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Three wheeled death wish: blown Hemi-powered trike
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Blastolene Hemi Trike
It's hard to stand out among the customs and hot rods at the Grand National Roadster Show, but there was one vehicle that grabbed our attention. We noticed it not necessarily because of the craftsmanship, which is excellent, or the engineering that went into it, which is incredible, but by the pure insanity of the vehicle. Designed and constructed by Blastolene, the same company that built Jay Leno's tank car and the Cadillac V12-powered B-702, this three-wheeler features a supercharged Hemi V8 that probably produces more power than Zeus can muster. It makes the Dodge Tomahawk Concept look like a child's toy. We can't even begin to imagine what it's like to drive, but we'd guess it's a similar experience to piloting a Top Fuel dragster without a roll cage or any safety equipment. Awesome.
Gallery: Blastolene Hemi Trike
Photos copyright ©2009 Drew Phillips / Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jake 10:07AM (1/27/2009)
What are the pipes out the back for?
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Matt K 10:16AM (1/27/2009)
they're fake sidepipes, in picture 10 you can see the pipe that runs underneath out of the back of the sidepipe, probably into a muffler and then out the true exhaust in the back
Cory 10:38AM (1/27/2009)
Not sure if the headers are fake. It's possible the exhaust can be diverted through mufflers for road use. Either way, those headers look sweet especially from the rear. That has got to sound wicked from up top with the side pipes open.
Anyone know more about this? I googled it and went to the Blastolene site but saw nothing.
kal326 11:48AM (1/27/2009)
Purely wild speculation, but it looks like they have diverted some exhaust flow from the main open headers to the rear and the only reason I could think of its flames. Didn't see any sparkers or other source of ignition on the rear pipes, but I couldn't really think of any other reason to divert some exhaust there. However if I was going to rig the exhaust to shoot flames it would be behind the vehicle and not in front of the tires.
means98 10:16AM (1/27/2009)
Holy gauge cluster mounted on the supercharger batman!!
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Matt K 10:18AM (1/27/2009)
And it looks like its been ridden at least 110 miles?!? Hard to make out...
Franz 3:04PM (1/27/2009)
240mph speedo... yeah, right. I'm sure it could hit theoretically hit that speed, but I dunno anyone who'd be crazy enough to straddle a blown Hemi at 240mph... let alone this particular one with such an upright seating position. It is pretty cool though.
nerdgod 10:26AM (1/27/2009)
And... are the rear tyres on backwards?
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David 10:28AM (1/27/2009)
Looks like all the tires are on backwards... unless they're not actually planning on using the water sipes for their intended purpose.
Shawn 10:34AM (1/27/2009)
I'm sure the direction of the tires are mounted will be the last thing on your mind if you are riding this thing in the rain...
Talisman 11:12AM (1/27/2009)
I was just about to post the same thing. Not sure whats up with that. Even the front tire tread looks backwards to me.
Talisman 11:16AM (1/27/2009)
^Edit: On second look, I guess the fronts are okay.
It suuuure would be nice if we could come up with a delete or edit feature on Autoblog...
MajorGeek 10:30AM (1/27/2009)
You had me at "blown Hemi"
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gearhead18 11:27AM (1/29/2009)
I know man those two words are the Mopar Bible right there
mr.ed 12:53PM (1/27/2009)
For all you guys who think you know that the present Chrysler hemi is the nuts, take a look at this one. THAT'S a Hemi.
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cdwrx 11:11AM (1/27/2009)
Much of the craftsmanship and engineering are truly impressive. I love the front suspension and the old Jag rear end with the inboard disc brakes. The instrument cluster is also pretty cool and I can safely say that I've never seen a hemi with winged valve covers. Nice job on the wings too, with the flush aircraft rivets.
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JayP 11:25AM (1/27/2009)
This is a close second to Jesse James' Cummins Diesel trike.
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5kHp 11:46AM (1/27/2009)
It's a AA/Fuel Altered trike! I've never been more proud to be an American!
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Patrick 11:46AM (1/27/2009)
Check out the tyre direction on motorcycles, backwards. I don't understand why, but thats how they do it. A guy I worked with had a Honda CBR100RR and it had either the front or rear going the opposite of what you would think a directional tyre would be. But this is clearly using some rubber that would be on a car..a high-end supercar..but still doesn't make sense why any direction tyre would be going the opposite way.
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Toddo 7:10PM (1/28/2009)
Thats what people mean when they say "finned" valve covers ????!!!!
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