Post by thread:[OT] World's fastest VW Beetle (1450 HP)

VW Beetle. 140 mph so far. 1450 HP (but, the faster it goes, the more power it makes). Estimated lift off at 160 mph Road legal Two "motors" - one in front and one in back. Limited passenger capacity I imagine. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/04/30/MNGJGII7BB1.DTL&o=0&type=printable Ref: Matthew McMahon

And where is a video of this VW actually going fast ? POD ( Gus ) On 2006-May 05, at 4:47 AM, Russell McMahon wrote: VW Beetle. 140 mph so far. 1450 HP (but, the faster it goes, the more power it makes). Estimated lift off at 160 mph Road legal Two "motors" - one in front and one in back. Limited passenger capacity I imagine. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/ 2006/04/30/MNGJGII7BB1.DTL&o=0&type=printable Ref: Matthew McMahon

Not a guy you want to tailgate... As if you could catch up to him... --- James. {Quote hidden}> -----Original Message----- > From: spam_OUTpiclist-bouncesTakeThisOuTMIT.EDU > [.....piclist-bouncesKILLspam@spam@MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Russell McMahon > Sent: 2006 May 05, Fri 03:47 > To: PIC List > Subject: [OT] World's fastest VW Beetle (1450 HP) > > VW Beetle. > 140 mph so far. > 1450 HP (but, the faster it goes, the more power it makes). > Estimated lift off at 160 mph > Road legal > Two "motors" - one in front and one in back. > Limited passenger capacity I imagine. > > > www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2006/04/30 /MNGJGII7BB1.DTL&o=0&type=printable > > > Ref: Matthew McMahon > > > -

On 5/5/06, James Newtons Massmind <jamesnewtonKILLspammassmind.org> wrote: > > Not a guy you want to tailgate... As if you could catch up to him... I've wanted that accessory a few times. I did once alter my rear window spritzer so that it blows a significant amount backward, that seems to work. Also, I can kick on the strobes, which has a pretty good effect, but I only do that for extreme cases. Maybe 3 times in the last 4 years. -- > Feel the power of the dark side! Atmel AVR

> > Not a guy you want to tailgate... As if you could catch up to him... > > > I've wanted that accessory a few times. > > I did once alter my rear window spritzer so that it blows a > significant > amount backward, that seems to work. Also, I can kick on > the strobes, After several rather nasty road range incidents, one of which almost resulted in both he /and I/ (unfairly I thought) going to jail, I just make sure I have lots of room in front of me and pull into another lane at the first opportunity. They can "win the battle" and I know that with 50 to 60 thousands deaths on the road each year, I will eventually win the war. Besides, I don't need the stress. --- James.

> > After several rather nasty road range incidents, one of which almost > resulted in both he /and I/ (unfairly I thought) going to jail, I just > make > sure I have lots of room in front of me and pull into another lane at the > first opportunity. They can "win the battle" and I know that with 50 to 60 > thousands deaths on the road each year, I will eventually win the war. > > Besides, I don't need the stress. What do you do when there's traffic in front of you, a semi on one side, and a K rail on the other, in narrow construction zone, and idiot boy is seriously trying to pass? In this case, I was eventually able to move up enough to let him change lanes, which he immediately did to the great panic and concern of the semi driver, then he dived into the first exit nearly causing another wreck. I have no problem letting these darwin candidates go on to their fate, I just don't want to be in the debris cone. -- > Feel the power of the dark side! Atmel AVR

On Friday 05 May 2006 13:54, Yigit Turgut wrote: > 140mph is nothing @1450HP. Haven't looked at the video yet, but that's exactly what bugs me. You can do 140mph with just a couple hundred hp in an average-weight vehicle (3000-3500 lbs). Whereas the beetle is not very aerodynamic, I would expect a ton more than 140mph with 1450hp. Something does not add up here. -Neil.

On May 5, 2006, at 1:30 PM, PicDude wrote: > I would expect a ton more than 140mph with 1450hp. How fast do you think he can safely drive a VW bug? He's an engineer, not a racecar driver (and he says as much.) The jet may be capable of 1300+ HP, but I suspect it spends most of it's time at a low idle, spraying impressive displays of kerosene out the afterburner. (how long do you think 22gallons of fuel is going to last at 1300HP output, anyway. There are LAWS of physics and chemistry involved!) BillW

I think Neil's pointed out the obvious -- this ain't at the axle! I get more of a kick out of seeing a WRX STi crank 276horses out of a 4-cyclinder 2.5L engine ;-) -marc On 5/5/06, PicDude <.....picdudeKILLspam.....narwani.net> wrote: {Quote hidden}> > On Friday 05 May 2006 13:54, Yigit Turgut wrote: > > 140mph is nothing @1450HP. > > Haven't looked at the video yet, but that's exactly what bugs me. You can > do > 140mph with just a couple hundred hp in an average-weight vehicle > (3000-3500 > lbs). Whereas the beetle is not very aerodynamic, I would expect a ton > more > than 140mph with 1450hp. Something does not add up here. > > -Neil. > -

The engine doesn't have a gear box so the hp doesn't really count. Look up a T58-GE-8F and thats the engine. Figure about 700ish pounds of thrust with maybe 1000 in afterburner. Should be burning about 100+gph in afterburner maybe 60ish out of it. Dave {Quote hidden}> On May 5, 2006, at 1:30 PM, PicDude wrote: > > > I would expect a ton more than 140mph with 1450hp. > > How fast do you think he can safely drive a VW bug? He's an engineer, > not a racecar driver (and he says as much.) The jet may be capable > of 1300+ HP, but I suspect it spends most of it's time at a low idle, > spraying impressive displays of kerosene out the afterburner. > (how long do you think 22gallons of fuel is going to last at 1300HP > output, anyway. There are LAWS of physics and chemistry involved!) > > BillW > --

This thing isn't practical... That isn't the point. It is simply an answer to the question "where can I stick a jet engine?" My wife's mother would have said it was a diamond in a pigs ass. That is less a comment on the relative values of jet engines and VW Bugs, and more a comment on the relative positions of two things that really don't belong together. --- James.

On Fri, 5 May 2006, James Newtons Massmind wrote: > Not a guy you want to tailgate... As if you could catch up to him... Pesky tailgaters. Slows down. Gets near. Presses afterburner button. Muahaha. Peter

On Fri, 5 May 2006, David VanHorn wrote: {Quote hidden}> On 5/5/06, James Newtons Massmind <EraseMEjamesnewtonspam_OUTTakeThisOuTmassmind.org> wrote: >> >> Not a guy you want to tailgate... As if you could catch up to him... > > > I've wanted that accessory a few times. > > I did once alter my rear window spritzer so that it blows a significant > amount backward, that seems to work. Also, I can kick on the strobes, > which has a pretty good effect, but I only do that for extreme cases. Maybe > 3 times in the last 4 years. Is it legal to add a button that turns on the brake lights for no particular reason ? After all, this is a safety-enhancing measure, no ? Peter

On Fri, 5 May 2006, PicDude wrote: > On Friday 05 May 2006 13:54, Yigit Turgut wrote: >> 140mph is nothing @1450HP. > > Haven't looked at the video yet, but that's exactly what bugs me. You can do > 140mph with just a couple hundred hp in an average-weight vehicle (3000-3500 > lbs). Whereas the beetle is not very aerodynamic, I would expect a ton more > than 140mph with 1450hp. Something does not add up here. Acceleration ? The jet from the gas turbine should allow accelerations above 1g horizontal. That would be a great dragster probably. Peter

> > > Is it legal to add a button that turns on the brake lights for no > particular reason ? After all, this is a safety-enhancing measure, no ? Any of this stuff CAN cause an accident, though of course you wouldn't BE in that situation without roger ramjet closer to your rear end than anyone who hasn't beein introduced should ever be. Legal, I have no idea. In most cars, you can just barely touch the brakes and light the lights without actually applying the brakes. On a related note, 10 and 24 GHz gunn diode sources are relatively cheap, and easily fool radar detectors with a false "speed gun" indication. Laser or pulsed IR emitters for the same purpose also exist. -- > Feel the power of the dark side! Atmel AVR