I'm not slamming on Leo, and I do think his 1000 hp stovebolt engine is extremely cool, but in looking at what he did to make that engine so strong made me cringe at how much he must have invested in that engine alone.
His choice of a Stude to put it in was a little bit odd, but aerodynamically, it makes a lot more sense than pushing an old truck down the track with 1000 hp.
My only point was, it's a lot of money to spend to prove a point, but is no less cool! Yes, you can build a high compression big block and put a couple of hundred horse shot of nitrous oxide on it and get to those power levels, and probably keep the cost down to half as much as Leo's engine probably cost him. It reminded me of ricers who won't hesitate to build a $30,000 4-cylinder to run within an inch of its life to get into 9 or 10 second territory, when a venerable V8 could be built to do that for a fourth as much and not have to be trailered back home.
But that's just the practical drag racer in me talking. To set the record straight, Leo's stovebolt is extremely cool, and extremely unusual, and I would love to see him run. But those of us without money to burn choose the cheaper routes to speed. That's all, and that was just my 2 cents.
