Fastest pump gas car in America

OxmanWI

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Local guy around here just made history with his Thunderbird Turbo Coupe!

http://procharger.com/supercharger/blog/

Jim Plimpton and his Thunderbird, powered by an intercooled ProCharger F-3R-139 supercharger, went 7.95 @ 182 mph on pump gas and D.O.T. tires. This run establishes Plimpton’s T-Bird as the fastest pump gas car in America.

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Here's a dyno and track video along with a dyno sheet and bay picture.

More pictures here

http://www.hotrod.com/eventcoverage/hrdp_0805w_2008_pump_gas_drag_coverage/photo_05.html

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here is some info..

The blower is mounted in the right front lower of the engine. There is also a cool box in the back seat that is just crazy. One thing about this car it still has a FULL interior and even the power windows work. This car took a bunch of years to build and it has had only two owners since work has started on it. The last time I talked to Jim he still had the 557 engine in it. There is talk of something bigger but that might just be talk right now.
I did post something on this car a month or so ago. This is one very nice car and the guy [Stan] who first started to build this car does super work. Every part on this bird is FIRST CLASS by any ones book....Rich
 
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