rf900rush
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 10:31 AM |
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Why not use a Gas turbine to drive a super charger
I've always wondered about using electric motors, but the huge powers required prevent pratical soloutions.
But this may be an alternative.
Youtube Linky
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zilspeed
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 10:43 AM |
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Soon as I saw the subject, I knew it would be the Nick Mann car.
Fantastic setup, but competition use only I would have thought ?
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 10:49 AM |
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I dont think it would pass the IVA noise test! Imagine sitting at the lights in that! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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rf900rush
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 11:06 AM |
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Rememberd Nick Mann's V8 wide moggy from many years back.
found this SITE with some more info
Great to see unusual design's working.
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sonic
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 12:50 PM |
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I am sure a while back somebody had done something like this with a 205 gti Pug.
It was a road car and featured in one of the mag's either PPP or Retro cars.
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tomprescott
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 01:02 PM |
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Did she actually say that puma went from 0-60 in 1.8 seconds?
I respect that they've put a lot of work into that car, but why a puma? Those are so ugly!
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 01:23 PM |
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1)Thats awesome
2) how does it sit with the capacity regs? ok its 1500 cc but its effctively got two engines!
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edspurrier
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 02:04 PM |
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Bit like this?
Napier Nomad
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 02:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
1)Thats awesome
2) how does it sit with the capacity regs? ok its 1500 cc but its effctively got two engines!
Isnt it illegal to have two engines in a car?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 02:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
quote:
Originally posted by alistairolsen
1)Thats awesome
2) how does it sit with the capacity regs? ok its 1500 cc but its effctively got two engines!
Isnt it illegal to have two engines in a car?
Not in the world of speed events it isn't.
Off the top of my head, both Force and OMS have had twon engined cars.
Not that the Mannic is a twin engined car anyway. Not in my opinion anyway.
Besides which, it's really just an oddball distraction next to all the F1 powered cars in the paddock.
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 02:44 PM |
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its not illegal, just curious how they would class it? Surely it cant be eligable in something like:
"under 1500cc forced induction"
On the road I believe it is illegal to have two engines and run both at once, but nothing to stop you having one as an ornament!
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/3/09 at 02:50 PM |
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i think the problem with using a gas turbine as a super charger would be, that the gas turbine engine will be running at full pelt, when the engine
may not be. fine for full throttle drag racing i suppose though.
super chargers change speed directly with engine speed, and turbos change with the amount of exhaust gas produced.
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