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After two years of research and development and two weeks of grueling 20-hour days, the Spectre Performance SpeedLiner is officially in the record books as the fastest Blown Gas Streamliner on earth. The guys at Spectre Performance, makers of high flow air filters and engine accessories, set the record in their Cadillac powered SpeedLiner averaging 330.9 MPH over the course of two runs.

The engine is a 529 cubic inch Cadillac with twin intercooled 88mm turbos drawing air through Spectre hpR Air Filters rated at 1885 CFM each. Catch the full story at Motorator.com

Starting some years ago my passion for speed led me to become an active member of the North American Eagle, which has been built to take back the supersonic land speed record from the Brits and return it to the United States. Our goal is to break the existing record of 763 mph by reaching 800 mph! The main power plant for this awesome machine is a J-79 turbojet jet engine that was originally used in the F-4 Phantom. There is also the possibility of utilizing a small 6,000 pound thrust liquid propellant motor for added boost. The car weighs about 13,500 pounds, but instead the North American Eagle’s jet engine produces 39,000 hp!

It would take about $10,000,000 dollars to build the car today, which includes developmental, engineering and non-recurring costs. Someone once asked, “Can you drive this car on the street?"The answer is no. For some reason the state highway patrol has problems with cars that shoot 70 foot flames from the tailpipe! You think you gave fuel economy problems? In full afterburner this car consumes about ten gallons of jet fuel every second! In one mile it burns fifty gallons. Do the math. That works out to .02 miles per gallon, or about 105 feet per gallon. Continue reading…

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