Who did ran this 13B into the ground?

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Dec 10, 2003 | 12:12 AM

#26

poor college student

Red Mist

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From: UCLA

lol, that's an awesome vid.........

Dec 10, 2003 | 12:13 AM

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poor college student

Red Mist

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From: UCLA

good thing he left the coolant cap off.... or lese it might have been a really long video....

Dec 10, 2003 | 01:01 AM

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infinitezero

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i shall show this video to my dad and then laugh at his piston powered vehicle!!

Dec 10, 2003 | 05:12 AM

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bingoboy

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From: Kailua, HI

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Originally posted by HeavyFoot86
If you read the thread from FC3S, it was in neutral, with the clutch pedal in the whole time, to prevent flying clutch discs and other UFO's.

The front rotor was alread blown, no radiator cap, and still ran for just shy of 7 mins at 9,000!!!! RPM. Simply awesome. Gotta love our engines. (They also said that the fresh rebuild was sitting in the garage, ready to go into the car.)

Chris- still proud of the rotary

hmmm last i checked the flywheel wasn't connected to the clutch.

Dec 10, 2003 | 09:04 AM

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Mr. Gadget

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From: Parts Unknown

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Well, the pressure plate is connected and could have burst. For you kids out there, dont try this at home. This guy was lucky. If the engine locked suddenly at 9K parts would have ripped off.