Gas Turbine Powered Porsche 928
 

. . . check this out before the ebay ad goes away . . .


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170217977642

They actually did all that and the only thing they acheived was making the car slower.

"Used to be new"

The Datsun seems faster

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OK so how exactly are these guys getting the power to the wheels? I assume they are using free turbine centrifugal flow turboprop powerplants hooked to a reduction gearbox. The turboprops I've flown have spool up times etc. so how difficult is it to drive one of these things?

I'm not sure what the horsepower rating is of the APU on the aircraft I fly but it could probably be used for this purpose. The turboprop I used to fly was 2300shp derated to 1825 so I think that would be serious overkill.

I've always wondered how potent a timed-out PT6 or something would do in a car. Probably insane amounts of power.

Forget what the Be99 had for a total tq. rating on those engines, but it was a lot.

I bet that'd be damn fun on an open stretch of road. . .

I've always wondered how potent a timed-out PT6 or something would do in a car. Probably insane amounts of power.

Forget what the Be99 had for a total tq. rating on those engines, but it was a lot.

I bet that'd be damn fun on an open stretch of road. . .

Well the PT6s on Beech 1900s are rated at 1279 shaft horsepower and the BE-99s PT6s are rated at 550shp. They probably turn 1900rpm or so.

That gives the BE-99 1520 ft lbs of torque at 1900rpm at the reduction gearbox shaft.

The 1900 has 3500 ft lbs....

The Brasilias that I flew with the P&W 118As put out 5181ft lbs per side at takeoff power!

that's pretty funny questons..... :D

He's STILL trying to sell that thing? I first saw that ad months and months and MONTHS ago...

The video needs "Highway to the Danger Zone" in the back ground.

Don't laugh just yet...
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I saw an old US muscle car with a Rolls Royce Merlin Engine in it once, and the whole car had a P51D paint scheme on it.

It was INSANELY cool.

I was in an aircraft museum aboard a carrier in San Diego. They had on display the various jets and such that have used the carrier. One display showed the engine of an attack helicopter. It was a small jet that, IIRC, weighed only about 200 pounds. It was a bit long in length, but I'm certain it could fit in most average-sized cars. That is, if the need (and the will to do so) arises.