Reserve your Jet engine kit!
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a turbo shaft engine would require a gear box but no prop. real shaft drive or chain drive to the rear wheel there is a bike that uses a shaft to drive the rear wheel but I don't know the name of it. You would get some strange looks when you fired it up the sound of a pissed off vacuum cleaner.
Ahh thats my lazy reading leading me astray again!do a search on turbo prop jet engines there is a place that makes them for model airplanes that really work turbo shaft driven jet bike I'll bet it would need a 55 gallon drum towed behind for a fuel tank
norman
Ilikeabikea and I know a guy who has a small jet engine at his shop and I think it has a shaft to power up a generator I wonder? Its got a lot of extra stuff attached but I bet we could make it run. I'll have to see if we can get a picture some time.
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Got a bit sidetracked looking for a suitable electronic ignition system, and found this! Building a marble shooting airgun
not sure a cdi would work that well rigged up to a 6volt battery pack....will "experiment"
not sure a cdi would work that well rigged up to a 6volt battery pack....will "experiment"
Its looking like a prototype is on its way! A system has also been devised to allow the use of existing MB petrol tanks. The aim was to be able to run the IC engine and boost with the jet engines but the 2 stroke oil of those with HT's could be a BIG problem. Those with four strokes however need not worry!
Aiming to have the prototype built and fully tested by the end of May and production beginning early June. That said, watch this space!
Aiming to have the prototype built and fully tested by the end of May and production beginning early June. That said, watch this space!
The bike comes with a standard 2 liter tank and may or may not get 6 miles to the gallon? Is this correct?
If so, I wonder how propane would work instead of petrol, especially when you need it to heat it up, and what kind of fuel mileage that would get.............................maybe the same, don't have a clue.
If it does get that bad of fuel mileage, that thing would be great if it was designed to coexist with a regular china girl as an add on.
It would sure beat strapping a 25 lb propane tank to the bike and have your buddy bust the head off it to send you rocketing down the road.....
If so, I wonder how propane would work instead of petrol, especially when you need it to heat it up, and what kind of fuel mileage that would get.............................maybe the same, don't have a clue.
If it does get that bad of fuel mileage, that thing would be great if it was designed to coexist with a regular china girl as an add on.
It would sure beat strapping a 25 lb propane tank to the bike and have your buddy bust the head off it to send you rocketing down the road.....
Hiker472 you have hit the nail BANG on the head.The bike comes with a standard 2 liter tank and may or may not get 6 miles to the gallon? Is this correct?
If so, I wonder how propane would work instead of petrol, especially when you need it to heat it up, and what kind of fuel mileage that would get.............................maybe the same, don't have a clue.
If it does get that bad of fuel mileage, that thing would be great if it was designed to coexist with a regular china girl as an add on.
It would sure beat strapping a 25 lb propane tank to the bike and have your buddy bust the head off it to send you rocketing down the road.....
The aim is indeed to design these to work alongside a china 2 smoker. Fuel consumption? Best to be pessimistic and be proven otherwise i think.
Being that most of you fine fella's have cruisers im thinking a tank that'll fit in the space under the current one
The reason for thinking they'll be a need for a secondary tank is simply down to the level of oil that is required for the 2 strokes. if they ran more like 40:1 then it's possible the oil would help lubricate the jet however @ 20:1 its more likely to cause a dirty mess.
Our tests have shown methanol or alcohol to be far easier to ignite compared to gasoline, but we're still pushing petrol as it's availablity is unrivalled.
Propane has also been high on the list however in this application could prove more trouble than its worth. We definitely will build a propane fired jet but probably only for use in r/c models where compressors/batteries etc are simply not feasible.
Thanks for that hiker, keep those thoughts coming!
I like that double tank idea, either as an add on or even a custom tank with two separate compartments.
That heating up the jets though..............A butane charge cartridge like a mini torch lighter, maybe a bypass off the muffler, ..........
Sounds cool though and it'd be nice to be able to have that freedom, no matter how limited it may be as far as time or distance, but enough to jet up a steep hill or just "put the pedal to the metal" for the sheer fun of it!
That heating up the jets though..............A butane charge cartridge like a mini torch lighter, maybe a bypass off the muffler, ..........
Sounds cool though and it'd be nice to be able to have that freedom, no matter how limited it may be as far as time or distance, but enough to jet up a steep hill or just "put the pedal to the metal" for the sheer fun of it!
I dont know it kinda sounds like a valveless pulsejet engine, how much thrust is produced by this package? do you have the fuel line going thrue the cone to cool the engine simular to a rocket engine. second can we get a picture of inside the engine showing the blades/ cone shaping?
