For your next project, the empty shelf in your man cave or to impress your buddies:
For your next project, the empty shelf in your man cave or to impress your buddies:
This is my favorite bad idea.
I've read about these things, but didn't think that they actually existed.
Woody wrote: I've read about these things, but didn't think that they actually existed.
I've seen those pictures before and read about them too but I've never actually seen a set installed on anything or for sale. I just sort of assumed it was like the Bose suspension where there was a proof of concept but was never feasible to produce and sell.
Turning up to a drag strip with a set of those would be fun now days.
Anyone need a kidney?
In reply to The0retical:
I know a guy, but hes looking more in the "came to in a tub full of ice " price range.
On a side note, since fuels are challenge budget exempt, would these be legal? First rocket science challenge car?
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Damn you. You've sent me down the Turbonique rabbit hole again.
These things are berkeleyin nuts, mail order monoproellent rocket engines, though if I'm doing turboniques stuff I think I'll go for the drag axle.
Or maybe the auxiliary powered supercharger, basically a turbo with the hot side hooked to a monopropellant gas generator instead of the engine exhaust.
It should be noted that none of these can be throttled, its on or its off.
Don Garlits has the go kart in his museum.
My 1960 El Camino needs this. 
Keith Tanner wrote: Damn you. You've sent me down the Turbonique rabbit hole again.
You're pretty close to Bonneville, and someone really should build the world's fastest Miata. Just sayin'...
A rocket attached to a turbo attached to an engine attached to a trans to a rearend with 60's tires all with no throttle ability....what could go wrong. 
I love the "Guaranteed 150mph" next to a pic of a kart.
And those folks sticking GSXR engines in karts think they're extreme...
Written garrantee 10,000 miles or 500 hours or 1 year.
No wonder the company only lasted 4 years!
I'd have to paint "ACME" on them...
Just need a pair of rollerskates
I found some sources for the technical manual that supposedly contains everything you need to build one minus the fuel, which I'm sure is now a precursor for superheroin or some E36 M3 and regulated to death. Source 2 mentions a compressed air (scuba bottle?*)/kerosene mix making a fine substitute.
*Though by my math a standard 80 cubic foot bottle is only enough air to burn something like 8 fluid ounces of kerosene at stoich.
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