I saw the guy on Letterman & a video of him demonstrating it in the
CA desert.  It is a helicopter jet engine, so noooo problem!  He
doesn't know how fast he can go as the speedo pegs @ 140 & he just
keeps going! & it is street legal.

Tom B.- the guy is an aeronautical engineer of some sort- thank god.

On Apr 6, 2007, at 3:43 PM, vt wrote:

> My guess is that he can't tell, having lost his hearing the first
> time he fired that jato-assisted missile off down the road.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Todd P. Last
>   To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>   Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 2:54 PM
>   Subject: Re: Friday Funny - What if this person worked with
> Vanagons..
>
>
>   I wonder what the interior sound level is while driving.
>
>   neil wrote:
>     And speaking of VW mods, this is still my fav VW mod:
>
>     http://www.ourlighterside.com/stuff/engineer/
>
>     and oldy but a goody.
>
>     Neil.
>
>     On 4/6/07, Todd P. Last <Rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>        After his successful engine conversion for his Fiat, Frank
> decided to use a
>       Vanagon for his next project...
>
>       http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> ViewItem&item=320100620206&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:11