Jet engine in a Vanagon anyone?

xoo00oox · Last edited by xoo00oox on Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:20 pm; edited 1 time in total

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garrett-Jet-Turbine-Engine...mp;vxp=mtr

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syncroserge · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 1:13 pm Post subject:

If anyone here can do that it would be you soooo.... Wink

I would contribute $20 if you go for it...

Vanagon Nut · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:08 pm Post subject:

It's been done on a New Beetle.
But then the builder kept the front drive intact.

http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/
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tjet · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:38 pm Post subject:

That's pretty cool, but I wonder how you get to idle low enough to drive it.

Those engines are designed to always run at 100% rpm

yiucycle · Samba Member Joined: August 22, 2007 Posts: 421

They have the video on it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePEPmb1LQpA

the guy said you regulate the idle by turning the amount fuel using the fuel knob. Seems like all the hard work is done, just mount it and add fuel and some sort of throttle control, you are done. that was easy Very Happy

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MayorMcCheese · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:37 pm Post subject:

TURBINE-POWERED PORSCHE 928

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFvSMpxPzPI
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