The Isetta Hyabusa and other manic engine mods

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

[Steve]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

[Steve]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

[Steve]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

Looking at some of the figures I'm not so sure the lack of acceleration would be that big a drawback. Compare it to the Prius and there isn't that much between them, the figures for 0-60 for the first gen are slower than the Chrysler (12.9 seconds compared to 12). Even the newer models are only a couple of seconds faster (last years model manages 10.1 seconds) and that car has seen massive sales globally. Combine that with modern manufacturing processes and materials for the frame and chassis and you could reduce the car's weight enough for the turbine to be a realistic contender.

[Steve]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

Looking at some of the figures I'm not so sure the lack of acceleration would be that big a drawback. Compare it to the Prius and there isn't that much between them, the figures for 0-60 for the first gen are slower than the Chrysler (12.9 seconds compared to 12). Even the newer models are only a couple of seconds faster (last years model manages 10.1 seconds) and that car has seen massive sales globally. Combine that with modern manufacturing processes and materials for the frame and chassis and you could reduce the car's weight enough for the turbine to be a realistic contender.

It’s the 0 to 20 response that’s ‘electric’ on a hybrid. Faster than my turbo nut mobile unless I put it in race start mode

And round towns it’s that 0 to 20 that’s more important. A turbine would be an obstacle even for bikes

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

Looking at some of the figures I'm not so sure the lack of acceleration would be that big a drawback. Compare it to the Prius and there isn't that much between them, the figures for 0-60 for the first gen are slower than the Chrysler (12.9 seconds compared to 12). Even the newer models are only a couple of seconds faster (last years model manages 10.1 seconds) and that car has seen massive sales globally. Combine that with modern manufacturing processes and materials for the frame and chassis and you could reduce the car's weight enough for the turbine to be a realistic contender.

It’s the 0 to 20 response that’s ‘electric’ on a hybrid. Faster than my turbo nut mobile unless I put it in race start mode

And round towns it’s that 0 to 20 that’s more important. A turbine would be an obstacle even for bikes

In that case a hybrid turbine sounds like it could be a winner. 

[Steve]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

Looking at some of the figures I'm not so sure the lack of acceleration would be that big a drawback. Compare it to the Prius and there isn't that much between them, the figures for 0-60 for the first gen are slower than the Chrysler (12.9 seconds compared to 12). Even the newer models are only a couple of seconds faster (last years model manages 10.1 seconds) and that car has seen massive sales globally. Combine that with modern manufacturing processes and materials for the frame and chassis and you could reduce the car's weight enough for the turbine to be a realistic contender.

It’s the 0 to 20 response that’s ‘electric’ on a hybrid. Faster than my turbo nut mobile unless I put it in race start mode

And round towns it’s that 0 to 20 that’s more important. A turbine would be an obstacle even for bikes

In that case a hybrid turbine sounds like it could be a winner. 

Wouldn't a Stirling cycle engine be better?  IIRC turbines are not exactly fuel efficient

[Grumpmeister]

Shove a jet into a Peel Trident? 

That said, it does look as if it would be fun to throw around a track... 

http://youtu.be/NTJg3N-lsL4

I was waiting to see someone try to give it a push start

Ok I admit the start wasn't awe inspiring but given how low you are sat once you are moving it must be a blast... 

No I was thinking someone would get their balls fried with the jet

The cynic in me suspects you need to see the outtakes for that scene 

Something that did come up as a result of that video was a Jay Leno one about his Chrysler turbine car. They made 51 of these as a prototype back in the 60's. Comparable power to a standard petrol engine and can run on anything from standard fuel to perfume (one of the test cars was driven through France on Chanel No. 5 another ran on Jack Daniels). In the end Chrysler decided to end the project and destroy most of the cars because alternative fuel wasn't a thing back then but given that it is now why have they ignored a proven technology that they could easily update.

Wouldn't the abysmal throttle response of a turbine have been an issue?

Something that could be updated with more modern technology?

Short of adding rockets (basically directed explosives) you won't get it.  Even with reheat spool up times on turbines are always an issue for throttle response.  Outside of the near constant speed Indy tracks they were useless in their short life in motorsport

Best you could do is have a turbine charging batteries and electric power

Looking at some of the figures I'm not so sure the lack of acceleration would be that big a drawback. Compare it to the Prius and there isn't that much between them, the figures for 0-60 for the first gen are slower than the Chrysler (12.9 seconds compared to 12). Even the newer models are only a couple of seconds faster (last years model manages 10.1 seconds) and that car has seen massive sales globally. Combine that with modern manufacturing processes and materials for the frame and chassis and you could reduce the car's weight enough for the turbine to be a realistic contender.

It’s the 0 to 20 response that’s ‘electric’ on a hybrid. Faster than my turbo nut mobile unless I put it in race start mode

And round towns it’s that 0 to 20 that’s more important. A turbine would be an obstacle even for bikes

In that case a hybrid turbine sounds like it could be a winner. 

Wouldn't a Stirling cycle engine be better?  IIRC turbines are not exactly fuel efficient

Possibly but I'm cynically aiming for the dozy celebrity green crowd who bought into the whole green eco car malarkey without considering the bloody massive carbon footprint caused by the manufacturing process. They would be the type who would clamour for a 'green shiny eco hybrid turbine car' and pay megabucks... 

[Steve]

Oh yes there is a load of bollocks about green stuff

Reason we got a hybrid 4x4 was just about all to do with better mpg and that 0-20 response time.  That said it only does about 40mpg.  Must get a lighter right foot

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[Nick]

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