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Old July 10th 05, 07:30 PM
Anton
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So... When I was young, my father told me, "If you have to ask how much
it costs, then you probably can't afford it."


Not true.

Have you totally rebuilt an old car, with your own hands, from the
wheels up?


Yes, if you have to ask, you can see it on this web page:

http://free-vk.t-com.hr/taunus

Switched engines, completely restaureted V6, new brakes, and all other
things.That chrashed my brother, so I have done same thing with another one,
in which I added completely new exhaust system, painted and all bodywork by
myself.

Have you ever taken a car and fitted a much larger engine to it?


Read up.Before that 2.8 V6, engine vas 1.6 4-cyl.

Have you ever worked with turbine engines before? (Obviously not, based
on your questions)


No.I prefer NA engines.Even now.I'm interested in turbines as engines, not
like add on to piston engines.

In order to succeed, you first need to turn your turbochargers into a
turbine engine. Before you can even begin to think about doing this you
need to learn how turbines work. Then you can begin laying out a plan.


I know principles, after all, I'm studying railway traffic, and we have many
mechanical courses.

This is a project that would probably keep you busy for 5 years if you
work part-time.


You mean on locomotive turbine into car, or just plain turbocharger
converting to gas turbine?If is this last, then you must se what people on
intrent have made for month or less with scrap turbocharges from local
junkyard.

As for how much power it puts out, who knows? There's a ton of
variables in there. I'd suspect a few hundred horsepower, maybe more,
quite likely less. It will probably turn out heavier than an equivalent
piston engine, and thus the car will actually go slower.


Why?That doesn't mean that it must be like you said.

How cool will
that be?


Why that tone?I mean, what is so wrong if I ask something like this?A guy
near my town built a motorcycle with tractor diesel engine.It's slow, but
it's cool, so?
A guy in Serbia made Yugo who works on wood?I mean, wood is fuel, and the
principle is,hm...You'll understand, I don't have that much knowledge in
english...



 




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