I was at the NBC StudioÂ’s in Burbank today and got a chance to see thisÂ…Â…
Jay LenoÂ’s Tank CarÂ…Â….
The 9500-lb Hot Rod with V12 tank engine (1792 ci) was naturally aspiratedÂ…Â…
Enter turbo king Gale Banks, a friend of Leno's, who agreed to fit the Tank Car with twin turbos, which boosted the horsepower to 1600 and 3000-lb.-ft of torqueÂ…Â….
The weak link? The six-speed Allison tranny, which was modified to accept the torqueÂ…Â…
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/turbo/index.php
Hope you enjoyÂ…Â….
Later,
CJG
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Nothing says extravagant like extravagance.....WOW.
... horsepower to 1600 and 3000-lb.-ft of torqueÂ…Â….
He should put a chip in it. Prolly double those numbers.
I saw a show on Speed where they were over at Banks & he was working on that car. Pretty cool.
That thing is insane,
He drives it in parades around the US with other owners that have a similar set up.
He drove the Corvette z6 pace car at Daytona. Kicked it in the ass, ran great.
He drives it in parades around the US with other owners that have a similar set up.
In fact, it's in just such a parade in that very picture.
That M.F. must get hotter than two foxes fu(king in a forest fire in the SoCal sun!!
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