Porche 928 with a Boeing jet engine conversion

mullingar

:eek:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170512797998#v4-37

Rowley Birkin QC

eBay Ad wrote:

TURBINE ENGINES RUN FINE ON DIESEL

:eek::eek:

SugarHigh

How much is a jet engine on it's own.

errlloyd

I appreciate the

"used to be new"

Part of that sale...

CarMuppet

Can he drive that if the ash cloud returns?

Hal1

Does it come with an ejector seat or better still a fire suppression system just in case you know .

Absurdum

AT LAST AN AIR COOLED 928

lol!

peasant

Hang on, hang on ...that's no jet engine, that's a gas turbine.

more like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

and this is where it came from


not much of a jet really, is it ?

jamieh

It'd defo make for an interesting call to your insurance company

eljono

peasant wrote: »

Hang on, hang on ...that's no jet engine, that's a gas turbine.

more like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

and this is where it came from


not much of a jet really, is it ?

Love this line from the wiki article "The engine would run on virtually anything and the president of Mexico tested this theory by running one of the first cars—successfully—on tequila."

Barr

Wow - I'm suprised the auto box can cope with that engine.

MagicMarker

Must be a small jet.

mondeo

On paper it does not seem that quick for a jet engine, would the original 928 engine not go faster then 160mph?

keithclancy

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

:eek::eek:

Gas Turbines will run on Diesel or Petrol.

They have fecking shocking fuel consumption in traffic though

This bikes been around a while, Jay leno has one:
http://www.marineturbine.com/motorcycles.asp

Engine: Rolls Royce Allison, 250 series gas turbine
Power: 320-hp @ 52,000-rpm, (286-hp @ rear wheel)
Torque: 425-ft/lbs @ 2,000-rpm

As a rule though, Gas Turbines are rubbish for start stop, and more suited to Gas fired power plants !

Mr Benevolent

mullingar wrote: »

:eek:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170512797998#v4-37

Properly speaking it's a turboshaft engine. Fuel consumption would be stratospheric, the noise would be painful but... but... I want one. Now. You can actually see what it really it in the pic - it's a massive turbocharger bolted to a set of reduction gears and on to the car's autobox.

5uspect

Reminds me of this:

http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

Mr Benevolent

The 928 is so much more subtle than the Beetle. Why a Beetle? Ugh.

unkel

mondeo wrote: »

would the original 928 engine not go faster then 160mph?

Nope. The first generation (the car in the ebay ad) had only 240BHP and the US version only 220BHP - this was enough for only just over 150MPH for the US car.

The second gen (S2) had 310BHP - substantially more...

robtri

riddiculous as it is...

I still want one

Anan1

How could the Porsche driver see properly with the two hot exhausts right in front of the windscreen? Or are they just for the 'flamethrower'?

unkel

Anan1 wrote: »

How could the Porsche driver see properly with the two hot exhausts right in front of the windscreen?

I don't think he can. I doubt very much the car is street legal, probably just a project / show car?

CarMuppet

What just one engine?? baaaah that's so last year....:P

robtri

CarMuppet wrote: »

What just one engine?? baaaah that's so last year....:P

now that is class.......