hey tony!!...where you been man?. I'm going to a secret 'pick your own' turbo farm in the midlands on friday. I told 'em what i need and they said to come up...
Hello 1 and all, After seeing gary's turbitrac running so well on diesel last friday and knowing that so many are turning to diesel and kero ect ive got an ...
Hello Martin - Electronic control of the pumpmotor and a pressurerelif valve that sets the MAX pressure as a failsafe if the electronics go nuts. And a shutof...
Nice going John! That's some power you have available there, It would seam such a shame to pull it apart after putting in so much work. Will you run the bike...
Hi Martin… and Jill, Don't know what pump you have but I use an 8 bar fuel pump from a Porsche, Merc or VW to name a few. When you run the pump it stops once...
Hi Nick Unfortunately no where within 3 hours drive that I could use safely for development work , I need road time to test the engines ability to cope with ...
Hi Martin On my kart the electric EFI fuel pump is configured to reach its max flow at full power, with the bypass"dump" valve fully closed ,. Most pumps will...
Hi Gary The bike will run again :-))...... though I don't think I'll be using it , other things planned for it . The evaporators certainly work OK , the RC...
Nice job, John. Seems a shame to take it apart before having a chance to run it on a proper track. What are you planning next? Rick ... [Non-text portions of...
John, I have this 1954 Rover P4 90 in my back yard :-)) ... using it , ... then down ... using them ... and down ... found on the ... evaporators ... DIY'ers...
Hey Martin, what fuel pump are you using? I'm got a toyota camery external fuel pump but it only get 50psi. I'm looking for 100. Thanks -Bret ... an ... to ...
Hi Gary Heres a bit more useless mathematics and physics that might be of interest. You might remember a coupla weeks ago I did a "draw bar" test on the kart...
Hi Rick It is a bit of a shame , but the bulk of the kart will be going to a good home where it'll "live to scream another day" . I'm just too far away from...
we use evaporators in our jet (when its actually running), although ours isnt as fancy as your's and john's. we simply wrapped a couple of meters of our copper...
Shes old and rough but give her battery and fuel she will still start. My old age project, and damn that is getting closer. They have just started issuing the...
I've now obtained a nice kart chassis, with wheels on which to mount my GT. I'd like to explore an alternative form of steering control. I have built a...
Hi all it ahs been a while sense I had a chance to talk. Well I just got me a rebuilt Air Research Turbo from work. The inlet is 3.750 with an A/R of .81. The...
Hi John, If you put enough weight on the cart so it will not move, does that then mean its not producing thrust? Or do you consider the least amount of weight...
When I started my engine on gas I stepped back, but I got used to it. When I inverted the bottle It was frightening, but I got used to that. When I ran her for...
Hi Andy You've sorta gone the route Kurt Schreckling did with his FD3/64 engine , I can appreciate your difficulties in getting it to run cleanly , it a ...
I was just thinking about how to test an engine under load, without necessarily having to ride right on top of it, and it occurred to me that with a relatively...
Hi Jim I think you'd better start planning for a turbine transplant in the old girl , you'll need something to keep you busy in retirement , making up a ...
Thats one BIG turbo , you'll be having fun with her :-)) Cheers John ... From: "currera501" <currera501@...> To: <DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
Hi Gary With a very heavy vehicle the rolling resistance will become a greater component of the overall drag , but with well pumped up tyres it shouldn't ...
Hi Gary LOL... you summed it up very nicely . After "going over" my front end , and balancing the tyres , the kart felt a bit more confident on my last test...
it seems to me the same as what was happening when I had the coils of copper tubing wrapped around the ft .when I turned off the fuel ,it kept running . in...
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