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eBay find of the day: Jet-engined go kart (w/ videos)
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Wanna make a wheeled vehicle more interesting? Affix a jet engine to it. And that's just what the owner of the go-kart you see above did. Powering the kart is a mil-spec JFS-100 engine -- the type used as a starter (JFS = jet fuel starter) for the larger main engines on aircraft such as the A7 Corsair attack plane. In addition to the jet engine, the kart's got a push-button afterburner setup that ups the ante by creating "extra thrust, noise, and spectacular fire and smoke effects." Cool!
Instruments include an EGT gauge and an RPM Meter, all neatly organized in front of the driver. There are no hard performance numbers for this little missile, but we'll assume it's plenty fast, and the owner says that it's stable at speed and handles exceptionally well. If you're able to arrange for local pickup in Inverness, UK, it can be yours, too. The bidding opens at £5,000.
UPDATE: Videos added after the jump
[Source: eBay UK via Engadget]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kaptain75329 7:03PM (6/16/2007)
Can't help but wonder if some urban legends come true...
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html
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JD 8:02PM (6/16/2007)
Wasn't this posted here a few days ago? Still cool though.
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Alex Nunez 8:34PM (6/16/2007)
JD,
Autobloggreen posted on a jet-powered trike the other day, but it's not the same thing:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/06/13/hmmm-i-wonder-what-we-could-mount-this-jet-engine-to/
JD 9:59PM (6/16/2007)
Ah. found the link I was thinking of..... it was on Engadget, one of Autoblog's sister sites. Glad I'm not crazy!
June 14th:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/14/jet-engine-powered-go-kart-roars-onto-ebay/
Alex Nunez 11:40PM (6/16/2007)
JD,
Did you not see the "via Engadget" in the post itself?....
JD 6:04PM (6/17/2007)
Actually, no... I was too busy watching the videos, lol. Didn't see that part.... good call though.
Steve B. 8:54PM (6/16/2007)
I see Jay Leno flipping out the wallet, and pulling out the paypal card at any moment now!
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Bertjan 9:17PM (6/16/2007)
Looks rather fake to me... Just a photoshop I would say and not really a good one, or is it just me??
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dan 10:33PM (6/16/2007)
please explain how someone could photoshop the youtube videos????
.... I don't think it looks fast enough... it needs a bigger engine, or maybe rocket boosters.
Barney 12:42AM (6/17/2007)
No mention of cup holders or navigation monitor. A must for the modern day driver.
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Schmeltz 7:29AM (6/17/2007)
There's got to be a cheaper way to commit suicide than with this contraption!
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Chris Vitale 4:31PM (6/17/2007)
I've seen one where they guy built a jet engine out of an old diesel turbo. Hit 40 IIRC.
http://www.instructables.com/id/EVCOD6V1PVEP28746W/
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mca1990 2:11PM (6/26/2007)
Have we not learned anything from the Richard Hammond Incident?
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