Weights (was: RE: [Shotimes] Power Seats (Was: Convention 2004 DVD))

Shylo McKinsey mrfluffy02@yahoo.com
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:19:01 -0700 (PDT)


But what about all that "induced drag"? It would kill
your gas milage. 

And don't worry about your "crazy or weird" questions,
man. Sounds like you've had ALOT on your mind lately.
Believe me, when I got onto a knee in August, I almost
blew it in front of her. Looking back...it's funnier
then hell.  (also getting hit now...man I gotta put a
lock on that door so she can't sneak up on me... :-( 
)

Shylo McKinsey

'91 Two-tone (we had snow today) MTX

--- Jason Hartberger <at3hartberger@mail.com> wrote:

> well yeah, but JATOs produce about 10,000 pounds
> thrust per... a little much 
> for a 3klb car... if you could rig it so turning the
> steering wheel would 
> angle the jet in the right way... that'd be kinda
> cool. remember, we're only 
> talking 200lbs of thrust here... not exactly fighter
> jet power here. :P
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Weights (was: RE: [Shotimes] Power
> Seats (Was: Convention 2004 
> DVD))
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:34:50 -0400, Jason
> Hartberger wrote:
> >
> >>if you have a little downward-pointing turbojet
> mounted on
> >>the subframe... say, one producing 200 lbs of
> thrust, that should work 
> >>quite
> >>well... :P
> >
> > Yeah....just wait till you try to turn!!  THAT'll
> be something to see!
> >
> > Remember the Darwin award winner that flew his El
> Camino into a cliff 100 
> > feet or so
> > above the ground, with a couple of JATO bottles
> strapped to it!!??
> >
> > LOL!!!
> >
> > George
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