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Old Aug 2, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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I was up at Vettes on the Rockies yesterday and came across this cute little setup





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MY GOD! I wonder if it whines!

Also i wonder if he gets belt slippage!
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It's cool and all....Just not my cup of tea. It just seems like it's done for the bling bling factor.

But this popped into my head when I saw it:

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Also i wonder if he gets belt slippage!
Doubtful, he has a real cog....
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I like it!
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Hey man.... it runs and moves under its own power, looks good..... My hat is off to him.. This stuff ain't easy.....
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Awsome machine. The only down side on those big root type blower is that they can not be driving for long distant because of extreme heat gererate by the blower. I thoink you only see these type blower setup mostly on weekend hot rod, car show short distant drive. Correct me if I am wrong,


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that's impressive.
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