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Old 05-25-2008, 02:45 AM
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Default Turbo fit for a TANK
So I'm cleaning out the office in our warehouse....where one of our tennants has moved out...and in this crate is a HUGE TURBO!!! The one I posted pics of before was just a shell...this one must have weighed more than 60 lbs. I couldn't believe how heavy it was! Now I just need to find something big enough to bolt it to...The last pic has a spray can for scale
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I have ONE suggestion as to what you need to do with that.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-spt7y1v6Y
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I will SOOO pay you to ship that to me! Just what Doppel suggested, I've been looking for a turbo bigger than my T88 for a jet engine project....
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reminds me of that mr2 that had three turbochargers set up as jet engines hanging out the back.

now all I can find is this:



http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/15/rocket-powered-car/
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OMG...the homemade jet engine is amazing...


And that turbo is ginormous.
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I think I will put it on the scale today to see what it really weighs
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Why a tank? Just go find a supra.
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Why a tank? Just go find a supra.
Yea i agree with you find a supra! O that reminds me, They look about the same size.

http://supraforums.com/forum/showthr...light=bullseye
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Originally Posted by y8s
reminds me of that mr2 that had three turbochargers set up as jet engines hanging out the back.

now all I can find is this:



http://www.engadget.com/2005/07/15/rocket-powered-car/
IIRC That MR2 w/3 turbocharger jet engines was actually sold on ebay a couple years back.. Very cool project.

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Why a tank? Just go find a supra.

Oooohh.. Supra.
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please don't use such a clean piece of equipment to build a jet engine... sell it and buy a beat *** piece of **** for that.
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Originally Posted by y8s
reminds me of that mr2 that had three turbochargers set up as jet engines hanging out the back
It has turbo jet engines... not turbocharger jet engines...

http://www.geae.com/engines/military/t58/index.html
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That turbo would do well on a V8.
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Originally Posted by Arkmage
It has turbo jet engines... not turbocharger jet engines...

http://www.geae.com/engines/military/t58/index.html
bonehead, you didn't tell me that 2 isn't 3 either. this wasn't the car I was talking about. the other one had 3 turbocharger jet engines. not axial flow.
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holy ..... ****....... i thought turboing my miata was somthing cool, id never think to build a jet engine....
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After working around gas turbine engines for a few years, I never woulda figured you could make one with a turbocharger. That's nuckin futs!
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Come to think of it, I know a guy who's putting a turbo bigger than that in his... Miata.
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