The Maxximus G-Force has been given the designation of the world's fastest street-legal car. This car is a 1600 horsepower engine, in a 2700 pound body, and with speed of 60 mph in 2.1 seconds. The fact that this vehicle perform 0 to 100 mph in the same amount of time it takes a BMW M6 to perform 0 to 60 mph - about 4.5 seconds. The engine that performs this feat is a mid-mounted twin turbocharged Chevy V8 engine. With all that power, the gearbox had to be adjusted accordingly. A specially crafted 3 speed transmission operated by paddle shifters was created to handle this task. In order to bring this monster to a stop, 14.2 inch 6-piston AP Racing calipers are engaged….
Monday, February 16, 2009
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