I just realized a thing

"MultiplaOrgasms" (themightymultipla) 04/01/2015 at 14:35 • Filed to: Mad theories, Ford, Straya, Goddamn I hate my moms car

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We all know and love the 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT "Pursuit Special" from Mad Max and Mad Max II, possibly the most badass thing to ever appear on screen.

Here is the thing: According to the mechanic dude in the first film it makes 600hp at the wheels . Given a drivetrain loss of 20% this amounts to an output of 720hp at the crankshaft, which is one hell of an achievement for the 1970s, but even more so when you put this into the context of the film universe. The second film is set some three years after the events of the first one, after a global war and the collapse of civilization, yet the last of the V8s was still in working condition (until it explodes, that is). This means the cars highly tuned internals survived three years in a fictional Australia with no infrastructure for maintenance and spare parts, and this means that the Pursuit Special has to be the most reliable car ever built.*

*After the 2006 Nissan Note 1.4 of course.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MultiplaOrgasms 04/01/2015 at 14:39

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Headlight cover rules in the US were bullshit. Bullshit, I say.

MonkeePuzzle > MultiplaOrgasms 04/01/2015 at 14:41

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you think that's something

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DiExMachina > MultiplaOrgasms 04/01/2015 at 14:42

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Never mind, reading comprehension ftl!

MultiplaOrgasms > MonkeePuzzle 04/01/2015 at 14:44

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Never bothered to remember this film exists.

Also I like my movies to be atleast slightly realistic.

MultiplaOrgasms > DiExMachina 04/01/2015 at 14:47

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K den.

Textured Soy Protein > MonkeePuzzle 04/01/2015 at 15:04

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Haha that's what I thought of also.

MultiplaOrgasms > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/01/2015 at 15:20

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Aerodynamics are for communists.

Pixel > MultiplaOrgasms 04/01/2015 at 15:40

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The engine was freshly built in the first movie, and the other Pursuit special (the one the Night Rider steals at the beginning of the movie) was running Nitromethane, so it is possible that the Interceptor was running it as well when it made that HP number.

By the second movie he is running it on gas, and the blower has been changed out. So the engine would have had to be de-tuned to run on gas, and the blower could be a lower-PSI unit. Both of which would significantly increase the longevity of the motor.

(yes I am that much of a dork about these movies)

MultiplaOrgasms > Pixel 04/01/2015 at 16:24

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Huh, I didn't notice any difference between the blowers in the two films. The Nitromethane thing seems plausible, then again where did the MFP get the Nitromethane? Things were already pretty fucked up in the first film, and the MFP couldn't even afford to clean their headquarters and align the pictures on the walls, let alone a supply of high octane racing fuel.

Manic Otti > MultiplaOrgasms 04/01/2015 at 19:15

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Yet it had a flimsy plastic front end that disintegrated the first time he ran into something.

MultiplaOrgasms > Manic Otti 04/01/2015 at 19:36

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What do you expect from an aftermarket aero kit that is not reinforced by an extended front crash structure?

Manic Otti > MultiplaOrgasms 04/02/2015 at 11:53

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I believe it was a Monza front end.

MultiplaOrgasms > Manic Otti 04/02/2015 at 12:22

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Nope, the Monza and Falcon are very different in size. The Pursuit Special was fitted with the so called Concorde style nose cone, designed by a guy called Peter.