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Originally Posted by Steel Chicken...
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That is a hot rod with a damn jet engine in the trunk and everyone is hung up on the "could theoretically do 300 mph" comment? Anybody here still in to cars or just training to be professional BS flag-throwers?
That is a hot rod with a damn jet engine in the trunk and everyone is hung up on the "could theoretically do 300 mph" comment? Anybody here still in to cars or just training to be professional BS flag-throwers?
Here's another "hot rod" with a damn jet engine in the trunk...
I'm not sure you know what it takes to reach 200 MPH, let alone 300. Most enthusiast respect the cars that actually do, not those that strap on ridiculous crap just for attention.
Here's one more guy who thought he was cool by strapping a jet engine to his car...
Here's another "hot rod" with a damn jet engine in the trunk...
I'm not sure you know what it takes to reach 200 MPH, let alone 300. Most enthusiast respect the cars that actually do, not those that strap on ridiculous crap just for attention.
Here's one more guy who thought he was cool by strapping a jet engine to his car...
Really? You are going to compare that guys car to the Batmobile and some undocumented car driven by a Darwin Award winner? Quality
He said the car could do 300 mph and could have meant that it has the power to, if not the aerodynamics, weight, etc. But I'm sure that one comment in a 1:47 news broadcast was enough to profile him as some guy that straps ridiculous crap on his car just for attention.
You are right, I don't have the engineering or mechanical knowledge to know specifically what it takes to reach 200 or 300 mph, but I realize the amount of work involved and that this car, in current form, likely isn't up to the task. They said they are considering trying in 1 year, I will give them the benefit of the doubt as to being able to make some aerodynamic modifications, find an appropriate wheel/tire/axle, combination, reduce a bit of weight, and make a decent run at 300 mph. Frankly, though, that doesn't really matter to me. They could fall short of 200 mph, for all I care. It is a nice looking car with a wicked trick in the trunk that you hardly ever see. If he is at a car show and is able to pop the trunk to reveal a fully function jet engine, he deserves all the attention that he gets.
I'm no rocket scientist but I don't think that "jet" has the thrust to propel that car much past 40-50mph (if that) on it's own. Looking at the size of the jets on other jet propelled vehicles, it is dinky. Or am I wrong and it comes down to "it's not how big your jet is, but how you use it"?
Also- why the smurf would they waste their time and resources to do a news report on this thing??
Really? You are going to compare that guys car to the Batmobile and some undocumented car driven by a Darwin Award winner? Quality
Ummm, yeah
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Originally Posted by bvbull200...
He said the car could do 300 mph and could have meant that it has the power to, if not the aerodynamics, weight, etc. But I'm sure that one comment in a 1:47 news broadcast was enough to profile him as some guy that straps ridiculous crap on his car just for attention.
You are right, I don't have the engineering or mechanical knowledge to know specifically what it takes to reach 200 or 300 mph, but I realize the amount of work involved and that this car, in current form, likely isn't up to the task. They said they are considering trying in 1 year, I will give them the benefit of the doubt as to being able to make some aerodynamic modifications, find an appropriate wheel/tire/axle, combination, reduce a bit of weight, and make a decent run at 300 mph. Frankly, though, that doesn't really matter to me. They could fall short of 200 mph, for all I care. It is a nice looking car with a wicked trick in the trunk that you hardly ever see. If he is at a car show and is able to pop the trunk to reveal a fully function jet engine, he deserves all the attention that he gets.
300 mph or not, that is a pretty sweet car.
It looks like a joke, as many others have mentioned it wouldn't even pass a safety inspection. It appears as if they made a wild guess and are using the number 300 for bragging rights. Just looking at the car's aerodynamics, downforce, suspension, amongst many other things tells me they did not think any of this through. The body alone was a poor choice even before strapping a jet engine to it in order to claim it's the fastest street legal car. So yes, the car appears to be set up for fictional bragging rights at the local car shows more than being able to reach 300 MPH.
I'm no rocket scientist but I don't think that "jet" has the thrust to propel that car much past 40-50mph (if that) on it's own. Looking at the size of the jets on other jet propelled vehicles, it is dinky. Or am I wrong and it comes down to "it's not how big your jet is, but how you use it"?
Also- why the smurf would they waste their time and resources to do a news report on this thing??
I'm no rocket scientist but I don't think that "jet" has the thrust to propel that car much past 40-50mph (if that) on it's own. Looking at the size of the jets on other jet propelled vehicles, it is dinky. Or am I wrong and it comes down to "it's not how big your jet is, but how you use it"?
Also- why the smurf would they waste their time and resources to do a news report on this thing??
It only takes about 30 horsepower to keep a car moving along at highway speeds. While there is no direct conversion between thrust and horsepower because thrust is usually measured in a static environment (meaning no Work was done and thus zero horsepower), I'm willing to guess that jet engine produces more than enough ft-lbs of thrust to keep the car accelerating significantly. Here's a good read about thrust and horsepower http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question...on/q0195.shtml
I'm no rocket scientist but I don't think that "jet" has the thrust to propel that car much past 40-50mph (if that) on it's own. Looking at the size of the jets on other jet propelled vehicles, it is dinky. Or am I wrong and it comes down to "it's not how big your jet is, but how you use it"?
Also- why the smurf would they waste their time and resources to do a news report on this thing??
It's also not mounted securely enough to propel the car to any reasonable speed. Watch it wobble as it comes out of the trunk.
It's also not mounted securely enough to propel the car to any reasonable speed. Watch it wobble as it comes out of the trunk.
I saw that- the thrust line was all over the place on that thing! *If* it produced enough to move the car, the car would be all over the place as well.
Also, purepremium- I understand that it doesn't take much power to maintain lower speeds, but I still don't think that thing has enough to add all that much MPH on the top end.
Just for those that are curious, for a car typical of that era with a 0.55 drag coefficient and a frontal area just slightly larger than the GTO, the aero drag = 3330 lbs and the rolling resistance = ~770 lbs at 300 mph.
So, this jet engine, at a minimum, would have to make a 4100 lbs of thrust.
I just don't see an engine of that size being capable of these thrust levels. Though admittedly, I only have experience with turbofans and turboprops.
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