Filed under: Tuners, Supercars
For the truly insane: 1800-horsepower Mosler MT900S
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The standard Mosler MT900S is a supercar by anyone's standards. It's got a sleek body made of carbon fiber, a 7.0-liter V8 with 550 horsepower, and can hit 60 mph in just over three seconds. But for one of Mosler's customers it just wasn't enough. The owner of this MT900S enlisted the help of Nelson Racing Engines in Chatsworth, CA to build the ultimate motor for his supercar: a twin-turbo 427ci V8 producing up to 1800 horsepower on race fuel and around 1100 horsepower using 91 octane. To help make the car more streetable, boost can be controlled every 100 rpm in each gear. The first few gears are limited to around 6-8 psi, while higher gears can take full boost -- over 30 psi! We recently got the chance to see the car in person at the NRE facility where they were doing final testing on the engine. The dyno run we witnessed netted nearly 1600 horsepower before the intake collapsed from the pressure. We were told that the car should be completely finished in the next couple weeks and that we could come back for a ride. We'll be sure to take them up on the offer!
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John P. 8:08PM (7/09/2008)
Oh My. I bet that is fun!
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xpolarx 8:50PM (7/09/2008)
@ Autoblog:
Get video!! I need to see and hear this thing in action. I bet the wastegates sound like shotguns.
jv2k 10:21PM (7/09/2008)
Yea we really need a video for this thing. Pictures and words mean nothing.
azzo45 8:08PM (7/09/2008)
Holy $h*t!!! That would be one helluva track car
:) :) :)
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zamafir 9:37PM (7/09/2008)
remind me what track you'll be able to utilize the upper gears in? frantic variable power delivery isn't my notion of what i'd like my car to do on the track but to each his own.
A good idea... 11:43PM (7/09/2008)
Circuit de la Sarthe and The Green Hell are a start. They have absolutely beautiful straights where this thing *might* make it half way through it's final gear.
Kiiks 12:37AM (7/10/2008)
Nardo?
why not the LS2LS7? 1:20AM (7/10/2008)
Oh yeah, for chrissake, why would you want to take a powerful, light car to a track?
Oh wait, because it would be a blast.
Early 80s cars made 1500HP using a LOT of boost and were even lighter than this and they proved to be very good track cars.
why not the LS2LS7? 1:21AM (7/10/2008)
Whoops, that was supposed to say "early 80s F1 cars"
zamafir 2:19AM (7/10/2008)
my concern isn't the powerful light part it's the variable boost and massive turbo surge, like the 9ff GT9 for those who actually care to follow fast cars who manage to build speed much quicker as the gears progress. And that's quit a bit less powerful then this. So cut the cynicism, go read a review or two of what cars like this are like to drive, learn that runways aren't long enough to exploit their full potential before sardonically chiding people who might be just as enthusiastic as you but might also share a different perspective :).
why not the LS2LS7? 3:55AM (7/10/2008)
I believe "this car is useless, it's too powerful" is the cynical angle, not those of us who say to why not give it a try.
F1 cars are brutal too, and people drive them.
If you can't take it, just drive something else, okay? I'm sure you won't be alone.
azzo45 8:36AM (7/10/2008)
zamafir: What track... How about Road America's 4 miles of fun for starters? Any track with good run-off.
I would say the track is the place to use this high HP car as opposed to the street.
Adam Marcello 8:56AM (7/10/2008)
Im willing to bet this car is destined to an airstrip or salt flats for its first few runs. Its always cool to have a top out number. For a track environment I'd take it to the Willow Springs fast track as its right in their neck of the woods. It should be able to post a pretty good track top speed there.
why not the LS2LS7? 10:44AM (7/10/2008)
If it's headed to the salt flats, it can hit Tooele, Utah right after, Miller Motorsports Park is the longest track in the US with a 2/3rds mile main straight.
James Sonne 8:12PM (7/09/2008)
I can only imagine what that was like standing by the car for the dyno run. When standing about 5 feet away next to my brother's naturally aspirated G35 when he lifts off the throttle after reving, my jeans on my legs get pushed around by air. That much pressure differential must compress your ear drums.
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lgrunauer1 8:12PM (7/09/2008)
1800 HP!!!
I'd love to see that race against a Veyron...
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John P. 8:20PM (7/09/2008)
It would be a pretty good race until the Mosler got some traction, then,.... bye bye veyron. Race over in about 2 seconds I figure.
RJ 12:06AM (7/10/2008)
You might want to try a Renault F1 for a more fair race in a straight line!
Justin 8:15PM (7/09/2008)
Long live crossplane v8 muscle.
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Justin 8:17PM (7/09/2008)
Long live crossplane v8 muscle
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