Can we get half naked ladies carrying numbered cards.....then my ringside seat would be priceless..........

I saw they said they used EVOMS intercoolers and if YOU bothered to read more accurately you would see they said they had to make even bigger ones - so as usual you miss the detail and get it wrong, but hey this is the internet and you are a "guru"

If you would be so kind as to ask on that site whether they used ice/C02 or any other method for IAT reduction you may find that your intercoolers bare no resemblance to the methods they employed for that devastating run.... If you developed (or borrowed from me ) an ounce of cynicism you might decide that EVO (that is who did the engine right ?) have put together an explodamotor to get all the headlines which are raved about by a lot of non technically minded people and then sell their 750hp/750ftlb packages (off the back of their demonstrated technical abilities) which in reality perform little better than 600hp/550ftlb packages...... - I mean you think you have the same intercooling which was on that car for that run

Well I for one am just glad we live in a world where people are still prepared to invest the time and effort it takes to do this sort of thing.

Arguing about the relevance of this engine build is a bit like all the tree huggers who argue there is no need for cars that can exceed the speed limit. There may be some logic to the argument, but sometimes fun trumps logic!

FYI Eddie ran a 996TT at last years event (RPM shop car - where he works). Went 191mph, and up until October was the fastest water-cooled Porsche to run the Mile (VR Alex then ran 211mph running ungodly amounts of boost with his welded on heads).

Eddie chose to use the 964 body for his platform because it is narrow and therefore more aero at those kinds of speeds. He has stated this on numerious occasions.

Yeah, he has 997 headlights on it. I don't know so much about aerodynamics at those kind of speeds, but considering that he built the thing from the ground up for the sole purpose of running the Mile, and had his choice of any platform to use, I think he did his homework.

If you want to see a truly bleeding edge Porsche build, look at this from CJV: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/tuning-modifica...
(caution: it's 70pages long - work from the most recent back a few pages and you'll find the build summary - it's truly staggering the time he has put into documenting every technical detail of the build)

He's done everything you can think of - o-ringed heads, custom everything, knife-edged and thermal coating everywhere, custom NASCAR-type bearings, stroked to 4.6L, etc etc. This has been a 3yr build (due to the amount of unique custom parts required, and his budget), and the car will be an absolute ANIMAL - we're probably talking about 1500rwhp at relatively conservative boost levels. Will be interesting to see, and it's in the final stages of the build now.

What a result i have been following the build on 6speed as looks to have been built as the full package.

Didn't Eddie drive to Texas from New York, do the runs and drive back?!?

Just read those build threads on 6Speed...

WOW! I really, really want a long stroke crank now!

Very interesting stuff and definitely more technical than PH, enjoyed it very much!

Not that I don't enjoy being here, I love it here... Just like this boundary pushing tech stuff every now and then!

4.5 litres! Wow!

Here is the 0-300kph posted on RL for this car - not proper traction until 200kph.....

Ah this is all silly talk - wait til the M5 crowd get here! Heck I am sure a stock M5 with 4 passengers could see this off no problem....