...an Australian sets up shop in TEXAS, to build new Spitfire aircraft with GM Corvette engines....and they seat two...!
..how many of you knew this..? Not me..until today..!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGoP-kkZKnc
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Ok...check out this video from the 5 minute mark onward....Yeah Baby...the Corvette engine is humming....!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnGf8NTOMKw
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Re: SPITFIRES Built in TEXAS
Imagine what that Spit flyby would sound like if the LS2 V8 was replaced with the end of era 2013 Formula 1 V8 turning at 22,000 RPM?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFUHbeIsOCI
PS Keep your eye on the exhaust manifold, they tend to get a little warm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFUHbeIsOCI
PS Keep your eye on the exhaust manifold, they tend to get a little warm.
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