Pretty hard to believe, eh?

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Yep, that's a 520 hp twin turbo Porsche 993 engine in a 1962 VW van. Remember that in the early years, the engines with Porsche and VW are interchangable with small mods.

Man, wish my best friend lived to see this video.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XvjVvFdMIY]YouTube - 520hp Volkswagen van[/ame]
 
Shit then u ought to see the Renault Espace F1:

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More Minivans that eats Camaros, Porsches and an occasional Ferrari:

89 turbo mini van!
TurboMinivan.com

Guess which one won? lol
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sablescort, I have seen both vans you have mentioned in here. Yep, theres more and more odd vehicles joining the race as its not just 2 door and 4 door cars anymore.
 
Ill get back with video of a dodge ram diesel in a drag race, lot have thought diesel are slow vehicles. LOL

There you go! :D

Whoo, 10 second 1/4 mile time....

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH9kKYz0kmI&feature=related[/ame]
 
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Meh! too much smoke giving other people hard time seeing the road. thats my excuse lol
 
BTW, this thread is about strange vehicles doing stuff....not just about regular cars anymore. Here's the video of a semi truck doing donuts in the snow. :giggle:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj8YJZnXTx0&feature=related[/ame]
 
Ever seen a semi truck on a racetrack, no?

That's the Pikes Peak climb in Colorado.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpNOMicBgkY&feature=related]YouTube - 2008 Pikes Peak Semi Truck 2[/ame]
 
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