has anyone ever swapped a gas turbin into a rx7

 

What's a gas turbin?

 

gas turbines are used by like power engineers and other people that work with boilers and feedwater systems. I have never seen one, but they would be HEAVY though

 

not necessarily.. what about an allison 250-c20 or similar, same engine that powers bell 206 helicopters, makes over 400hp and is roughly the same size as a 13b, probably weighs less too

 

gas "turbin"

 

its a jet engine that uses a propeller shaft to apply power instead of the thrust of the hot gasses. I read an article about 20 years ago, where they put one in a corvet. They said it ran phenominaly, and of course sounded like a jet engine. They also said that the exhaust was so hot that it would melt the asphault at stop lights.

It propels thing like helicopters, hydro planes, some passenger ferrys, and many many military ships.

I think you would have a great deal of trouble routing the exhaust gases out. But it would be really really fun.

 

Heres one that was fitted to a small aircraft for a while, then replaced with a 20B turbo. The turbine itself is light and compact, its the reduction box thats heavy. This one originally came from a ground power unit, used to run airconditioning for jumbo jets while they're at the terminal. I forget how much power it made... 3 or 400hp.

It wouldn't be hard to fit to a vehicle, you would need some sort of trick auto trans and just split the exhaust in 2 and run out each fender!

 

old news i know but heres a reference
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POWERS THIS!



weighs 138lbs (engine) from Bell Ranger Helicopter

 

I think this type of engine would be great connected to a generator that
could spin up 1 to 1 with the turbine. then have electrics at the wheels.
a hot rod insight

 

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No, because theyre devastatingly impractical for automobile use. Power comes on seconds after you engage the throttle. Power also stops seconds after you engage the throttle. Stop and go traffic would be...inconcievable.

 

A gas turbine as an electrical generator that power electrical motors, and charge batteries, that drive the vehicle seems like a cool idea. Turbines are far more efficient with far greater longevity and reliability.

it would be fun to try and engineer a car like that...

 

cvt transmission

 

yes, and useing the brakes would help too.

 

necro'd.

 

It would be insanely loud and hot, but it could work.

 

[QUOTE=AUGieDogie;7214938] I read an article about 20 years ago, where they put one in a corvet. They said it ran phenominaly, and of course sounded like a jet engine. They also said that the exhaust was so hot that it would melt the asphault at stop lights.
That article was in HotRod over 40 years ago, The car was built and owned by Vince Granatelli, son of Andy Granatelli, Founder of the STP co. I remember reading that the car idled at 60 MPH. All brakes at speeds below that. There was a picture in it that showed burnout marks down the entire quarter mile.