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This streamliner is currently the fastest gasoline powered streamliner in the SCTA record book. The streamliner was originally built in 1995 by Jack Costella and set countless records and various classes from flat heads to turbo four cylinders. In 2008 Rick Yacoucci became the driver of the streamliner. The streamliner has also set countless records at the El Mirage dry lake bed also under SCTA sanction including the blistering record of 284.732 miles an hour in class E/BGS on the standing start 1.3 mile dirt course.
In August 2018, the car set a record of 384.657 miles an hour in E/BGS
20 lbs. of boost the first run and 22lbs. on the second run
In October 2018 the streamliner qualified at 398.227 miles an hour with an exit speed of 409.421 miles an hour on 24 lbs. of boost, while the car was in impound, waiting to back up the record the next day there was a rain storm, and the salt flats were flooded, the SCTA canceled the meet.
All of the record speeds in those classes are lower than the E record. In 2016 to 2017 we built a completely new chassis and redesigned many of the components in the car, including the front steering, engine cooling system ,intercooler cooling system, transaxle, and complete electrical system. The streamliner has been developed to the point where it is very easy to drive. And should go faster with the current engine. We have run a maximum of 24 pounds of boost, and the engine should be safe for 28 to 30 pounds of boost on C16 racing gas. The streamliner has been sitting for two years in a climate controlled shop, it will need new safety harnesses, parachutes and a new seat poured to fit the new driver. The drivers compartment is very tight, so if you are claustrophobic, you’ll have to get over it like I did. The streamliner is 28' long, 27" wide at its widest point and sits 1" off the ground so the streamliner comes with a specialized trailer to hoist it up off the ground and transport.
If going 400 miles, an hour is not your thing this streamliner is super efficient and can set records in virtually any class you build an engine for.
For example, we installed a really bad ass, unblown ford flathead on alcohol and set a record at 280 miles an hour.
The seller is willing to coach the new owner with the operation of the streamliner.
Streamliner is listed on BringaTrailer.com
There are videos and a photo gallery below
The streamliner is the third version of the Nebulous Theorem line of streamliner’s that Jack Costella built. The body is a one off hand, laid one piece, fiberglass body
The front suspension/steering is an in-line wheel system inspired by Jack Costella to keep the front end as narrow as possible for the least frontal area, the front wheels are solid aluminum and ride on ceramic ball bearings.
Steering is done with a handlebar. The transmission is a three speed manually shifted automatic (black knob on the right) there is a AEM digital dash for all the driver information and the three stage parachute system is electronically actuated by buttons on the handelbar, but also have manual overrides (aluminum handles above the handlebar). The two stage fire system is actuated by the two red buttons on the left
The engine is small block, Chevy based and is 259 in.³ (E class),the smallest practical size you can make a small block Chevy. The engine can be made larger and run in A, B, C or D, Engine classes. By just changing the bore and stroke.
Engine
Heads
Brodix 18° heads
Ferrea titanium intake valves
Ferrea and super alloy exhaust valves
Beryllium copper valve seats
Ferrea titanium retainers
PAC valve springs
Valve train
Jesel shaft, roller rockers and stands
1/2” and 7/16” push rods
Jesel .937 inch keyway lifters.
Jesel keyway lifter bushings
Jesel cam shaft belt drive
Bullet cam
Short block
GM Performance Bowtie racing block with steel caps
Piston oil squirter‘s
Molex 2 1/2 inch stroke crankshaft
Mahle Pistons
Total Seal tool steel rings
Trend DLC coated wrist pins
Oliver speedway connecting rods
Cooling system
holds 21 gallons of water for engine cooling and
Oil system
Olson dry sump pan
Patterson dry sump tank
Peterson dry sump pump
Induction system
Custom intercooler manifold
Drive by wire throttle
92 mm ball bearing comp turbo with a billet compressor wheel
Fuel system
Magna fuel 750 pump filters and regulator
ID 2000 injectors
AEM infinity fuel injection system
AEM digital dash With data logging
Between the fuel injection and the dash we record about 500 channels
Drive train
Manually shifted three speed, automatic transaxle with quick change gear set uses 10 spine quick change spur gears
Ring and pinion gear ratio is 1.78 to 1
Brakes
Wilwood full floating rotors with four piston calipers
Wilwood master cylinder
Three staged parachutes with electronic activation and mechanical override
