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Now THAT is an Engine Upgrade
Of course, there is always the other option of saying 'to hell with fuel efficiency' by installing a jet engine into your VW Beetle. I like how the DMV and Highway Patrol each had no clue on the street legality of such a machine. But builder Ron Patrick describes it best: a jet-boosted run will "pin the speedometer and that's at 140." He thinks that when it hits 160 mph -- he hasn't seen that ... yet -- the car will start lifting off the ground ...
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