VID - http://sfgate.com/g/av/movies/2006/04/30/jetbug_m4.mov



"This is a my street-legal jet car on full afterburner. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine in the back. The car is licensed here in California.

In California, new cars have bi-annual smog inspections so if you modify the engine, it is likely to fail the inspection and you won't be able to drive it on the street. There are some exempt engine modifications (ex. after-cat mufflers - big deal) but none that will allow you to add 1350 hp to a new car. Car was built to look as if VW delivered the car this way. It handles fine and is safe.

I was thinking of putting it into an import car show but the promoter told me that it looked too plain and recommended that I put some decals on it, lower it, and put on some aftermarket wheels. Sure kid, put on some flimsy wheels won't take a curb and don't center on the hubs, lower the car so the tires rub and get cut by the body using springs that bounce me all over the road, and advertise for companies that couldn't engineer themselves out of a paper bag.

I would have thought the 14" diameter tailpipe was enough for him but I guess it wasn't."

Original article with much bigger pics: http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

lmfao..

wow, first time I get to say 'welcome to last month' to Dan!

pretty bitchin', anyways. Still, I'd be even more impressed if dude was able to hook up the engine's driveshaft to the wheels...

juan

lmfao 14" tailpipe.

At least it doesn't look stupid! :7

i likey...now i have another reason to be an engineer :)

altho i think its a bit too big for the car...he must be really wealthy, 1/4 million, wow.

http://www.turbokart.com/home.htm

Check out the videos:

nomex, anyone?
http://www.turbokart.com/videos/donuts_anyone.mpg

how to roast the paint off your NSX:
http://www.turbokart.com/videos/Boeingstartup.mpg


juan

Originally posted by EclipseRST
At least it doesn't look stupid! :7

I second that :puke