Metcalf, This is a turbo for you!!!

[draggin50]

My buddy decided to pick up a used turbo off of an old Mack truck and we wasnt sure what we could do with it... So here is what we came up with... A single turbo jet engine!!!! With parts from a furnace, Holley blue pump, old oil cooler, and a little help from a leaf blower and an air compressor to help spool it up. I took more video but they are longer and it takes forever to upload to youtube... So here is one. No fire extinguisher was near and the cops didnt even show up! This is how I spent my Sunday afternoon!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4wu_npbLkE

[Jake]

im not entirely sure what i just saw. but it looked sick :bigthumb
and also mildly dangerous. lol

[draggin50]

Its what you get when you spend long nights in a garage with some powerful alcohol, welder, and plenty of scrap laying around! It blew the plug straight out of the top and concaved the top plate on the final run! Dangerous is kind of an understatment! Ill try to post up the other videos and pictures!

[black90lx]

that is hillbilly as fuck...... but i like it.

[sean]

can we rig that up on my miata? lol

[draggin50]

that is hillbilly as fuck...... but i like it.

Hell yeah it is but fun as hell!


can we rig that up on my miata? lol

Its actually gonna be mounted up on a go cart after it gets some new bearings. Got a little hot today and had some blades rubbing. Here is another one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etCTljgn8oU

[draggin50]

Pictures!!!
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu339/draggin50/029.jpg
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu339/draggin50/028.jpg
Fuel and oil system!!!
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu339/draggin50/031.jpg
This is after we was done. Its now concave and the sparkplug was blown out!
http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu339/draggin50/030.jpg

[sean]

lol. oh well. too funny

[Metcalf Racing]

Would have really liked to have bought the turbo before you broke it

[ADaughen]

They made those on Junkyard Wars a while back.

Pretty crazy making a jet engine from "junk".

[draggin50]

Would have really liked to have bought the turbo before you broke it

It wasnt in real good shape before. $20 from a local junk yard! Ill check and see if he has any more.

[Kevin1989]

this all seems slightly dangerous but if i had the skill i feel compelled to try it!

[Sharad]

that is hillbilly as fuck...... but i like it.

Quote of the day! That's sig material there...

[draggin50]

Run #3 now rebuild and put on a go cart!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrMnH1vB6M

[Metcalf Racing]

You know that's the turbo that's on the Giant Squid right? They will go 8's

[draggin50]

You know that's the turbo that's on the Giant Squid right? They will go 8's

No shit??? I did not know that! I will now be looking for more! If I can find a few for another $20 Ill let ya know as well.

[Metcalf Racing]

Yeah that's cool. That's why I was sad to see it used as a toy

[draggin50]

We just figured, What the hell, $20 lets see what we can do with it! It just seemed way to big for us to do anything with. That thing is a monster! I dont know what kind of boost your making with yours, but this one will stretch some metal!!!

[Metcalf Racing]

The housing is much bigger than the turbine is which make them appear bigger larger than they really are. They are only like high 70's low 80mm

[draggin50]

Well its getting rebuilt now and maybe we can go a different route with it. Sounds like it may work for something else then!!

[2007ShelbyCobra]

needs more vids :)

[inferno50]

at least it takes smart hillbillys to think of that.

[draggin50]

There was a lot of thinking involved in making this junk work! How to make it run constantly without dying out, how to keep the oil halfway cool, And what to hide behing when it blows up!!! Thats why I was behind the wall and truck taking video! Its all in good fun and we made it work. Its even cooler in person to see this thing SCREAM!!!