>
> My favorite Turbonique toy was the add-on rocket-powered gas turbine
> attached to a pinion gear. (Something like the unit pictured at the top of
> the web page attached to what looks like a quick-change rear end.) You'd
> remove the cover plate from the back of your differential (assuming you had
> that type of axle) and bolt the powered pinion gear on in its place. Now you
> had the car's engine twisting one pinion gear from the front, whilst the
> Turbonique unit pumped in about 360 additional HP (IIRC) from the other side
> of the ring gear.
This sounds a bit like the old "JATO Impala" urban legend. Amazing!
For those unfamiliar with this fanciful tale, check out:
http://www.cains.com/cains/funnies/darwin.html
But be forewarned, no matter how plausible this story may sound, it
never happened!
Patrick
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Patrick Flowers
Mailto
atrick
The GMC Motorhome Page
http://www.gmcmotorhome.com
> My favorite Turbonique toy was the add-on rocket-powered gas turbine
> attached to a pinion gear. (Something like the unit pictured at the top of
> the web page attached to what looks like a quick-change rear end.) You'd
> remove the cover plate from the back of your differential (assuming you had
> that type of axle) and bolt the powered pinion gear on in its place. Now you
> had the car's engine twisting one pinion gear from the front, whilst the
> Turbonique unit pumped in about 360 additional HP (IIRC) from the other side
> of the ring gear.
This sounds a bit like the old "JATO Impala" urban legend. Amazing!
For those unfamiliar with this fanciful tale, check out:
http://www.cains.com/cains/funnies/darwin.html
But be forewarned, no matter how plausible this story may sound, it
never happened!
Patrick
- --
Patrick Flowers
Mailto
atrickThe GMC Motorhome Page
http://www.gmcmotorhome.com
