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Offline John A

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Big rigs drag racing
« on: January 04, 2022, 10:43:02 AM »
https://youtu.be/wmfan_oDdQ8
It must be interesting to tune these monsters.
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2022, 12:05:09 PM »
Hi John,                                               1-4-22

I'm always amused (but not amazed) at what humans will do........just because they can.  :wink:

Be well, stay well,
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2022, 12:26:51 PM »
I'll never understand why someone is willing to abuse their source of potential income!!
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2022, 12:40:26 PM »
Wouldn't want to be trackside when a driveshaft lets go!
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2022, 06:35:43 PM »
Either sponsored or business owners that can write it off.
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2022, 06:50:04 PM »
Wow what torq reaction. Thx for posting.
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2022, 07:19:15 PM »
Quote from: stonelover on January 04, 2022, 12:26:51 PM
I'll never understand why someone is willing to abuse their source of potential income!!

Gotta agree; that'd 'hafta be hard on the machinery... I'm no tree hugger, but that's a lot of (carcinogenic) diesel exh to be wafting on the crowd...
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2022, 10:17:40 AM »
That was 5 minutes I will never get back, unbelievably stupid IMHO
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2022, 10:42:49 AM »
Yup.............. That's a display of some fierce torque #s
I spent my youth around transport rigs and I can assure you that these rigs are not used for daily tractor use.......... Can you say custom built everything.   :grin:

I think we should work on  converting a goose motor over to deisel.Now that would be awesome.

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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2022, 01:05:03 PM »
Just gotta love the smell of diesel in the morning...
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2022, 03:20:37 PM »
Quote from: cmgies on January 07, 2022, 01:05:03 PM
Just gotta love the smell of diesel in the morning...

Yup ................ trans would probably need to be a bit bigger but would only need maybe three gears in there.    :grin:
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Re: Big rigs drag racing
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2022, 04:58:18 PM »
Has anyone seen a tractor pull. You want to talk about diesel smoke. Looks like a black tornado coming out a 4" pipe.

I normally see them on TV running outdoors. Many years ago I can swear I remember them running in stadiums with a big hose connected to vent the smoke outside.

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