Chris,
Yes, I've read the flamethrower posts, too, and it made me think of
something I bought in the Redstone Arsenal salvage yard years ago--- an
Aerojet- General liquid- fuel rocket engine. It was an upper-stage
engine for a Nike Ajax; 2000 lbs thrust.
Now, if I plumbed that into a tank of propane and mounted the whole rig
in the trunk........
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of cmpile
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 4:37 PM
To: Land Speed Digest
Subject: Flamethrowers, Chrome, etc.
List -
I've been following the flamethrower & chrome threads and had some
(very)
small thoughts to add...........
I've seen just about every kind of flamethrower rig at rod runs and
car
shows - and I say keep it simple!
Wire in some spark plugs with a driver activated switch, rap the
throttle
a bit, and as the rpm's drop hit the switch - the richness of the
unburnt fuel
will make plenty of flames (enough to scare the poop out of my Mom,
anyway).
The car is question was a rat rod I think, so this observation won't
matter much......
There's a local guy with a '56 Chevy who can just burble along at
idle
with the flames popping & flashing out quite nicely. The chrome on his
bumper
is all wrinkled from the constant heat - it looks like melting plastic!
If you
dig the flames more than nice chrome, have fun!
Chris Pile aka aircap
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