Awesome VW, sort of

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/09/15/bugatti_veyron.biz2/index.html
Ken
'82ZX n/a 2+2
'02 Sportster XL1200C
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wow....I really NEED a 0-60 in 2.4 235mph shape shifting car with 10 radiators...thats pretty cool..c'mon lottery...lol
1976 280z 2+2 - Risen from the dead - garaged since 1988. Pallnet Fuel Rail and guage - ES rack and front bushings - 260Z 4Speed - Arizona Z Car Clutch - H4 Lights - Lots more to come...
Post Edited (Sep 26, 9:50am)
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1001 HP is conservative for that engine. The company I represent sold equipment to VW to break in that engine on the production line. They saw it make 1400HP on the dyno more than once. That car would be so cool to drive.
1972 240Z 4-speed, header, 3.54 R200, Crane XR-3000 Ignition, 280Z tach, Tokico Blue Struts, Suspension Tech Springs, Poly Bushings. Visit me at my website for your custom EFI & restored Datsun parts
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That was a good read
1972 240Z always in progress
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"Awsome? You mean like a hotdog is awesome? "-Eddie Izzard
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I wonder if that motor can swap into a Z?
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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There was one on eBay a while back for $100k (the W16, that is).
That car is nuts. Period.
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That car is sick. I would think I could kill myself in that in about ten senconds.
^Haha...nuts
"Bart...I'm sick and tired of you waving your nuts in my face"
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1990 300zx NA
- Custom Exhaust
- JWT Pop Charger
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i would rather have this car..
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1981 n/a 280zx
1952 m38a1 jeep willy's
1971 fairlady 240z
95 300zx N/A
72 240z
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what a way to die!
youth is wasted on the young
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and its only about 20% the cost of the bugatti, plus you cant beet a 230MPH+ car..
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1981 n/a 280zx
1952 m38a1 jeep willy's
1971 fairlady 240z
95 300zx N/A
72 240z
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The reason the car "only" does 1,001 HP is because they could not build a transmission that could handle the stresses and be small and lightweight at the same time.
I recall one of the driveline engineers saying his hair went from natural color to all white, just by being in the transmission design group.
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