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I used the phrase, and wondered, "Where in the world did that idiom come from?" I still don't know it had previous history, but that is where I got it, I'm sure.
Tried to find a pic of old lady in combat boots. Got **** instead. I don't do ****, so you get this:
Funny idea. But why not get rid of the jet engine nozzle if you're going to do it that way? You taper down at the nozzle just to expand back up at the turbo turbine inlet (just to taper again inside the turbine scroll),
You can get those little jet engines with a power take off turbine already too. Attach compressor wheel & cover to that. Axial turbine better than radial, no? Exhaust ducting may be more hassle.
DaFuq?
I mean, I understand all of the individual parts I am looking at, I'd just never have thought to assemble them in that specific configuration.
Or all on the same vehicle, for that matter.
I like where this dudes head is at... but how does it work? I mean... wastegate and BOV type stuff. For drag applications, sounds pretty awesome... but on the street, the lag would kill you, and every time you lifted your foot off the gas, you'd get some mad surge and/or blow all the intake piping off. I mean... I know how it works, but how does it work?
09-21-2018, 10:15 AM
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