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Hi Doggerss, Propane is a good fuel when the turbine combustion chamber operation is marginal or you are experimenting with fuel injection combinations etc... as it's already in gaseous form. You're right about the propane tank getting cold too, very useful for keeping the beverages cold..!:D...

It does move...honest..!:o https://youtu.be/as_hkpOO_hY https://youtu.be/jBT7IPzDRZ8 https://youtu.be/i1bVaRoXc0E

Hey J, I don't think there is much to be gained form "fixing" the shock wave issue....the fact is that the turbine itself just cannot process any more mass air flow, it's restricted by it's size and blade area....forcing more air through it will not improve the thrust, actually it will probably...

Totally agree with you Justin....I'm not claiming anything of substance at all, only the fact that the engine runs and the kart does actually move.... the only evidence I have is the few boring videos I have posted....even then it was only doing maybe 45mph (~72kmh) at best. The kart isn't...

Yes I have...The engine itself is reasonably efficient, at full noise the engine consumes ~2.75lbs of air/sec, (165lb/min), so at ~70,000rpm she'll consume approx 5.1Liters of fuel per minute. Actual static thrust is ~165lbs without A/B depending on ambient conditions. The After-burner on the...

The front end doesn't even try to lift...the kart is not wheel driven....plus it will have my fat ar$e in it to hold it down..:rolleyes: The reason for a turbine over a pulse jet is mainly for ease of use, the pulse jets are quite simple but produce very little thrust compared to a similarly...

That's not a bad idea really....I might do a "walkaround", then mount a go-pro on my helmet and just do a run somewhere, just need to find a decent place/area to do it.... Still have plenty of tuning etc to do but that's no excuse.:thumbsup: Cheers, Smithy.

Hey KartFab, I'm not claiming speeds amounting to anything silly, just suffice to say this machine is capable of well over the 20-30mph you mention:cheers2: Most turbine go-karts are made from small T-03/T04 type car or small truck turbos, the turbo in my kart is rather large and is similar to...

G'day Planejob, The turbo is essentially stock, I've just constructed a combustion chamber, (the big can on the top) and associated fuel system for it. It's entirely mechanical with very little in the way of electronics controlling it. The engine fuel system consists of a simple fuel injection...

@Fabroman, Whereabouts in Sydney are you?? Cheers, Smithy.

Hi All, I've introduced myself in the appropriate thread so I thought I'd just follow up in here, hopefully I'm in the right place. I have a Jet powered go kart which is basically a Garrett 6041 turbo-charger and has been converted into a full after-burning jet engine...the wheels are "not"...

No probs, Here's a rather boring video of me testing the newly made A/B pipe just a couple of weeks ago....still needs a bit of work though...but it's getting there. Yeah it fits an adult in it...I've driven it many times and I'm 6' tall and 200lbs+. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as_hkpOO_hY...

OK...I've done my obligatory "introduce yourself" post...so I'll go and post in the appropriate section I guess...any suggestions?? Cheers, Smithy.

Thanks for the kind welcome gents. Well the cart is pretty much "all DIY", heck, even the engine itself is DIY....It's a Garrett 6041 turbocharger which I have converted into an afterburning jet engine....not real efficient though...it has the usual 9 liter tank and at full noise and full...

Hi All, Just introducing myself, Brett Smith from Sydney, Australia. I have a rather strange go kart...it's turbine powered so I hope it fits in with your "DIY" status. Here's a pic of the offending machine..!:o Cheers, Smithy.