Thunderhead Phantom "Pulse"
Manufacturer: Thunderhead Automotive Division & Wasteland Motorsports
Nationality: United States of America
First assembled: September 26 , 2059
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin/Park City, Utah
Engine: 5.2 L Supercharged Hemi V8
HP: 940 BHP
0-60: 2.3 Seconds
Top speed: 217.15 MPH
The partnership with Thunderhead Automotive seems to be the best thing that has ever happened to Wasteland Motorsports. Besides leading to the creation of the Asgard GTS "Sleipnir", arguably the "face" of the Wasteland brand and one of the most iconic cars in modern car culture, there's also the general growth they've gone under ever since the partnership began. Wasteland Entertainment, the PR division of the Wasteland empire and distributor of the Wastelander viral series, also posts more candid videos of the general life and times of the company. These videos includes following what projects the motorsports team is working on. These videos bring in enough viewership that Thunderhead provides cars and parts for content creation. The first major project Wasteland Motorsports did took full advantage of Thunderhead's generosity, and they created something rather out-of-the-box. The "Sasquatch", based on a 1970s Phantom musclecar, was an outrageous offroader tough enough to handle any terrain thrown at it. What started as an abandoned project car was turned into the toughest machine in Park City, Utah. What viewers weren't privy to while the Sasquatch was being made, there was another project being worked on in the shadows. The truth is that Thunderhead actually found 2 abandoned Phantom project cars, allegedly the leftovers of a failed effort to start a privateer Grand-Am racing team in the 1980s. One would obviously go on to become the Sasquatch. The other has to be seen to be believed. It's no offroader, but its a car so beyond what it started as it rivals even the Sleipner in how far it goes. Dubbed the "Pulse", this car is hardly recognizable as the Phantom musclecar it started out as. The most extensive bodywork on a Wasteland vehicle yet, "turbine" style wheels, and some of the loudest paintwork in the western hemisphere, the Pulse stands out to put it *very* lightly. Don't think for even a second that all the Pulse has is crazy aesthetics. The Pulse can race with the best of them, and proof of this can be seen as easily as looking behind you from the driver seat. Where there was (rather useless) rear seats are now motorsports-grade push-rod suspension, vastly improving the Pulse's cornering, body roll and high-speed stability over a regular Phantom. Aerodynamics was also a huge focus for the Pulse. The insane bodywork is all there to produce as much downforce as possible, and is adjustable to reduce drag when needed. The "turbine" style rims also reduce drag while directing air to the brakes for cooling. One of the most distinctive visual mods on the Pulse are the "rear stabilizers" behind the driver cabin, clearly influenced by fighter jets. These provide better cornering downforce and stability. By far the most insane modification is located on the rear of the car. Proudly displayed is a large fan coming from the Pulse's rear end, almost resembling a jet turbine in conjunction with the large rear stabilizers. This fan is actually another component to the Pulse's active downforce system. At full RPM, this fan can suck the Pulse to the tarmac and produce upwards of 3,200 pounds of downforce. This fan is also electronically-driven, so unlike past cars that used a similar setup but were driven by the car's gearbox, the Pulse's fan can operate on it's own while the main engine is off. As the Pulse only weighs 2,700 pounds, this means with only the fan system enabled the Pulse could not only theoretically drive upside-down, but park itself on the "ceiling". The distinctive pulsing sound the electric motors make to run this incredible fan system is how the Pulse got its name, but its capable of plenty of other noises. Powering the Pulse is a modern 5.2 L Hemi crate engine provided by Thunderhead. Unmodified this engine made over 400 HP, but obviously Wasteland wasn't gonna run it stock. A large 2 L Supercharger was bolted on, so large in fact that the Pulse's hood has a cutout for it. This supercharger needs nearly 100 HP just to run, but as the V8 makes the aforementioned 400 HP, this is no issue. With the Supercharger added on, this engine now makes an immense 940 HP. The Pulse's performance is equally immense. Thanks to the combined effort of this power and the active aero systems giving the Pulse incredible grip, 0-60 is done in the low 2 seconds. Top speed caps out at just under 220 MPH, though it would hypothetically reach higher speeds if not for the aerodynamic drag made by the bodykit. The Pulse will clearly appear in upcoming Wastelander videos alongside the Sleipner and Sasquatch, but Wasteland Motorsports also intends to run it in an experimental class for the world famous Pikes Peak Hillclimb.
Thunderhead Phantom "Pulse"
Manufacturer: Thunderhead Automotive Division & Wasteland Motorsports
Nationality: United States of America
First assembled: September 26 , 2059
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin/Park City, Utah
Engine: 5.2 L Supercharged Hemi V8
HP: 940 BHP
0-60: 2.3 Seconds
Top speed: 217.15 MPH
The partnership with Thunderhead Automotive seems to be the best thing that has ever happened to Wasteland Motorsports. Besides leading to the creation of the Asgard GTS "Sleipnir", arguably the "face" of the Wasteland brand and one of the most iconic cars in modern car culture, there's also the general growth they've gone under ever since the partnership began. Wasteland Entertainment, the PR division of the Wasteland empire and distributor of the Wastelander viral series, also posts more candid videos of the general life and times of the company. These videos includes following what projects the motorsports team is working on. These videos bring in enough viewership that Thunderhead provides cars and parts for content creation. The first major project Wasteland Motorsports did took full advantage of Thunderhead's generosity, and they created something rather out-of-the-box. The "Sasquatch", based on a 1970s Phantom musclecar, was an outrageous offroader tough enough to handle any terrain thrown at it. What started as an abandoned project car was turned into the toughest machine in Park City, Utah. What viewers weren't privy to while the Sasquatch was being made, there was another project being worked on in the shadows. The truth is that Thunderhead actually found 2 abandoned Phantom project cars, allegedly the leftovers of a failed effort to start a privateer Grand-Am racing team in the 1980s. One would obviously go on to become the Sasquatch. The other has to be seen to be believed. It's no offroader, but its a car so beyond what it started as it rivals even the Sleipner in how far it goes. Dubbed the "Pulse", this car is hardly recognizable as the Phantom musclecar it started out as. The most extensive bodywork on a Wasteland vehicle yet, "turbine" style wheels, and some of the loudest paintwork in the western hemisphere, the Pulse stands out to put it *very* lightly. Don't think for even a second that all the Pulse has is crazy aesthetics. The Pulse can race with the best of them, and proof of this can be seen as easily as looking behind you from the driver seat. Where there was (rather useless) rear seats are now motorsports-grade push-rod suspension, vastly improving the Pulse's cornering, body roll and high-speed stability over a regular Phantom. Aerodynamics was also a huge focus for the Pulse. The insane bodywork is all there to produce as much downforce as possible, and is adjustable to reduce drag when needed. The "turbine" style rims also reduce drag while directing air to the brakes for cooling. One of the most distinctive visual mods on the Pulse are the "rear stabilizers" behind the driver cabin, clearly influenced by fighter jets. These provide better cornering downforce and stability. By far the most insane modification is located on the rear of the car. Proudly displayed is a large fan coming from the Pulse's rear end, almost resembling a jet turbine in conjunction with the large rear stabilizers. This fan is actually another component to the Pulse's active downforce system. At full RPM, this fan can suck the Pulse to the tarmac and produce upwards of 3,200 pounds of downforce. This fan is also electronically-driven, so unlike past cars that used a similar setup but were driven by the car's gearbox, the Pulse's fan can operate on it's own while the main engine is off. As the Pulse only weighs 2,700 pounds, this means with only the fan system enabled the Pulse could not only theoretically drive upside-down, but park itself on the "ceiling". The distinctive pulsing sound the electric motors make to run this incredible fan system is how the Pulse got its name, but its capable of plenty of other noises. Powering the Pulse is a modern 5.2 L Hemi crate engine provided by Thunderhead. Unmodified this engine made over 400 HP, but obviously Wasteland wasn't gonna run it stock. A large 2 L Supercharger was bolted on, so large in fact that the Pulse's hood has a cutout for it. This supercharger needs nearly 100 HP just to run, but as the V8 makes the aforementioned 400 HP, this is no issue. With the Supercharger added on, this engine now makes an immense 940 HP. The Pulse's performance is equally immense. Thanks to the combined effort of this power and the active aero systems giving the Pulse incredible grip, 0-60 is done in the low 2 seconds. Top speed caps out at just under 220 MPH, though it would hypothetically reach higher speeds if not for the aerodynamic drag made by the bodykit. The Pulse will clearly appear in upcoming Wastelander videos alongside the Sleipner and Sasquatch, but Wasteland Motorsports also intends to run it in an experimental class for the world famous Pikes Peak Hillclimb.