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Old 03-19-2018, 08:47 AM
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This is absolutely beautiful!
Yeah, but if you stomp the gas too quickly the car will turn over from the torque.

I joke, but one iteration of Art Arfons' Green Monster dragster employed an Allison V1710 v12 aircraft engine. In trials it literally rolled on its back from torque. They had to add extra, splayed tires to stabilize it.

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