Turbine (Gas producer) was hand built. Only part of the power turbine section from scavanged from a JFS-100 and was not complete. So no.... no "mini turbines".
@bmidgley Great work! Check out my channel, I've built one almost exactly the same, using an ST-50. If you don't mind sharing, where did you manage to get the power turbine section? All those I've contacted about the jfs-100 parts have said the power turbine is either unavailable, or over $2,500.
Awesome! i hope you don't mind about some questions: 1) Fuel Consumption? 2) Weight of the set of turbines (1st stage / 2nd stage) and all components (except Kart Itself) 3) Have you ever thought using a sort of CVT ? 4) 0-60mph in how many seconds?. Thank you for making this and sharing with us.
Fuel consuption is 2.5 MPG. Not exactly a Prius. The engine, including the engine sub frame is about 60 lbs. CVT - yes I have and did develope one. The initial (starting) torque was too high causing the variable pulley to seperate prematurely causing the belt to skip/burn. I tried to dampen the pulley halves but unsuccessfully. On a two stroke (e.g. snowmobile) the power band (peak torque) comes on much later after enguagement. 0-60 est 7-8 secs (with 1 gear.)
This is so freaking cooooooool. Dam! The engine sounds like the BatMobile. Awesome!!!! Does it burn gasoline? Or are you using nitromethane, kerosene, or jetfuel?
Cool concept, but it would be nice to have a video that actually shows what you built. You might look for a semi-skilled videographer. The kart fills about 0.00001% of the frame, and is mostly backlit.
I used to drive/deliver parade floats for a company who builds them here in UK. some of these used a small gas turbine engine driving a generator providing power for motors on the drive wheels. They were strange vehicles to drive,you were lying flat like you were in bed,under the floor on a "matress" complete with pillow ,etc and driving via electronic controls and your only view of the outside was via LCD monitors / ccd cameras,The engines went to 25000 rpm & sounded like yours but not as loud.
Dude. sweet. that was awsome. i am happy i got to stop by and see it. that was just crazy dude. from scrap parts none-the-less. hope to see ya agian soon. :)
That is awesome. A mate and I are going to build turbine powered vehicles, and have yet to decide on whether we'll connect the power turbine like you have, or use the power turbine to spin alternators, and use large brushless motors to propel our karts. Like others have said, would love to see a vid of it during the day so we can see how your machine went together.
Hey, I just read the article in Pop Mechanics about this and I saw you guys lived in Naperville, which is where I live. Having any public showings any time soon? :)
Damn! I haven't got my issue yet, and have no idea what the article looks like or what it says. Hope they didn't make me look too much of an ass! :)(accuracy in reporting?).
Where about in Naperville are you? I'm in the Southwest area near Book & 103rd. Always game to show her off to anybody interested :)
I've had it up to nearly 70 mph. It will go much faster but have set the one speed transmission for around a 75 mph top end speed. Driving the kart above 50 mph is quite a handfull; 70 mph is down right terrifying!
Man I'l tell ya you guys did a HELL OF A JOB!! That thing is AWESOME I want one that must hae taken many hours in the shop. Great video do one in the day light so We can see the turbine and all the parts! AWESOME!!!
I appreciate the comments knowing they are comming from a fellow builder! I posted some pics in the yahoo diy turbine group photo section in the "bmidgley/tcggrafix" album. Let me know what you think!
Anyone reading this check out doubleboost own videos. He has great video of some of his home built turbines! Very nice work!
Yah, I figure a few of the neighbors are WTF'ing! :). Strangely, I have had about a dozen people stop by my house to check it out I have never met before (or have seen for that matter.) Knock on wood I won't have someone visiting to give me an earfull! If they do what can i say? I think I wouldn't have a problem being empathetic! LOL.
i'm sure they. do. and they don't care. i sound off a storm alert 1001 and nothing happens. i don't think this would do anything either. P.S. i was one of the random people to show up and see the beast.
I had it up to 60.9 mph per a GPS unit and think it would go a little faster. I have the "low speed" gear installed (1:6) and another higher speed gear (1:4.2)I intend to use after I upgrade the wheels, hubs, and tires to a higher speed rating. I would guess this would get me to around 76-77 mph. The engine produces enough power to go faster but I would need to go to a multiple gear transmission for the sake of the chassis.
Thanks! I have other video but only at night and figured the quality would frustrate the crap out of the viewer. I'm in the process of converting the kart over to high speed wheels and tires. The glorified lawn tractor tires are begining to scare me a bit! Will post another vid ith showing the engine after the mod is done.
I purchased the power turbine assembly off E-bay. The diffuser (tangical to axial) and stator (power turbine gas nozzle) was hand made ot of crap I had lying around. I paid $300-350 for the power turbine as I recall.
nice work ! But i think it would be much more interesting if built a "Variomatik" gear in the kart for continuously variable gear transmission ratio like a Malossi MHR Vario for 180ccm Scooters...
I thought of belt driven variable transmission from a snowmobile. The idea was abandoned because of the power takeoff shaft rpm was to low (3000-3200 rpm)to acctuate the centrifugal driver pulley and would require modifications that were extensive. I am not familiar with the "variomatik" unit, but given the engine is 180 ccm I would be concerned about its ability to apply so much torque. Something heavier duty with lower rpm requirments would be very interesting to try.
absolutely awesome, reminds me of the y2k, how much torque and hp does that motor put out, and how long did it take to build and how much did the engine cost? very cool vid, post more - zak
Thanks for the nice complements! HP/torque (and this is a wild ass guess) maybe 80hp; 200 ft lbs of torque? It took about 100-150 hours with lots of redoing. The engine is home built and mainly built out of scrap. The cost to build the engine was well under $500.00 The whole kart maybe cost around $1200-1500.00 give or take.
someone should make a mini turbine (like the ones on the airlines) and put two on a custom cart, if thats what he did i couldent see in the vid.
piloty5 9 months ago
@piloty5
Turbine (Gas producer) was hand built. Only part of the power turbine section from scavanged from a JFS-100 and was not complete. So no.... no "mini turbines".
bmidgley 9 months ago
@bmidgley Great work! Check out my channel, I've built one almost exactly the same, using an ST-50. If you don't mind sharing, where did you manage to get the power turbine section? All those I've contacted about the jfs-100 parts have said the power turbine is either unavailable, or over $2,500.
highvoltagefeathers 2 months ago
Awesome! i hope you don't mind about some questions: 1) Fuel Consumption? 2) Weight of the set of turbines (1st stage / 2nd stage) and all components (except Kart Itself) 3) Have you ever thought using a sort of CVT ? 4) 0-60mph in how many seconds?. Thank you for making this and sharing with us.
tthhnnee 1 year ago 2
@tthhnnee
Fuel consuption is 2.5 MPG. Not exactly a Prius. The engine, including the engine sub frame is about 60 lbs. CVT - yes I have and did develope one. The initial (starting) torque was too high causing the variable pulley to seperate prematurely causing the belt to skip/burn. I tried to dampen the pulley halves but unsuccessfully. On a two stroke (e.g. snowmobile) the power band (peak torque) comes on much later after enguagement. 0-60 est 7-8 secs (with 1 gear.)
bmidgley 9 months ago
Dude, i remeber this. When i next come over. I want to take a video!
bait28 1 year ago
JP8 is the jet fuel we use in the F15
SayGen2 1 year ago
This is so freaking cooooooool. Dam! The engine sounds like the BatMobile. Awesome!!!! Does it burn gasoline? Or are you using nitromethane, kerosene, or jetfuel?
jimmykong57 1 year ago
@jimmykong57 - anything that is fluid and combustable. Used oil and kero 50/50 ratio seems to make her most happy.
bmidgley 1 year ago
Cool concept, but it would be nice to have a video that actually shows what you built. You might look for a semi-skilled videographer. The kart fills about 0.00001% of the frame, and is mostly backlit.
kangarc 1 year ago
Cool.
Conan568 1 year ago
I used to drive/deliver parade floats for a company who builds them here in UK. some of these used a small gas turbine engine driving a generator providing power for motors on the drive wheels. They were strange vehicles to drive,you were lying flat like you were in bed,under the floor on a "matress" complete with pillow ,etc and driving via electronic controls and your only view of the outside was via LCD monitors / ccd cameras,The engines went to 25000 rpm & sounded like yours but not as loud.
bigwoolleypenguin 1 year ago
I can't visualize what that setup looks like, can you do a vid showing it?
MisterHolaMan 2 years ago
it's great to live in the country you ca do what you want when you want
GundamKnight07 2 years ago
Does that country have punctuation? It seems it's schools aren't that good...
MandolinMan0001 2 years ago
HOT WHEELS RADAR GUN FTW
itsArthurKomar 2 years ago
Dude. sweet. that was awsome. i am happy i got to stop by and see it. that was just crazy dude. from scrap parts none-the-less. hope to see ya agian soon. :)
bait28 2 years ago
LOL! What a noise when it goes by. Sounds like an F4 phantom making a low pass! LOL
gedgar2000 2 years ago
That is awesome. A mate and I are going to build turbine powered vehicles, and have yet to decide on whether we'll connect the power turbine like you have, or use the power turbine to spin alternators, and use large brushless motors to propel our karts. Like others have said, would love to see a vid of it during the day so we can see how your machine went together.
dash8brj 3 years ago
awesome!!!!!!!
frog45678 3 years ago
Bet the neighbors just love ya :D
CyberDruidtheModGod 3 years ago 2
You need to upgrade the wheels, gear it faster, put on a helmet, and take it to a track. Is it very throttleable?
Scary video with all the cars and no lights. Probably not the best gas milage. hehe
peckerwood57 3 years ago
Hey, I just read the article in Pop Mechanics about this and I saw you guys lived in Naperville, which is where I live. Having any public showings any time soon? :)
L0tusExige 3 years ago
Damn! I haven't got my issue yet, and have no idea what the article looks like or what it says. Hope they didn't make me look too much of an ass! :)(accuracy in reporting?).
Where about in Naperville are you? I'm in the Southwest area near Book & 103rd. Always game to show her off to anybody interested :)
bmidgley 3 years ago
how fast does it go??
joreknight 3 years ago
I've had it up to nearly 70 mph. It will go much faster but have set the one speed transmission for around a 75 mph top end speed. Driving the kart above 50 mph is quite a handfull; 70 mph is down right terrifying!
bmidgley 3 years ago
Hey that goes really well !! I can just imagine the neighbors !! WTF is that Mabel ?
dynomania 3 years ago
i'm pretty sure the neighbors don't care. my cousin lives a block away from there and we sounded of my storm alert 1001 siren at 3/4 power.
bait28 2 years ago
try a day run
danielhattie2000 4 years ago
roads are busier during the day
bait28 2 years ago
its cool and is the kart making that jet turbine noise?
kingdrew1995 4 years ago
yes
bmidgley 4 years ago
Man I'l tell ya you guys did a HELL OF A JOB!! That thing is AWESOME I want one that must hae taken many hours in the shop. Great video do one in the day light so We can see the turbine and all the parts! AWESOME!!!
gunlver 3 years ago
excelent, im really admire your work, very impressive!!! please post more videos. thanks!!!
raulordonezturbo 4 years ago
shaft power Cool
jetholder23 4 years ago
Ok!
Im on the yahoo DIY turbine engine group also, if I want a help I ask you!
Hi!
Davide
dadoVRC 4 years ago 2
Truely fantastic Bryan, Hat's off to you Sir!!!
smogthemog 4 years ago
Thanks! Especially comming from yet another very accomplished turbine builder! (There are that many crazy folks in the planet?!?! Oh crap!)
Anyone reading this must visit Jim's (smogthemog) youtube account to check out his videos! Very good turbines with afterburners!
bmidgley 4 years ago
Very impresive some close ups with good light would be nice
doubleboost 4 years ago
Hey there.
I appreciate the comments knowing they are comming from a fellow builder! I posted some pics in the yahoo diy turbine group photo section in the "bmidgley/tcggrafix" album. Let me know what you think!
Anyone reading this check out doubleboost own videos. He has great video of some of his home built turbines! Very nice work!
bmidgley 4 years ago
Thanks for that i found your picks very impresive
doubleboost 4 years ago
Awesome, awesome! Your neighbors must love you with that thing ripping down the streets at night!
proaudiohd 4 years ago
Yah, I figure a few of the neighbors are WTF'ing! :). Strangely, I have had about a dozen people stop by my house to check it out I have never met before (or have seen for that matter.) Knock on wood I won't have someone visiting to give me an earfull! If they do what can i say? I think I wouldn't have a problem being empathetic! LOL.
Thanks for the coments!
bmidgley 4 years ago
i'm sure they. do. and they don't care. i sound off a storm alert 1001 and nothing happens. i don't think this would do anything either. P.S. i was one of the random people to show up and see the beast.
bait28 2 years ago
what do you think it tops out at??
atomgonuclear 4 years ago
I had it up to 60.9 mph per a GPS unit and think it would go a little faster. I have the "low speed" gear installed (1:6) and another higher speed gear (1:4.2)I intend to use after I upgrade the wheels, hubs, and tires to a higher speed rating. I would guess this would get me to around 76-77 mph. The engine produces enough power to go faster but I would need to go to a multiple gear transmission for the sake of the chassis.
bmidgley 4 years ago
opps...make the gear ratios 6:1 and 4.2:1.
bmidgley 4 years ago
Thanks! I have other video but only at night and figured the quality would frustrate the crap out of the viewer. I'm in the process of converting the kart over to high speed wheels and tires. The glorified lawn tractor tires are begining to scare me a bit! Will post another vid ith showing the engine after the mod is done.
bmidgley 4 years ago
where did you get the assembly to turn thrust into driveshaft power?
phugedaboudet 4 years ago
I purchased the power turbine assembly off E-bay. The diffuser (tangical to axial) and stator (power turbine gas nozzle) was hand made ot of crap I had lying around. I paid $300-350 for the power turbine as I recall.
bmidgley 4 years ago
Great project! I am building a turbine pocketbike so it is nice to see that other people are experimenting with power turbines...
Anders811017 4 years ago
nice work ! But i think it would be much more interesting if built a "Variomatik" gear in the kart for continuously variable gear transmission ratio like a Malossi MHR Vario for 180ccm Scooters...
MetrakitProRaceII 4 years ago
I thought of belt driven variable transmission from a snowmobile. The idea was abandoned because of the power takeoff shaft rpm was to low (3000-3200 rpm)to acctuate the centrifugal driver pulley and would require modifications that were extensive. I am not familiar with the "variomatik" unit, but given the engine is 180 ccm I would be concerned about its ability to apply so much torque. Something heavier duty with lower rpm requirments would be very interesting to try.
bmidgley 4 years ago
absolutely awesome, reminds me of the y2k, how much torque and hp does that motor put out, and how long did it take to build and how much did the engine cost? very cool vid, post more - zak
atomicsaladbowl 4 years ago
Thanks for the nice complements! HP/torque (and this is a wild ass guess) maybe 80hp; 200 ft lbs of torque? It took about 100-150 hours with lots of redoing. The engine is home built and mainly built out of scrap. The cost to build the engine was well under $500.00 The whole kart maybe cost around $1200-1500.00 give or take.
bmidgley 4 years ago