1/4 scale grave digger

[CuttyBadmanz]

Found this, very cool.

[Tug]

Yeah, seen that before, awesome build, even more amazing sound!

Reckon that's its top speed?

Want!

[(-:AD:-)]

Yeah it does sound nice

[dirtyhabitz]

is that a top fuel mini engine ?

[Nitroholic]

Conley V8  .....  Stinger 609.

 

http://www.conleyprecision.com/609.htm

 

A mere snip at $8200 .... gulp.

 

According to Conley, it's 5.5Hp normally aspirated, and around 9Hp if you run it with the supercharger.

 

Now, I'm not a fan of the actual look of Grave Digger, but it does look like an impressive piece of kit. It's been years in the construction, and I cannot imagine how much its cost overall. It's also probably as much throttle as I have actually seen applied to a Conley. Most just get started and idled and switched off....or else trundled gently around.

[evssv]

I want I want....lol!!!....did he get damn close to that tree or what!!!! Bet he pooped himself. ..lol!!!

[Greenough]

That's awesome, I want one

[TrickyTris]

How the smeg did he make that sound so authentic?? It's awesome!! 

 

Who cares how fast it can go when it sounds like that! I'd just poodle down the shops with it and scare the crap out of all the locals!

[Greenough]

How long till santa comes again? If I'm really really good...........

[Nitroholic]

The only way to get 'that' sound is to actually have a V8 engine.... nothing else sounds like that.

 

Run it on basically open pipes, and that's all you need .... oh...yes..and the $8000 to buy the motor. You'll need that...

 

But then again, when you look at what the largescale plane guys spend, actually...that motor is pretty reasonable. There is a serious amount of engineering involved, and it is a proper scale engine in every respect.

[SirusDviruS]

Very very envious

As afraid as I would be to hurt it, I'd have to rag the snot out of that! At least once anyway

[sean-vrs]

MINT!

[Oh How Original]

That is properly cool!!

I may sound stupid here but does it all work in exactly the same way as a proper V8 engine? But obviously scaled down.

[Hyper-d]

Sounds beaut!

[CuttyBadmanz]

That is properly cool!!

I may sound stupid here but does it all work in exactly the same way as a proper V8 engine? But obviously scaled down.

Here's the link to the page!

[Pistonhead]

Here's the link to the page!

Where?

[Tug]

Where?

It's right here!

[shdaxner]

When he first set off I thought the sound had been pasted on over the video...that sounds amazeballs.

[CuttyBadmanz]

http://bangshift.com/bangshiftxl/quarter-scale-grave-digger-powered-tiny-supercharged-conley-stinger-v8-engine-sweet/

Haaaaaa, just thought I'd tease you, honest:p

[atom3624]

I've been watching this Digger build over the years - been quite fascinating!

How much all the different trials and fails must have cost him is quite another.

Great that he stuck with it - looks and certainly SOUNDS great.

Al.