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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 12:10 PM
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The guys at Bang Shift managed to unearth a clip of tractor pull featuring one incredibly powerful machine by the name of Never Satisfied. Power supposedly came from an International DT466 diesel engine modified to suck down alcohol and force-fed over 200 pounds (!) of boost from four superchargers.

Now, we wouldn’t dare call ourselves mechanical experts, but judging from the considerable carnage in the video after the jump, those levels of pressure may have been a little much. After the nose of the tractor erupts into an impressive ball of flame, the entire top half of the engine is launched into sub-orbit. It eventually returns from atmosphere and plunks down into the dirt next to the driver. If you look close, you can still the coffee-can sized pistons laid over on the frame.





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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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The brick wall at the end of the comment: "moar boost"
Old Jan 26, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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Now my mad scientist mechanic is going to have to re-built that block.
Old Jan 26, 2011 | 04:53 PM
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You know it's bad when your pistons are hanging out of the motor.
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