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Old 09-08-2012, 04:16 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by codeman671 View Post
The cameraman thought they were doing over 100mph? It's a 38 lightning, it would need a lot of hp to break 100. I drove a 38, at full speed with twin 500hp blue motors, I ran just over 80. A fellow islander had a 35 with twin 525's that I am told would do 93 but never experienced it myself.
If a 38 Lightning will run 80 with twin 500s, it'll run 100 with with two 781 HP engines. That would be easy to achieve with a little supercharging.
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