And now, a snowblower with a V-8 engine...

TheMightyFavog

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Thu Dec-01-05 10:39 AM
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And now, a snowblower with a V-8 engine...

Edited on Thu Dec-01-05 10:41 AM by JonathanChance

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4889/

If you’re tired of anaemic, one-lung snowblowers with their slipping drive belts, you might consider Kai Grundt’s V8 snow blower which raises the bar on the traditional snow blower in every respect. With electric start, electric block heater, antifreeze heater and eight cylinders, it has no drive belts to freeze up and you’ll never get bored with the job as the 454 cubic inch big block Chevrolet V8 produces 412 horsepower, 430 foot pounds of torque and can throw snow 50 feet at just 3500 rpm. Nor will you get cold as the machine has been ingeniously designed to route the engine coolant through the handle bars, with the rear mounted, enclosed radiator keeping the operator nice and cosy.

The first point to make is that this is not a V8 grafted on a traditional snow blower carriage but a purpose-built unit crafted around a motor of this magnitude. It functions very much like a traditional blower by way of operator input and feedback and offers effortless safe operation.

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The custom 42 inch, two stage auger has a Chevrolet 10 bolt truck differential with spool and a centrifugal auger clutch with shear pin protection, further adding to the image of this “automotive theme blower.” As each unit is cutom-built, optional extras for the snowblower are both diverse and outrageous as the base unit – there is unlimited auger choices from single to multi stage designs and various motor combinations to suit the religious preferences of the customer (Chevy, Dodge Hemi, Ford) and such exotica as a V-10 or a diesel engine or remote starting can be accommodated.

And if, after a while, you feel you’ve outgrown the 400 horses, this particular engine is well catered for in the performance modification area, with Lunati camshaft, Milodon Gear drive, Holley and Edelbrock components to name a few, and there’s always the fuel injection option too, if you feel you need to throw the snow out of the county or ensure your seat in the “neighborhood blower blingster hall of fame."

http://www.v8snowblowers.com/

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Blue_Tires

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Thu Dec-01-05 10:43 AM
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1. what a waste of a good 454ci

just imo....

i feel the same way about people using Viper/Ferrari engines to power their boats

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AngryAmish

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Thu Dec-01-05 10:46 AM
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2. No supercharger?

Gotta beef up the horsepower on that baby.

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oneighty

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Thu Dec-01-05 11:20 AM
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3. Jeeez

Please do not let my neighbor see this. He will park it along side his 5000 horsepower riding mower which only works at 0800 Sunday mornings.

Sigh.

180

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Thu Dec-01-05 11:21 AM
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4. nasty, polluting things

:puke:

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