& we thought the Scotty II was loud in the cab

[Forrest]

Gotta plug your ears. :--)





http://www.freewebs.com/jet_beetle/

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

WOW! That might be a little faster than my bug.

 

[DLausche]

WOW, that's pretty trick looking!



So, how do they transfer the 1,350 HP to the pavement (via rear wheels somehow)? Or does it rely on pure thrust? Being a hellicopter engine, I would think the HP rating is based on the engine drive power and not the thrust potential. Isn't there a big difference in thrust vs shaft HP for these types of engines?



-Deon

 

[WDixon27]

id start with a diesel bug so you could draw from the same fuel tank

 

[guava]

WOW, that's pretty trick looking!



So, how do they transfer the 1,350 HP to the pavement (via rear wheels somehow)? Or does it rely on pure thrust? Being a hellicopter engine, I would think the HP rating is based on the engine drive power and not the thrust potential. Isn't there a big difference in thrust vs shaft HP for these types of engines?



-Deon

Must be nice to have spare parts laying around like that... .



I read through the whole page. Its a helicopter engine converted to jet thrust.

 

[Sojourner]

It would be interesting to know how many ft. lbs. of thrust it has. It may be all show and no (or little) go. I didn't read the entire page, but has he got any ETs to look at?

 

[TowPro]

It would be interesting to know how many ft. lbs. of thrust it has. It may be all show and no (or little) go. I didn't read the entire page, but has he got any ETs to look at?[/QUOTE



All he has to do is get in front of you and melt your car! He did a nice job also.



I like his quote "I don't know how fast the car will go and probably never will. The car was built to thrill me, not kill me. "

 

[KBennett]

That's cool. I'd better not show that to my wife... .



I wonder what would happen if he closed the windows

 

[MCummings]

He'd probably look like one of these...



#ad






Merrick

 

[KBennett]

He'd probably look like one of these...





Merrick

:-laf :-laf :-laf

 

[bmoeller]

:-laf :-laf :-laf @ Merrick.



So NO to tailgaters! :-laf