.: karmann-ghia 2.8 (air cooled) supercharged
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engine is supercharged 2830cc with autocraft case and cd heads from roger crawford and anthony chicca at headsup performance in the usa.
awesome workmanship from the crew at cbb. trans is mendeola.
the chassis originally came fro puerto rico, but has been completely re-hashed to meet the australian andra safety standards, and the requirments that will meet mike s intended goals.
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action pics - see them first here at uac
mike got the car to western sydney international dragway and was able to give the ghia it s first shakedown passes at the nostalgia drags.
mike was very disciplined with the power on hand, using only enough throttle to keep the car hooking up. even with just part throttle mike was astounded at the power. a thorough check of the mechanicals and the chassis will follow.
the sound of the engine is something that can only be experienced. at an event (and in a class) dominated by big capacity blown 8s, the car sounded far healthier than many of those around it. and plenty of dyed-in-the-wool v8 fans are just as eager to see mike piloting the ghia under full power.
first attack at the strip saw a straight burn out procedure - just a little bit of throttle to get the wheels spinning, but not frying.
the car kept straight and gave mike an initial idea of how the car was going to feel.
after backing up and bringing the car in to stage a small fuel leak was discovered from one of the injector nozzles on the hat. back to the pits for the 5 second fix. and wait for the next round.
the 2nd qualifying round saw mike run the car conservatively down the quarter mile.
the burnout procedure was again sensibly restrained, and saw the car keep a good line while warming the tyres.
getting away with just a part throttle launch the ghia lifted up and shot out of the hole.
keeping things easy and on and off the throttle, mike cruised through for a 12.757sec @ 83.06mph getting his first feel for the handling of the car, sitting on the left hand side and shifting with his right hand.
mike got in one more pass in the 1st round of eliminations.
the burnout again was conservative, however the butterflies did open up a bit more and it looked like mike was prepared to lay a little more power down.
the launch gave us our first indication of what the ghia is going to be like out of the hole. the enormous torque slingshotted the ghia away from the start line. from then on, mike still kept a tight lead on the power further familiarising himself with the car. this run produced an 11.924 sec @ 118.22 mph result.
before packing up, mike took the car over the scales. 607kg nett. with mike it comes to just 1511lbs
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que ronco encardido
