Turbo fit for a TANK

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May 25, 2008 | 02:45 AM

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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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May 25, 2008 | 03:13 AM

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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

May 25, 2008 | 04:49 AM

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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....

May 25, 2008 | 10:14 AM

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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/

May 25, 2008 | 10:48 AM

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OMG...the homemade jet engine is amazing...

And that turbo is ginormous.

May 25, 2008 | 10:51 AM

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I think I will put it on the scale today to see what it really weighs

May 25, 2008 | 10:51 AM

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Why a tank? Just go find a supra.

May 25, 2008 | 12:21 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Saml01

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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May 25, 2008 | 03:16 PM

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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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Originally Posted by Saml01

Why a tank? Just go find a supra.

Oooohh.. Supra.

May 26, 2008 | 12:23 AM

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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.

May 26, 2008 | 12:27 AM

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Quote:

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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

May 26, 2008 | 01:52 AM

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That turbo would do well on a V8.

May 26, 2008 | 10:14 AM

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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.