# Magnus Motorsports: How to go 8's @ 170's **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 2, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104 "2008-01-02T12:29:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/1 "2008-01-02T12:29:30Z")
> [@Magnus](#): > > What it takes to go 8’s @ 170’s > A pictorial history > Here’s something we threw together with all of the video footage I had collected of my car. > It features the Infamous “Rear pumpkin launching incident” of 2004 shootout, the lost footage The good the bad the ugly its all there. > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUrB5TfrYGs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUrB5TfrYGs) Nice work Marco! Your car is hard! ---
**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/2 "2008-01-02T12:35:47Z")
looks kinda quick 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/3 "2008-01-02T12:37:19Z")
It’s funny how the run when he blew out the rear end he ran an 11.8 @ 80 mph:ohyeah: ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/4 "2008-01-02T12:38:29Z")
Why did he keep going when the driveshaft popped? ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/5 "2008-01-02T12:50:21Z")
The car feeling loose is not new to Marco and his car has a locked vc and center diff. Which means the car will go fast with 2 wheels out of 4 putting the power down. Plus he runs 26" slicks which hook up pretty good no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/6 "2008-01-02T15:12:57Z")
so… what does he put down now? it was 800 on gas… what is it now? ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/7 "2008-01-02T21:24:54Z")
~900ish… Marco is conservative with his tune, not the chasis or weight reduction or cost. The 42r is a 950 hp turbo. I don’t think Marco has sprayed it yet either, I also just found out today when talking about no lift to shift on aem that he isn’t using it. Probably a .5 to .75 second off the et if he used it. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/8 "2008-01-04T18:16:18Z")
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHHAH JYESSS HARD! I love Marco. Carrie and I were there for the unpacking of the Dyno, slappy getting out of it was funny, Merce posing is even better, fuckin portugese lol. That car has a full second in it yet if not better. ---
**Author:** ![Tevenor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Tevenor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tevenor)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/9 "2008-01-04T19:18:05Z")
Yeah the big cock of the north country can certainly build a car. Even drive it too. He still have the italian stallion fro? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coveted\_Hilton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coveted_hilton/32/5191_2.png) [@Coveted\_Hilton](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coveted_Hilton)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/10 "2008-01-04T19:20:21Z")
sheps talon has been going 7 seconds for some time now./ edit / thats still a sickkkk car tho ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/11 "2008-01-04T21:31:21Z")
> [@Tevenor](#): > > He still have the italian stallion fro? 😃 haha more like a slick back mess. Sheps been going 7s yes. Brent Rau is going 6s…and thats because of Marco. Marco is definately unique… ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/12 "2008-01-04T21:40:09Z")
> [@Coveted Hilton](#): > > sheps talon has been going 7 seconds for some time now./ > > edit / thats still a sickkkk car tho Yes for about 2 years just after marco took his off the track for a cool down… I think Marco will be in the 7’s in 08. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/13 "2008-01-04T23:43:49Z")
Marco must have the shiniest balls and shaft by now with you guys going down there so much. “I put the spit shine on that ginzo-globber”, says Gary Burch. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/14 "2008-01-05T07:29:55Z")
Pretty much, hey he’s a friend and if you were going 8s or doing something of merit I would be praising you just as much. Whether or not this dude goes 8s or does nothing, he’s a good guy and I appreciate my friends and prop em up when i can. You should know that by now. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/15 "2008-01-11T23:14:29Z")
logloglogloglgolcchahagghahgggg\<----(deepthroatingsound) Jrex and Josh the wookie jew know this sound all to well! ---
**Author:** ![Oroc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Oroc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oroc)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/magnus-motorsports-how-to-go-8s-170s/41104/16 "2008-01-18T06:34:22Z")
best i saw was 160mph? 8’s are def impressive tho, it’d be cooler if he drove it home 😉 mike