SuperSnake video

Canucklehead · #1 08-02-2007, 08:39 PM

If you check Kevin Suydam's website he has one also. He claims there that its real. No reason to dought him.

http://corvettes-musclecars.com/cgi-bin/...27%20Side-Oiler

**Charley Lillard** · #2 08-03-2007, 01:36 AM

Kevin has a 427 car but not a SuperSnake. His is a green car. My car was a one off with the three stripes, bundle of snakes headers , chrome grill trim etc. They invisioned selling 50 of them to be the baddest street cars but the sales price was going to be over 7K and you could buy a 427 Cobra for less so they only built the one and ended up discounting it to 5K to sell it.

Jeff Murphy · #3 08-03-2007, 05:16 AM

That video is freakin' cool.

**rubbinisracing** · #4 08-03-2007, 07:06 AM

Carroll got it up to 170mph on the Goodyear test track and the car has 4:11 gears....how many rpm was that thing turnin'? Got any idea Charley?

**Charley Lillard** · #5 08-03-2007, 08:58 AM

He averaged 142 mph for 500 miles. The Lemans engine is built to run at 7K rpm for 24 hours but I have no idea on what rpm it takes to hit 170. Maybe different gears for the test ? I really like how the narrator calls it a specially prepared 650 hp GT500.

**flyingn** · #6 08-03-2007, 05:54 PM

hard to believe. Thats a lot of air to push to get to 7000 rpm at speed.. Besides it would take a lot more then 7k rpm with a 4.11 geared car to reach 170..

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**rubbinisracing** · #7 08-03-2007, 07:48 PM

I only know Carroll Shelby by reputation but I would say its fair to think that a racer with the press all to himself would "push the envelope", "tweak the rules" or whatever you like to call it. A gear change would be likely!

Does the car have a standard "Rug-S" toplaoder or something special? Besides the headers is the engine different than the 2 other factory 427 cars?

Don't forget to post the clip Peter did on the car as well. It helps explain the significance of the car

**Born30YrsLate** · #8 08-04-2007, 07:37 AM

Charley...let me know what the rpms are at 60 mph in 4th gear and I'll figure out the rpm for 170 mph speed...

VintageMusclecar · #9 08-04-2007, 08:35 AM

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Carroll got it up to 170mph on the Goodyear test track and the car has 4:11 gears....how many rpm was that thing turnin'? Got any idea Charley?

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Well, I'm not Charley, but I can answer that question...

Not knowing the actual height of the tires in question, I took a WAG and plugged 26" into the equation.

In order to run 170 MPH with a 26" tire and 4.11 gears, the engine would have to turn a little over 9,000 rpm, assuming a 1-1 final drive ratio and not taking into account any tire growth at speed.

*edit* using a 28" tire, it would take a little over 8300 rpm, FWIW.

That's wingin' it pretty hard to say the least.

Eric

(p.s. The formula is MPH X Gear Ratio X 336 [constant] / tire height.)

TN2Lane · #10 08-04-2007, 08:49 AM

Very cool video

I noticed Shelby climbs out through the drivers window at the end of the test. Necessary, or just force of habit?

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