Are u kidding me ? That was the last straw. 1400 horsepower in a 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 ? And with that tyres? I felt like i was an idiot
shareWell, what can you say, that Jazzman Fred ain't no mechanic :) Just like Pete's skills "under the hood" aren't exactly realistic. All this male fantasy gets it climax in the end when the porn actresses go all "wow" on the naughty film.
The only mistake Lynch made was that Mr. Eddy's gun wasn't even bigger :)
"Very well, then. I shall say no more. Just... tinkerty-tonk!"
It is possible: The pic showed a twin-turbo arrangement like this one:
http://www.big-toys.net/detail.cgi181.htm
Depending on built, 1400 horses are doable but 700 would be a more reliable set-up by reducing the compression and boost.
Michelin XWX tires from the 70s were used in all super cars and are rated to go over 124 mph.
However the engine is certainly not from that car. I must have been taken from some other hot rod.
I seem to recall F1 twin turbos pushing 4-bangers to around 1000hp in the late 80's. The race starts sounded absolutely wicked. Though, the turbo's bearings often impersonated hand-grenades.
"The only reason I'm paranoid is because everyone's against me." - Frank Burns of M*A*S*H*
That motor is a twin-turbo as stated above.
Probably an American engine (big block Chevy) that is a punched-out block of 500+ cubic inches, with high performance heads, cams, etc.
Swapping American big-blocks and small blocks into European cars like Mercedes, Jaguar, Rolls is something that's done occasionally.
That type of setup could easily make 1,400 horsepower.