Subject	SZR: Z32 Turbocharger based Gas Turbine, MK2.5
Posted by	Ash's Z on September 26, 2005 at 11:34 PM
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Message	Been building this thing on/off when I have time and finally uploaded construction pics and took a video of her running last night. Stock turbocharger, McMaster-Carr Shurflo diaphragm pump for oil supply, 3"X~8" oil reservoir, completely jet fuel fed. Flame tube innards Flame tube outer Jet fuel vaporization setup: McMaster-Carr 5GPH hollow-cone nozzle and custom built evaporation tube system Afterburner fuel vaporization and diffuser setup: And here is the video from startup to afterburner ignition, to spooldown. The turbocharger is operating at ~22psi with 12psi of fuel pressure, facilitated with a 300ZX NA fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, and bleed valve for fuel delivery control. The turbine housing has a K-type EGT thermocouple and the temperature at full bore with afterburner was 1400F (maximum turbine inlet temps allowable). The amount of airflow and noise this thing generates is simply unreal. A small group of neighborhood kids showed up and handled the video camera for me through the video. Not really any more Z-related than the sole fact it uses a stock Z32 turbocharger and runs at high boost, but figured I would give those of you with an extra turbo laying around something to think about building. This MPEG is 14.6MB, so dialup users probably will want to skip the DL. It is 2minutes and 17 seconds at 320X240 and was shot at night to show the afterburner in full effect. :) (Please excuse the "unregistered" watermark that was put in the video by the avi-to-mpeg converter) [ http://ashspecz.com/Image%20Gallery/GasTurbineMK2-5/Video/GTMK25W-ABFULL2.MPG ] [ ashspecz.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	SZR: Z32 Turbocharger based Gas Turbine, MK2.5 - Ash's Z 23:34:45 09/26/05 Cocaine is a helluva drug. (n/m) - Kenny 23:43:01 09/26/05 Adrenaline is probably 100X more fun. - Ash's Z 23:51:03 09/26/05 Isn't that "high on self"? - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:53:56 09/26/05 miller time.. high life man (n/m) - Justin (So Cal) 00:14:36 09/27/05 2nd LOL!!! (n/m) - 91z tt 06:21:36 09/27/05 so now what are you gonna do with it..? (n/m) - shadowZ 23:47:26 09/26/05 I'd put it on my lawn mower. :) (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:48:16 09/26/05 For when those neighborhood kids get TOO nosy... - BradZ (FL) 23:53:00 09/26/05 I wanna put it on one of the old-school scooters.. I can't - Ash's Z 00:00:55 09/27/05 wow! Sure beats the wagon thing you talked about last time - maglito 00:28:27 09/27/05 That's it! (n/m) - Ash's Z 00:37:17 09/27/05 you have too much free time Ash. :) (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:47:59 09/26/05 that's wild...even sounds like a little jet winding down (n/m) - Zeus 23:48:13 09/26/05 woah, crazy - Z32POWER.com 23:48:47 09/26/05 lol (n/m) - shadowZ 23:49:37 09/26/05 Hahahhaah thats classic! (n/m) - james-lee(twinturbo.net) 23:51:19 09/26/05 what's the estimated cost of that? (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:49:55 09/26/05 Turbo: free (Thanks Roland!) SS piping: $65, Nozzle $5 - Ash's Z 23:56:13 09/26/05 not bad. Does it produce "thrust"? - Zfreak(Dallas) 23:58:57 09/26/05 I've figured that with the massflow of the compressor - Ash's Z 00:11:49 09/27/05 what will it power? - mousersix (San Antonio) 07:25:28 09/27/05 Genius/Insanity. - longhornz32(Dallas) 10:18:12 09/27/05 Everytime I turn around you do something amazing (n/m) - 1-over-Z 23:50:11 09/26/05 insane (n/m) - mousersix (San Antonio) 23:52:43 09/26/05 Awesome... - BradZ (FL) 23:56:51 09/26/05 "...and for my next act, I'd like to set myself on fire..." (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 23:58:07 09/26/05 haha no joke! still neat though (n/m) - CollegeBoy 00:06:19 09/27/05 How's Bilbo's leg feeling, did he at least shave it for you? (n/m) - Rage 00:21:55 09/27/05 encoded in divx half the size for our bandwith limited folks - AppleJacks 00:10:04 09/27/05 You ARE the MAN! Any chance your converter is freeware? - Ash's Z 00:14:39 09/27/05 how many pounds of thrust? - Zluster 00:25:19 09/27/05 ~15 without the AB, and around 22#s w/AB on. - Ash's Z 00:29:22 09/27/05 Sweet. - ni[X]it 00:50:47 09/27/05 11 outta 10 on the hella cool geek factor. :) GJ! (n/m) - spotz 01:04:17 09/27/05 You're an evil genius. That is awesome. - just4kinks 01:26:09 09/27/05 It's all out there on the net. (n/m) - Woody75 (Denver) 09:04:01 09/27/05 WOW! Very impressive. (n/m) - TheTwinZ (Peru) 01:27:00 09/27/05 Turn it into a jet pack, that'd be sweet (n/m) - ZheKing 02:30:25 09/27/05 I hope you've got excellent life insurance... :) (n/m) - dpjax 05:59:57 09/27/05 ...or the neighborhood kids have it anyway. :) (n/m) - Zfreak(Dallas) 07:45:14 09/27/05 LOL!!! That's great, but what to do with it is the big - RAGTPZ(ragtpz.com) 07:06:34 09/27/05 Amazing! Dr Frankenstein is back ! (n/m) - Dark Diver 07:15:28 09/27/05 I'll take 2 of'em!!!! (n/m) - BOOZT_JUNKIE 10:08:23 09/27/05 Mount that thing on a skate board. =) (n/m) - Dave N 10:13:07 09/27/05 RC Car :D (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 10:55:29 09/27/05 with wings! (n/m) - Max865(ATL) 13:54:46 09/27/05 Is that whistle sound after shutdown the turbo? - Technomancer 10:56:53 09/27/05 Yes. I put the compressed air back into the compressor - Ash's Z 13:44:50 09/27/05 Your nozzle is too restrictive - Mongoose 12:31:25 09/27/05 You are correct Jason. The nozzle was sized with a 1.54" - Ash's Z 13:50:56 09/27/05 Very cool!! Try not to make yourself a Darwin Award winner! (n/m) - 15zcar 12:56:41 09/27/05 Can I hook it up to - Barry'z (NJ) 13:36:35 09/27/05 I like the way the camera sees infrared. - Marshall 19:49:19 09/27/05
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