Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Body General body information and techniques for restoration, repairs, and modifications.

Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 04-02-2011, 09:11 PM
  #1  
Senior Member

Thread Starter
 
JimRockford's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 689
Likes: 0
Received 35 Likes on 28 Posts
Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place,I couldn't find a general discussion section.

Before this guy pressed turbo boost he should have checked to make sure kitts molecular bonded shell would hold up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htI-o77-ejk&feature=fvst

Believe it or not,the 19 year old driver actually lived through this!

Here's the actual news story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9UsF...feature=fvwrel
Last edited by JimRockford; 04-02-2011 at 09:17 PM.
JimRockford is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 09:22 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
iTrader: (9)
 
Timinsk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: CT
Posts: 898
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1989 Camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 LS
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Wow thats crazy. Car was severed into 3 peices. whole roof was actually torn in half and front and rear split. kid is very lucky! police reported that he was going well over 100mph.. but.. last i heard from a news article he might of been running from the police?.. just makes me realize how much more i need a rollcage
Timinsk is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 09:38 PM
  #3  
Member
iTrader: (4)
 
coryprine's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Gonzales, LA
Posts: 399
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 85 Camaro Z28
Engine: 5.7 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
this has been posted here numerous times.....
coryprine is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 09:42 PM
  #4  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (25)
 
UnderCover89TBI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Manteca,California. Nor Cal.
Posts: 7,260
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Car: SOLD IT. Mopar guy only now.
Engine: gone
Transmission: gone
Axle/Gears: gone
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
numerous times but I have not seen the knight rider concept to it..haha.
UnderCover89TBI is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 09:58 PM
  #5  
Member

 
burn0ut305's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: waverly ia
Posts: 449
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: z28
Engine: 305
Transmission: pro built 700r4 (road racing kit)
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by Timinsk
just makes me realize how much more i need a rollcage
lol plan on running from the police?
burn0ut305 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 10:29 PM
  #6  
Senior Member

Thread Starter
 
JimRockford's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 689
Likes: 0
Received 35 Likes on 28 Posts
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by coryprine
this has been posted here numerous times.....
Sorry,I didnt realize that. I just recently became a member here.
JimRockford is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-02-2011, 10:34 PM
  #7  
Senior Member

Thread Starter
 
JimRockford's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 689
Likes: 0
Received 35 Likes on 28 Posts
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by Timinsk
Wow thats crazy. Car was severed into 3 peices. whole roof was actually torn in half and front and rear split. kid is very lucky! police reported that he was going well over 100mph.. but.. last i heard from a news article he might of been running from the police?.. just makes me realize how much more i need a rollcage

Yeah,it's incredible the guy lived through this.
Sad to see a third gen destroyed.
It's doubtful that a roll bar would make much difference in a situation like this.
Last edited by JimRockford; 04-02-2011 at 10:38 PM.
JimRockford is offline  
Reply Like

Trending Topics

Old 04-03-2011, 04:58 PM
  #8  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (25)
 
UnderCover89TBI's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Manteca,California. Nor Cal.
Posts: 7,260
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Car: SOLD IT. Mopar guy only now.
Engine: gone
Transmission: gone
Axle/Gears: gone
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
The world may never know...
UnderCover89TBI is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 05:19 PM
  #9  
Senior Member

 
Slash's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 525
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1988 Camaro IrocZ
Engine: Holley Stealth Ram 385 Stroker
Transmission: Redline Performance 700r4 Trans
Axle/Gears: Bulletproof 4thGen Ls1 SS Rear 3.73
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
in b4 the lock/delete
Slash is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 07:46 PM
  #10  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (14)
 
//<86TA>\\'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 12,655
Likes: 0
Received 47 Likes on 45 Posts
Car: 86 Trans Am, 92 Firebird
Engine: 408 sbc, 3.1L of raw power
Transmission: TKO600, T5
Axle/Gears: Moser 9", 3:70 trutac, 3:23 torsion
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
yeah, this was posted here about a hundred times a day back when it happened...

and spawned this gem
Name: Knight_Rider_boost.gif Views: 18 Size: 1.85 MB
//<86TA>\\ is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 08:18 PM
  #11  
Supreme Member
iTrader: (5)
 
one92rs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: league city
Posts: 2,928
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Car: SOLD!!!!!
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
wow it is still amazing that he lived thru that. didnt realize a third gen could fly like that.
one92rs is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 08:26 PM
  #12  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (5)
 
Dante93GTZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 2,873
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Car: 1992 Z28 Heritage Edition
Engine: L98
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23:1
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
DELETE
Dante93GTZ is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 08:39 PM
  #13  
Member

iTrader: (2)
 
Jason89RS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Beaumont, CA
Posts: 392
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 89 RS
Engine: L03
Transmission: M5
Axle/Gears: 3.08 posi
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
The damage to the car should buff right out.
Jason89RS is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 08:49 PM
  #14  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (15)
 
customblackbird's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: northern New Jersey
Posts: 4,638
Received 57 Likes on 40 Posts
Car: 87 TA clone
Engine: 70/70 Turbo 5.3 LS
Transmission: bullet proof 2004R
Axle/Gears: ford 8.8, 3.55 gears
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by one92rs
wow it is still amazing that he lived thru that. didnt realize a third gen could fly like that.
how could it not fly...ITS A FIREBIRD!! ha
customblackbird is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 09:40 PM
  #15  
Senior Member
iTrader: (2)
 
quickkris2006's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: jackson new jersey
Posts: 733
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Car: 1991 camaro vert
Engine: ls1 soon
Transmission: t56 soon
Axle/Gears: moser 12bolt 4.10 soon!
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
the person DIDNT LIVE threw that. there is no way he/she could have.. and if for some strange reason he did, if that was me i probably wouldnt want to be alive..
quickkris2006 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 10:19 PM
  #16  
Member

 
burn0ut305's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: waverly ia
Posts: 449
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: z28
Engine: 305
Transmission: pro built 700r4 (road racing kit)
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by quickkris2006
the person DIDNT LIVE threw that. there is no way he/she could have.. and if for some strange reason he did, if that was me i probably wouldnt want to be alive..
click on the second link. He maybe dead now, but he lived threw the crash...
burn0ut305 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-03-2011, 11:47 PM
  #17  
Senior Member

 
89rs454's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 885
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Car: 1989 SS
Engine: LT1+1500$ hooker exhaust
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 bogger
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by quickkris2006
the person DIDNT LIVE threw that. there is no way he/she could have.. and if for some strange reason he did, if that was me i probably wouldnt want to be alive..
He did live threw that lol, these cars can with stand a **** load of beating, just look at how many clunker junks are on the road today.
89rs454 is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-04-2011, 03:20 AM
  #18  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (3)
 
drknow90rs_ss@y's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wittman,Az
Posts: 3,002
Received 61 Likes on 56 Posts
Car: 86 IROC-Z, '71 RS
Engine: 305 TPI/ 350
Transmission: 700R4/TH350
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Last I heard, he lived, but lost both legs.
drknow90rs_ss@y is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-04-2011, 08:11 AM
  #19  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (5)
 
Dante93GTZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 2,873
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Car: 1992 Z28 Heritage Edition
Engine: L98
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.23:1
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Here's the latest update I've found:

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/ne...w-1025258.html

NOW CAN WE PLEASE GET THIS LOCKED!?!?!?! THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN DISCUSSED 5,000 TIMES ON TGO!
Dante93GTZ is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-04-2011, 08:26 AM
  #20  
Senior Member

 
Dartht33bagger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 685
Likes: 0
Received 10 Likes on 7 Posts
Car: 1991 Z28
Engine: L31-R 350 w/ EBL P4
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 2.73
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
I always worry that some idiot is going to steal my car and do something like this to it
Dartht33bagger is offline  
Reply Like
Old 04-04-2011, 08:40 AM
  #21  
Supreme Member

iTrader: (1)
 
puma1552's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 1,780
Received 25 Likes on 8 Posts
Re: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!
Originally Posted by Dante93GTZ
Here's the latest update I've found:

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/ne...w-1025258.html

NOW CAN WE PLEASE GET THIS LOCKED!?!?!?! THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN DISCUSSED 5,000 TIMES ON TGO!
Sounds like quite the loser.
puma1552 is offline  
Reply Like
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Help no power to ignition, door locks, gauges
BRoss99
Electronics
27
12-07-2020 06:50 PM
[TN] FS 1992 CHP EVOC B4c/1LE Camaro
Vintageracer
Camaros for Sale
12
01-10-2020 05:33 PM
swap ls1 to 3rd gen camaro
reiderz iroc
LTX and LSX
7
08-13-2015 04:57 PM
Procharged 383 TPI Dyno Numbers
85Iroc-Z
Power Adders
18
08-13-2015 01:58 AM
Full brake system...
MustangEater82
Brakes
0
08-11-2015 07:52 AM
Tags
Back to Subforum
Body
View Next Unread
help with ground effects?




Advanced Search
Quick Reply: Guy performs real life turbo boost in third gen Firebird!


Reply Closed Thread Share

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:58 AM.