http://m.ebay.com/itm/301333942262
Somebody post the photo from this link if they know how
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I always thought I would see someone's car with this setup here
Before I saw it anywhere else.
I know dodge experimented with this in the 60 s right
But how viable is this power plant
And how much would be involved in , money wise $$$
To do this installation.. I'm thinkin a lot.
Limo powerplant.
I put this in the 'Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do it...' category.
STP Racing pulled it off at the Brickyard.
There is one problem, the exhaust is going forward as built.
http://www.jetpower.co.uk/gtp70_gallery.htm
I remember having a Car and Driver with a Vette powered by P&W PT6. Built by Granitelle. It idled at 60MPH and at the 1/4 mile left 2 black streeks for 1,200 feet. You can run them on about anything, but this one would not work for a 914 maybe a VW but you would burn the paint off the car behind you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2A5ijU3Ivs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4itFz7EVGqA
http://www.granatellimotorsports.com/
http://jalopnik.com/5979348/forgotten-cars-hey-rover-made-turbine-cars-too
More research needed,lot of BS spouted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STP-Paxton_Turbocar
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/06/27/turbine-powered-shelby-built-indy-car-heads-to-auction/
Chrysler tried it back in the early sixties. They leased them to a few families around the country to try it out. There was one close to my house. And, of course, Leno has one.
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Everyone knows you can't turbine a 914!
John
I see my next donor motor...
I bet it's loud!
Roads?
Where we're going,we don't need Roads
Gas Turbine generator charges batteries runs electric motors.
Intrinsic losses mount.
Way Neato tho.
Anyone interested in an attempt to do better what Rover and Chrysler did?
Deep pocket develops hole.
New materials available today may make feasible a more efficient turbine and drive.
A lot easier to do in a front engine car...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIFaxA3dj3Y
One word: Sandrail. I bet you'd be the only guy at the dunes with one. At least until you sucked sand into the blades.
I wouldn't want to be around for that.
Two words: M1 Abram.
From Wikipedia: The M1 Abrams' powertrain comprises a 1,500 shaft horsepower (1,100 kW) Honeywell AGT 1500 (originally made by Lycoming) multi-fuel gas turbine, and a six speed (four forward, two reverse) Allison X-1100-3B Hydro-Kinetic automatic transmission, giving it a governed top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h) on paved roads, and 30 mph (48 km/h) cross-country. With the engine governor removed, speeds of around 60 mph (97 km/h) are possible on an improved surface; however, damage to the drivetrain (especially to the tracks) and an increased risk of injuries to the crew can occur at speeds above 45 mph (72 km/h). The tank was built around this engine[59] and it is multifuel capable; meaning that it can be powered with diesel, kerosene, any grade of motor gasoline, and jet fuel (such as JP-4 or JP-8). For logistical reasons, JP-8 is the US military's universal fuel powering both aircraft and vehicle fleets. On the other hand, Australian M1A1 AIM SA burn diesel fuel, since the use of JP-8 is less common in the Australian Army.
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It should fit in a 914.
http://www.avonaero.com/garrett70.htm
Two would fit nicely in a helicopter.
A miniature turbine EV has got to be more efficient than a piston engine EV.
...until you factor in maintenance costs.
I'd go Electric before I'd go Turbine...
...and I'd likely blow a hobo in a truck-stop bathroom before either.
Traditionally, turbine engines have been great with overall power, but horrible with transient response. (And you thought "turbo lag" was bad, "turbine lag" is even worse!) They're also ear-bleeding loud, and produce incredible amounts of heat. Not to mention going through fuel like scotch at an AA meeting.
The up-sides don't seem to be enough to warrant the $$$ investment required to mitigate those down-sides. It'd be cool to be proven wrong on this, though!
--DD
That excess heat could be used as a cool snow melt feature
Another fringe benefit for our four season friends:
With proper ducting you could have a very effective defroster.
Turbine 914?
Not that turbine.
It's going cheap because it's timed out and needs maintenance.
Now a 160hp 200lb turboshaft engine may be suitable for a vehicle such as this skimmer.
Looks like the perfect machine to get out to the icepack for the season of the killing.
Front engine instead?
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Towle bought it
Buffalo
Nah.
Some snow don't blow,they're squeegees for miles of runway in the rainy seasons.
An Air France hydroplaned off the end of the 24L-06R runway into a ravine here in TO.
No casualties,Airbus burned during heavy thunderstorm.
Puddles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_358
Turbines are generally designed to operate at 100% Ng and have their loads altered by means of the drive system.
Because of that, the fuel control isn't sensitive to throttle changes.
The ultimate way to outfit one of these turbines would be through the use of a hydraulic drive system that can vary volume to alter the vehicle speed, so the engine can run at 100% Ng and stay happy.
I've been wanting to install a T58-GE-16 engine into a VW bus for a while now, and I know my way around them really well.
VW Jet
Art Arfons
Green Monster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Arfons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Monster_%28automobile%29
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html
The Chevy engine block in the ravine below the impact on the mesa wall.
Still a good story.
I am surprised no one mentioned Jay Leno and his turbine bike. Never embedded video sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9TPB5SzjLs
Turbine! not turban.
In those days the b+w tv showed the amazing STP car dominate the field.
A legacy of wrenching history of the family likely means you had an early start.
Thinking,designing,building a car/bike/boat/plane or rocket is the American way.
Massive Thrust
Winner!!
What an aircraft.
Clint Eastwood made a flick about it.
Yah
that was it
names were changed to avoid hassles.
Ludicrous plotline,entertaining tho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IND3eAI3YZk
What a gas.
A turbojet for the salt.
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