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    Guys drive across the US in under 29 hours
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    Wow, that's a heck of an average speed.


    The last time we sat in one place for almost 29 hours, it involved a Netflix marathon and our sofa. But Ed Bolian did something a little more impressive — and impressively dangerous — in 28 hours and 50 minutes: he drove across the entire United States. Bolian and two friends, including one co-driver, packed into a highly equipped 2004 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG and rocketed themselves from midtown Manhattan to Redondo Beach, Calif., at an average speed of 98 mph. They stopped for gas three times; they never took a bathroom break.

    Bolian and his crew obliterated Alex Roy's previous cross-country driving record of 31 hours and 17 minutes, aided by their car's three fuel tanks that could hold a total of 67 gallons of gas (and apparently made the interior smell like an Exxon had exploded.) They also had every conceivable gadget, including police scanners, CB radios, two GPS units, two iPhones running traffic (and speed trap-related) apps and two laser jammers. They also had nutrition bars, enough caffeine to kill a brontosaurus and bedpans, obviously. Congrats, guys. Don't ever do that again.


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    WOW! We made some crazy spring break trips to Florida several times, nothing to compare to that!
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    I'm impressed.
    Hope these guys don't get prosecuted now...
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    MapQuest 2796.10 miles 42 hrs 46 mins (They only averaged 96mph if they took this route......)

    They averaged 10 mpg. I guess that's not too bad though. They probably weren't taking acceleration too easy......
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    Poncho had a mercedes that always smelled like gas, I think.
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    My truck smells like gas....methane.
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    Poncho had a mercedes that always smelled like gas, I think.
    Fixed it though!!!!!

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    Just like THE GOOD OLE DAYS !!!
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    I'm thinking we should do a serious assault on their new record!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratickle View Post
    I'm thinking we should do a serious assault on their new record!!
    I'm in.
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    When I was a young lad in Oregon I was prepared to go for it. I had a 1974 El Camino with a 454 we took out to a 468 with 308 rear gears, a Doug Nash overdrive on a turbo 400 automatic. It would cruise at 120 at just over 2700 rpm. We were planning on putting gas bladders in the entire back and seeing what we could do.

    I don't remember why we didn't now??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratickle View Post
    When I was a young lad in Oregon I was prepared to go for it. I had a 1974 El Camino with a 454 we took out to a 468 with 308 rear gears, a Doug Nash overdrive on a turbo 400 automatic. It would cruise at 120 at just over 2700 rpm. We were planning on putting gas bladders in the entire back and seeing what we could do.

    I don't remember why we didn't now??
    You were stoned. You came up with the idea after a hard bong rip.
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    I have a car ready for the trip. A Q-tip special unasuming ride

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratickle View Post
    When I was a young lad in Oregon I was prepared to go for it. I had a 1974 El Camino with a 454 we took out to a 468 with 308 rear gears, a Doug Nash overdrive on a turbo 400 automatic. It would cruise at 120 at just over 2700 rpm. We were planning on putting gas bladders in the entire back and seeing what we could do.

    I don't remember why we didn't now??
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    Quote Originally Posted by turbo2256b View Post
    I have a car ready for the trip. A Q-tip special unasuming ride

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    Cop tires, cop engine, cop exhaust
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    cigarette lighter??
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    Cop tires and wheels




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    How much fuel ?
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    cigarette lighter??
    1 in the front (without A/F meter hooked up) two in the rear
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