how isnt the bumper melted
a jet engine exhaust DOES NOT look like this
i would think since the inlet is interior to the car that the amount of “boost” it can make isnt worth the added weight and its most likely horribly slow after spending however much money it cost to stick that thing in there, hence its for sale
if you think about it…that jet enging can propell a plane how fast? well now its in a car…much lees weight…and it doesn’t have to go from a stop…roll race FTW
I think it would be sick fast no matter what
lol pics like this have been posted all over neweclipse.org and club3g.com - ive seen this in a white car, a black, and now this. From different angles and by diff “owners” - its a general concensis (sp) that its a photoshop
anyone notice the sweet dual exhaust it has??
I’m just wondering how you can fire a jet engine in a driveway full blast and it’s sitting there as if it’s glued to the floor… uh. yeah. okay.
ahahah thats fuckig awesome!
BRAKE BOOST!^^
simple … its not at full throttle !
the image of the small flame exhaust is most likely what the jet engine puts out at low throttle
the image of the large flame is mainly a fuel dump into the exhaust housing used for show and is in now way anything resembeling an afterburner
if the engine was at full throttle, the flame would be another 10 feet long AT LEAST … and would be perfectly horizontal
its pretty easy to throw a 10 foot flame out of a jet engine and still have minimal actual thrust
heres 2 jet cars staging at the drag strip:
http://www.invaderjet.com/art/invader/Jet%20Car%20-%20102a.jpg
a semi that uses a shaft drive engine to power the rear wheels, demonstrating what the exhaust flame looks like @ full power
http://www.motorsports.cc/Photos/Jets/Jet97-01c.jpg
triple engine semi powered up for a 1/4 mile launch
http://www.motorsports.cc/Photos/Jets/Sw02c.jpg
and that is why the eclipse isnt being pushed down the driveway, its pretty plain too see that its not anywhere near being @ full throttle
and oh yea, big brain fart on my part
the other reason its not moving … the jet engine ISNT IN GEAR !!!
the GE T58’s are heli engines and therefor use thrust to turn a power take off shaft, which is how they spin the blades on a chopper, chances are they went with the t58 to power the rear wheels of the eclipse
now of course you want to say that the rear tires on the eclipse are WAY to narrow to handle all that horse power
oh but they are !
turbine engines arent designed for low end tq, they realy cant be because throttle control on a turbine engine is actualyA/F ratio control
idle is lean
full throttle is stoich
and we all know that spuper lean = lack of power
Checked out the site on the bumper of the car. They have some odd, and nifty stuff… like the “twin-turbo” mr2. :tup:
the mr2 they have …
http://www.zippyvideos.com/167209780631045.html (on a public highway)
http://www.zippyvideos.com/128616447631055.html (on a salt flat)
he apparently has also created the following vehicals
1991 MR-2 with a single J-402
1978 Datsun 280zx with a T-63 Turbine
Jr Dragster with a pair of JFS 100 turbines
Jr Dragster with a Boeing 602 turbine
2003 Mitsubishi eclipse with a T-58 w afterburner
MR-2 with 3 thrust turbocharger turbines
hahahaha best part is the guy says, pretty sure its street legal besides the excessively loud noise. Thats just great, weve all thought about doing this and never thought we’de see it done, well now i have seen it all
Still not enough to make me want a 3g…
J/k… It’s definatly pretty cool.
unless he drives around with ear protection he will be deaf
imagine being a trooper and seeing that shit fly by you with flames and shit and super loud and stuff, id prolly shit myself and not know weather or not to pursue lol
Yeah, I think Id let that one go, haha.