# Beer + old turbos

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [September 1, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160 "2007-09-01T20:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160/1 "2007-09-01T20:25:38Z")

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**Author:** ![Black\_Integra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@Black\_Integra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Black_Integra)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160/2 "2007-09-01T20:39:28Z")

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sweeet

check this out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDK0mpsNuOk&mode=related&search=](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDK0mpsNuOk&mode=related&search=) (homemade jet engine + gokart)

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160/3 "2007-09-01T20:52:18Z")

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can someone explain how this works on a 3rd grade level? i understand alot of heat and fuel… and turbo spinning. but what gets it moving on both of these?

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160/4 "2007-09-02T07:11:52Z")

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sweet

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**Author:** ![green](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/green/32/5996_2.png) [@green](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/green)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/beer-old-turbos/192160/5 "2007-09-02T09:30:04Z")

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> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/31854/42):
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> can someone explain how this works on a 3rd grade level? i understand alot of heat and fuel… and turbo spinning. but what gets it moving on both of these?

Ok so fuel when it ignites its a hot gas that wants to expand.

With the gas expanding rapidly it causes the exhaust turbine to spin also causing the impeller turbine to spin at a faster rate.

If you notice in the begining youll see someone with a leaf blower thats what you use to do an “air start”.

The airstart is what gets the air flow started :blah:

Ive really wanted to build one of these for a long time. Commercial airliners use something simliar for generating electricity and air starting the larger engines on the plane.