Its all about Power. Red Victor is road legal has 3500bhp & hits those speeds in 1/4mile.
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MadRod
To do it in 1 mile would require 350bhp more than reaching 285mph.

I dont know but my maths say circa 1950bhp to hit 285mph & 2300 to hit 300 in the same distance . Its all about Power. Red Victor is road legal has 3500bhp & hits those speeds in 1/4mile.
not even close his fastest run ever which is still the record to beat is



6.592@220.09mph
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
not even close his fastest run ever which is still the record to beat is



6.592@220.09mph
Shit slow then !! .
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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thanks for link. cool video
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 11:48 AM
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Thats fucking nuts!
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Old Dec 7, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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Great achievement but what a shit video, all that money spent and all that work and they put crappy terminator style music over the engine noise.
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