Video: Hennessey VelociRaptor 600

Posted on June 23, 2010 by steve

The VelociRaptor 600 is for those times when a factory 6.2 L SVT Raptor is not enough:

Power:

• 605 bhp @ 5,100 rpm

• 622 lb-ft torque @ 3,300 rpm

The VelociRaptor 600 Upgrade Includes:

• HPE 6.2L Twin Turbo System

• Twin Ball Bearing Turbochargers

• Dual Air-to-Air Front Mounted Intercoolers

• Stainless Steel Turbo Exhaust

• Dual 44 mm Wastegates

• Dual Blow-Off Valves

• Electronic Boost Controller

• Polished Inlet Piping

• Fuel System & Injector Upgrade

• HPE Engine Management Calibration

• Professional Installation

• All Necessary Gaskets & Fluids

• Chassis Dyno Tuning & Road Testing

• Serial Numbered Dash & Engine Plaques

• Hennessey & VelociRaptor Exterior Badging

• 1 Year / 12,000 Mile Warranty

And, if 600+ HP is not enough you can pick up a VolciRaptor 800

Scary Graph: Year Over Year Increase in Existing Home Inventory

Posted on June 23, 2010 by steve

The housing market is not recovering. Via Calculated Risk:

Inventory increased 1.1% YoY in May. This is the second consecutive month of a year-over-year increases in inventory. Although the YoY increase is small, I expect it will be higher later this year.

This increase in inventory is especially concerning because the reported inventory is already historically very high, and the 8.3 months of supply in May is well above normal. The months of supply will probably stay near this level in June, because of more tax credit related sales (reported at closing), but the months-of-supply could be close to double digits later this year.

And a double digit months-of-supply would be a really bad sign for house prices …

The real estate market is not looking that good:

Tuesday Night Links: The Austin Powers Edition

Posted on June 23, 2010 by steve

Austin Powers “Shaguar” E-Type on eBay:

A 1970 Jaguar E-Type that was used in the 1997 movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and dubbed the “Shaguar” is up for sale on eBay for $59,900.

Actor Mike Myers, in the role of Austin Powers — the goofy British spy who favored crushed-velvet suits and Beatle boots — spoofed the more serious James Bond movies. Powers, whose middle name was “Danger,” was cryogenically frozen in the 1960s and resurrected to save the world. The movie’s trailer described him as “a swinger in a square world.”

The eBay auction of the Austin Powers car stands in whimsical contrast to the upcoming auction of James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5, which is scheduled to be sold this fall by RM Auctions and Sotheby’s and could command in excess of $5 million.

Creature From the Black Lagoon to Help BP Plug Oil Leak

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Steny Hoyer needs a kick in the ass from Chris Christie

What Hoyer and everyone else in Obama-land needs is a good ass-kicking from Chris Christie. The only way, The! Only! Way!, to get our deficit under control is to CUT SPENDING. Chris Christie knows this. He’s doing it here in New Jersey.

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