http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/mc/mc.htm somethin like this ??? dave ... From: nick181070 To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:11 PM ...
this petrol/electric blower thing is certainly food for thought ,I got a electric blower first ,and it showed p2 pressure on the gt gauge b4 it fired up !! but...
Why not fit your turbo jet with a couple of handles, and have the most powerful garden blower on earth ? Your neighbours would be impressed. ... good ... on ...
Because if your exhaust is too hot, you risk igniting your piles of leaves .. ;-) .. not good. I would also worry about FOD from a jet intake that close to my ...
Thats the one mate,Real power ! The quest for speed has no limits or rules on power, just go BIG with your engines !! Oh yes, dont forget you have to stop once...
Mint mate ! Thats the only way you'd ever get me to point a leaf blower at anything in the garden ! (Almost worth geting sucked in for !) Happy blowing H ... ...
Hi Jon I think most of the problems with the petrol ones is their design for both sucking leaves up as a vac and being used as a blower , they're a compromise ...
Hi I have been using two 12 volt fuel pumps. one is a vw off a 77 fuel injected bug and the second is off a forb bronco. The vw pumps into the ford and the...
Hi Gary Is your second pump all metal construction , and does it have screw fittings for the pressure takeoff , the pumps with only "plastic" ends and hose ...
Ok, back in business: Now i'm ready to start building (i went to summer cottage last week, ie. not building possibilities). Jetspecs keeps telling me that i ...
That thought reminds me of my days in the Navy at Sherman field where the Blue Angels were based & practiced. This was back in hte F4 days - the sound of a...
I've added some more pics to jetgallery... http://www.nickhaddock.co.uk/jetgallery.htm Do you have any pics of your latest addition to the granny car stable, ...
ye go have a wank ... From: Planet X To: DIYGasTurbines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 4:58 AM Subject: Re: [DIYGasTurbines] Re: Blower pressure...
I'm looking for a fuel pump. I used to have a 98 mustang fuel pump and it worked great until I ran it dry. It made 100psi, I'm wondering if thats enough or...
Hi Nick H I don't know if we'd be able to agree on classifications for record attempts , if theres only an "open class" its ends up with the person who spends...
Hi Everybody, Just the other week I went down to Rackets house I picked up the free power turbine kart :) Since I got it I have installed my turbo and got my...
HI Bosche pumps from injected vauxhalls audis and most early fords use a in line pump These pumps will make 100 psi no problem I use a 12 gph nossel with a 150...
I'm planning on putting my engine on a go kart. The cheapest kart I can find is a shifter kart for $185. includes everything but an engine. I was also thinking...
Thanks Gary The only one I could find at my local wreckers had a "plastic" end ,and only hose fittings . I might have to look further afield if I need...
Hi Bret The small bike tyres should cut a bit off rolling resistance , but might be a bit hard to adapt to the kart axles Cheers John ... From: "Bret"...
I've built all my combustion chamber etc for my turbine and have been looking for a turbo. I can't find one anywhere for less than $300, even second hand ones....
One word, Ebay, I have been able to find many good brand new or rebuilt turbochargers for about $150.00 I've bought four for different applications, but...
Yes, eBay! :-) They're probably the best place to find one at a cheap price. I've gotten a few good ones off there. My first one was a T04, great condition,...
Say you've built a awsome GT capable of making 100 pounds of thrust. Its a rather larg turbo with about 1 square inch of suface on the thrust bearing, will the...
Hi Evan The way oil behaves in a thrust bearing with "tilted land' type thrust surfaces will mean that its not the oil pressure that keeps the bits apart but...
Hi all, Due to a lack of time and space and taking on other commitments, I'm considering reducing my collection of turbines. I thought I'd offer them to the...
Hi! I've got coupla of questions (again) related to turbine building: I'm planning to use some kind of vaporisation system combined with household furnace...
Won't they even sell you one if you tell them what you are doing and promise to send them a video or something as a return for the "sponsorship" ?! I got my...