We may earn a small commission from affiliate links and paid advertisements. Terms
Originally posted by Silverchild79@Jul 12 2003, 10:43 AM
A turbo prop/wheel driven car lol! I work on C130s (turbo prop), if 4 of those engines can move that pile of steel imagine what one could do for your car
Originally posted by Loco Honkey@Jul 12 2003, 09:21 AM
Wow, welcome to like, 25 years ago!
Now, to further that idea one step... have the exhaust gas from the first turbine entering the turbine inlet of a second turbo, but have the shaft of the second turbo driving something like a tire, for instance. You'd have to seriously gear it down, use truck turbos, and it'd be highly inefficient, but you could do it.
Essentially, you're building a turboprop engine, but instead of a prop, you're turning a wheel.
why do that?
just strap the engine to the frame of the car. jet engines dont make torque they make lbs of thrust, ie they dont do very well at spinning things, just pushing them.
and on a related note-
2 weekends ago they had Jet cars up at the local strip, fastest pass of the night was a 5.21x @ 304 mphÂ