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Title: Do these work?
Post by: mtiberio on October 13, 2017, 10:26:33 AM
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Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: ggl205 on October 13, 2017, 10:44:33 AM
If you find a complete working one, let me know.

John
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: mtiberio on October 13, 2017, 11:05:57 AM
Did they all blow up?
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: ggl205 on October 13, 2017, 11:20:06 AM
From what I could find out, yes. However, it depended upon who was using it. Easy to get the thing to fail if you are not familiar with fuel type and how it all works. Definitely not a simple bolt on arrangement. I was looking at this for my lakester. It yields the hp I was looking for and sized correctly for my car.

John
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on October 13, 2017, 11:50:11 AM
Did you look at the set up in the little blue truck with the GXSR 1000? Just like the Shadow, Stainless knows :cheers:
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: floydjer on October 13, 2017, 02:24:52 PM
Those turn up from time to time....Just don`t google the fuel required....you`ll get a visit from real serious people. :-o
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Stan Back on October 13, 2017, 02:26:15 PM
OK, Mike -- where the photo of one of them in a go-kart putting it a top fuel dragster?

(I thought they ran on hydrazine (sp?), but could, as usual, be wrong.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Buickguy3 on October 13, 2017, 02:53:01 PM
   Contact Ky Michelson on Facebook. I believe he can fill you in.
  Doug  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: ggl205 on October 13, 2017, 04:15:10 PM
Did you look at the set up in the little blue truck with the GXSR 1000? Just like the Shadow, Stainless knows :cheers:

I did, Johnboy. Surprised to see an MC engine in it. BJ said handling was an issue. I can sympathize.

John
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: PorkPie on October 13, 2017, 05:22:49 PM
this little engine brought a biker and lakester driver into the two club....and was in the first mini pick up over 150 mph...very interesting career..... :-D :-D :-D :-D


Did you look at the set up in the little blue truck with the GXSR 1000? Just like the Shadow, Stainless knows :cheers:
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: RansomT on October 13, 2017, 07:56:51 PM
Same company did this ....

BTW, I think Jon was driving the mini-van in the video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNc8ZOIkbQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZNc8ZOIkbQ)
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: WOODY@DDLLC on October 13, 2017, 08:43:18 PM
December Hot Rod

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/1960-buy-mail-order-1300hp-rocket-engine/
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: wobblywalrus on October 13, 2017, 10:58:38 PM
I need this.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Jack Gifford on October 14, 2017, 02:00:12 AM
I watched an exhibition run by a car with a Turbonique drag axle at an early NHRA Nationals at Indy ('63?). I'm curious how well the turbo-powered centrifugal supercharger worked, but have never seen or read about anyone trying one.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: JR'S PAPA on October 14, 2017, 08:29:24 PM
I think I remember a VW Bug, in the 60's, called the "Black Widow". I recall it ran a Turbonique trans axle or direct drive. I think it ran in the 9's. Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding or Car Craft ran articles on it. I recall it was more than a handful to keep straight and made some aero enhanced, challenging runs. (As in getting very light at speed because of the solid pan chassis of the Bug.) If I remember right, the crew and driver were Afro-American, thus the tag Black Widow?.
jr.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on October 15, 2017, 12:12:52 PM
I think I remember a VW Bug, in the 60's, called the "Black Widow". I recall it ran a Turbonique trans axle or direct drive. I think it ran in the 9's. Hot Rod, Popular Hot Rodding or Car Craft ran articles on it. I recall it was more than a handful to keep straight and made some aero enhanced, challenging runs. (As in getting very light at speed because of the solid pan chassis of the Bug.) If I remember right, the crew and driver were Afro-American, thus the tag Black Widow?.
jr.

https://jalopnik.com/5889394/the-rocket-powered-beetle-driving-mr-pitiful-is-a-black-history-month-mystery

Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: turborick on October 15, 2017, 12:29:09 PM
I NEED one of these!!
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: Speed Limit 1000 on October 15, 2017, 12:42:25 PM
Rick, Would the SCTA approve?
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: noboD on October 15, 2017, 12:56:57 PM
There is a '64 Ford Galaxie outfitted with one too. I saw it a few years ago at Carlisle.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: desotoman on October 15, 2017, 01:03:02 PM
Rick, Would the SCTA approve?


I would think the quick change drag axle use only would qualify for the omega class.

Tom G.
Title: Re: Do these work?
Post by: turborick on October 16, 2017, 12:19:20 AM
Rick, Would the SCTA approve?

Yea sure..... LOL