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| jast |
Posted - Mar 04 2003 : 12:22:17 PM
WHere did you get the motor for your go cart when it was electric? Surely you didnt actually buy one new.
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| Nerf Smurf |
Posted - Jul 18 2003 : 10:54:56 AM
electric
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| Aaron Cake |
Posted - Jul 18 2003 : 10:03:28 AM
I'm planning to use the thrust. Yeah, it won't be as efficient, but it will be COOL. And I can add an afterburner for some interesting effects.  Seemed to work on Junkyard Wars well enough. A dual turbojet kart would probably move pretty well with around 50 LBS of thrust.
The other challenge in using mechanical means to extract the torque is that there is no way in hell I can machine parts well enough to withstand 130,000+ RPM without blowing up and killing everyone around.  I wish I had a machine shop, but alas, it is one thing I am lacking.
Nerf Smuf: Best motor for what? Electric? Gas?
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| Nerf Smurf |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 7:35:25 PM
What are the best motors to use
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| BEatonNo1 |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 2:25:57 PM
Aaron I would suggest using the torque from one gas turbine instead of the thrust...it would be a lot faster and still have that sound
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| cirvin |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 10:49:39 AM
Are you just going to use the exauhs to drive the kart? i fyou are, it is very innefiencent. if you wanted a direct drive, try using pulsejets. much more power per pound. for example, a small turbojet run on propane puts out about 2 or 3 pounds of thrust, but then pulsejets of the same size and fuel can put out much more thrust. i researched. last project i thought about.
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| Aaron Cake |
Posted - Jul 17 2003 : 09:45:22 AM
Have not given up on the jetpack, but it is on the back burner. I have so much on the go right now that I have to prioritize. Don't expect the turbine kart until next summer. I promised a friend of mine that I would give her a wild go-kart ride on her next birthday....Turbojet = pretty wild.
I am planning to make my own from two large turbochargers. The issue is finding them cheap. Cores are worth quite a lot in the trucking industry. Though some of our customers repair big rigs and school buses, so I may be able to arrange a trade...
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| cirvin |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 8:37:58 PM
Where are you getting the turbojets? e-bay, build your own? If your going to build your own, go to www.junkyardjet.com. he made a jet out of pipe fittings and car parts. How are you going to extract the power?
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| BEatonNo1 |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 5:50:35 PM
lol...gave up the jetpack Aaron...
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| Aaron Cake |
Posted - Jul 16 2003 : 10:37:26 AM
Actually, the 4x4 cart has been dropped. I will instead be building a dual turbo-jet powered kart.
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| cirvin |
Posted - Jul 15 2003 : 2:04:10 PM
GO aaron! To hell with plans!!!
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| n/a |
Posted - May 06 2003 : 5:07:57 PM
I cant wait to aarons 4x4 go kart its gonna be sweet! make sure to take hundreds of pics for the site when you start building.
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| adrianZ |
Posted - Apr 06 2003 : 8:58:31 PM
Thanks Aaron
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| Aaron Cake |
Posted - Apr 05 2003 : 11:05:28 AM
I don't have a diagram (I never build from plans) but if you look at the front suspension of any FWD car, it will be obvious.
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| adrianZ |
Posted - Apr 04 2003 : 9:20:47 PM
Hi Aaron Cake
Can you send me a digram on how make the front two wheels spin on your 4WD go kart when you are turning coners (if you know what i mean)?
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| Aaron Cake |
Posted - Mar 20 2003 : 10:39:31 AM
The idea was to have a central shaft down the middle, connected to two differentials (lawnmower? golf-cart? etc?). U-joints could come from almost anywhere. Any local bearing supplier will have hundreds of types in stock.
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