krugtech jet go-kart 70mph drag strip run

here's my home made jet engine on an old go-kart at the drag strip. It was pulling at the finish line just as hard aas it was at the starting line. it felt like I was going 300mph! This old hack scared the crap out of me every time I ran it, that's what I liked about it.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• jet
• engine
• gas
• turbine
• go-kart
• afterburner
• drag
• strip

[djsozer]

wat was da beasts 1/4 mile time?

[krugtech]

70 mph in about 19 seconds. It was built more for the salt flats :)

[lithiumdeuteride]

What's the thrust-to-weight ratio of the vehicle, including driver?

[krugtech]

about 400 pounds to 100 pounds, not in my favor

[gonshik]

where is this drag way?

[krugtech]

Carolina dragway Jackson South Carolina

[krugtech]

@MrBioluminescence Wile E. Coyote, SUPER GENIUS

[cba999casey]

at 2:15 is that the combustion chamber that is glowing?

[svprovidence]

Oh MAN! I know that I want for Christmas! Very, very cool. Great work on building your own jet engine!

[theundeadx]

holy shit!! the afterburner just epic!! and glowing exhaust nozzle!!

[prokysoft]

lol

[RavenPrecept]

Just the job for popping to the shops.

[rishi65]

That is just plain awesome, did you ever get a chance to run it in a more open flat area, to see what the max. possible speed was with the unit?

[damnlogin]

AWESOME Go Kart!!!

LOL the guys at 2:20 were killing me haha