i was thinking about using one of those HDi engines in my locost but after some research on a constant combustion cylinder i when for a diffrent option
i was thinking about using one of those HDi engines in my locost but after some research on a constant combustion cylinder i when for a diffrent option
turbine engines produce a constant combustion. eg 4 stroke 1 power stroke,
rotary 3 power strokes, turbine constant power stroke
lotus 7 replica. mine weighs 356kg at the moment. its kind of like a street legal f1 car with a four banger
i lost to one last year and since then i sold my car and started building one
there fast and corner better than and road car
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i have already setup 3 of my 6 turbine engines but im in need of 3 more turbos which is how i came to this site in the first place. its not too bad but the torque is winding up the input shaft in my gearbox. if it doent run well on the trace at least it would make a decent drag car
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Hi Jecht Black!
Interesting project you got there!
So let me clear some points that I am a bit unclear on:
Are you building a seven with a gas turbine engine?
How did you manage to get it down to 356 kgs? No engine in it yet?
As Henk4 said I have raced some years in a seven, and I know how much fun they can be! Mine has a Lotus Twin Cam engine producing around 175-180 hp. Dry weight of mine is about 550 kgs. Heavy in comparison to yours..!
We all would love to see some photos of your project!
it kind of works the same way as using a 6 cylinder engine its because of the rotational ballencing force on the car it gets really complex and i had to use my brother whos an engineer to work out the physics of it and also the more cylinders the more power and torque.
each turbine is based on a turbo and a cylinder conecting the compressor and exhaust turbines together look on google for home made turbine and you should be able to find some info
and instead of gas im using diesel for better combustion.
equipt with afterburners
i will get some after the weekend because its at my work
currently waiting for a new clutch
A few points:
What kind of turbocharger are you using to make your jet engine/gas turbine?
They must be pretty big otherwise you won't get much power, also is each turbo a seperate single stage gas turbine or have you connected any of them to get multiple stages?
If I understand correctly you will have 6 seperate gas turbines made from turbochargers? How do you get power from the turbines and how do you combine the power of all 6 to a single output?
It seems that you are using the mechanical power produced by the turbines yet you say you have afterburners? that doesn't make sense unless you are harnessing both mechanical power and the thrust produced?
Can't wait for pictures...
Power, whether measured as HP, PS, or KW is what accelerates cars and gets it up to top speed. Power also determines how far you take a wall when you hit it
Engine torque is an illusion.
100% true without forgeting the extra weight the car will carry and these kind of systems need calculation u cant do it by ur self
for an i4 its just waste of time and money
unless its a track car if u want no lag and some power use supercharger
more power small turbo
anthor thing most i4 have hardly enough space for 1 turbo and intercooler
most of the time the radiator should be changed to a slimmer one
so keep the twin stuff to v engines
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