AutotopiaLA's 1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash A Harrowing Tale of Brake
It doesn't matter if it's a slant six producing said horsepower or a motor capable of 1,300 horsepower. The amount of torque or HP the brakes have to overcome is the same. The motor is only producing the torque or hp needed to maintain the speed the stuck throttle is allowing it to achieve.
This 1965 Mercury Comet With 628 HP Packs Quite A Wallop Carscoops
The highlight of the car is its 632 cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 complete with a massive supercharger that's pumping out 1,300 hp. That's a phenomenal amount of power and needs to be matched with.
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
Over the weekend, the channel put out a video about a 1,300-hp Mercury Comet that crashed into a minivan due to brake failure. How could this catastrophic car accident have been prevented? The 1,300-hp Mercury Comet cost the owner "23 years, $208,000, and two wives." The 1,300 hp Mercury Comet before and after | Via AutotopiaLA on YouTube
[VĂdeo] Mercury Comet com 1.300 cv bate por falha nos freios
In a 1,300-horsepower monster, idling at 2,200 rpm is a big problem. They should have pulled over and shut it off on the spotâespecially after the duo discussed the smell of burning brakes..
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Shawn from AutotopiaLA met up with Russ in December 2021 to do a reel on his 1964 Mercury Comet. The car has a 632 Merlin big block Chevrolet engine topped with a 14-71 BDS Blower and puts out 1,300 horsepower. The project cost Russ "23 years, $208K dollars, and two wives" to build. Related: How To Survive A Car Crash
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
This 1,300 horsepower 1964 Mercury Comet restomod, built by owner Russ Stover in his garage over a period of 23 years to go drag racing with, certainly falls in the list of ' hope to never wreck ' cars. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened - and worse, while it was being filmed by Shawn Davis, of YouTube channel AutopiaLA fame.
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
Advertisements You'll need to watch this video to believe the actions taken (or not) in this Darwin award contender level of thinking So, if you were about to take your 1300HP multi hundred thousand dollar, multi year rebuild Mercury Comet for a YouTube shoot and the following was wrong: Throttle sticking at 2500 (1300HP = [âŠ]
Name All the Stupid Decisions Leading to This 1,300HP Vintage Car Crash
1300 hp mercury comet brake failure crash 65TerrorCuda Jul 9, 2022 1 2 3. 11 Next 65TerrorCuda Well-Known Member Joined Jul 26, 2009 Messages 1,051 Reaction score 625 Location Albuquerque, New Mexico Jul 9, 2022 #1 1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH Lets see, no handbrake, sticking throttle and riding the brakes.
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
A powerful restored and modified Mercury Comet gets the limelight on YouTube but towards the end of the shooting, its brakes failed for obvious reasons.
OUCH, That Hurt! 1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crashes Into A Minivan Due To
The saddest thing you'll see today. When you finish your project with more than 1300 hp, you go out for a spin and your brakes fail.#mercury #musclecar #kbem.
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1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused by Brake Failure Mihnea Radu July 9, 2022 AutotopiaLA provides many muscle car fans with their weekly or biweekly fix of adrenaline-pumping V8 monsters with perfect paint jobs.
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
1964 Mercury Comet with over 1300 hp lost its brakes and ended up colliding with a minivan, injuring the driver and passenger.Thankfully everyone recovered a.
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Watch: 1,300-hp Mercury Comet crash teaches owner lessons Failed brakes contributed to this preventable collision, but there were several missed red flags, too Matthew Guy Published Jul 11, 2022.
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash Put AutotopiaLA Out of Action, Was Caused
1300 hp mercury comet brake failure crash. Thread starter 65TerrorCuda; Start date Jul 9, 2022;. I think the fact that the motor has 1300 hp has little to do with the accident. Think about throttle position and power output. The throttle was nowhere near wide open throttle. Listen to the engine when the brakes went out.
OUCH, That Hurt! 1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crashes Into A Minivan Due To
1,300 HP Mercury Comet Crash: The Aftermath. Via: AutotopiaLA YouTube Channel. Though the crash was severe and resulted in serious injuries to the people and extensive damage to all the vehicles involved, the good news is that all the involved parties have now fully recovered. Shawn Davis and Russ Stover are in perfect health, with the former.
Incidente terribile, una Mercury Comet da 1300CV gli si rompono i freni
It's a 1964 Mercury Comet restoration and modification project, powered by a 632 Merlin big block Chevy V8 engine with a 1471 BDS supercharger, for a total output of 1,300 hp. The kicker,.