This van has been retrofitted with a Rolls-Royce Nimbus helicopter jet turbine by Chris Krug, who should really be working for Tony Stark. The jet turbine has about 1,000 shaft horsepower at 2,100 RPM, which allows it to do 1/8th of a mile at 103MPH in 7.14 seconds. Not bad for a Dodge Caravan, specially one that can ride with the normal combustion engine, then reveal the turbine flipping its rear window. The turbine exhaust doesn't provide any thrust, however:
The jet exhaust is at wide angles for the helicopter application it was in. They wanted the exhaust to go away from the tail boom and have just enough velocity to keep the hot exhaust from being recirculated into the intake. The exhaust provides no thrust, it's all shaft driven but I do spray fuel into the exhaust to make some smoke and fire. It's funny how people think a jet engine isn't working properly if fire isn't spewing out the back, unless it's the engine on the passenger jet they're sitting in.
According to Chris, it can do the 1/4 mile in 11.17 seconds, and it topped at 113mph because he hasn't adjusted the rear axle ratio yet. [RunRyder via Hacked Gadgets]
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9:50 AM ON TUE MAR 4 2008
BY JESUS DIAZ
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In a Dodge Caravan? For the car pooling soccer mom that needs to go 103 mph.
gimme a second while I put her into gear...
*T*A*I*L*G*A*T*E*R*S *B*E*W*A*R*E*
'Propulse' the car??? Try propel....
1/8 mile @ 103mph
1/4 mile @ RIP
It is a regional thing to use the word "Propulse" in this way?
@necrolingua: no, it's just an error.
Shouldn't this thing have warning signs saying you aren't supposed to stand too close to the doors or risk being sucked into a soccer-mom vehicle? Or is the suction through the doors not that great?
I wonder how long it takes to get it into jet-propelled mode... and how long it can last in that manner.
Boy, is the Lizard Man going to get a surprise!
I guess it's cool but it's not as well done as the guy @ [www.ronpatrickstuff.com] that did the Jet Beetle.
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Does "The Darwin Awards" ring a bell??
I see pain in this dudes future.
the soccer ball magnet sticker is perfect!
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