LSX swap is now passe.. this is where the new hawtness is

[BOTLFEDLT1]

YouTube - turbine van 1/8 mile run

[American Psycho]

I want one

[Memphis]

LSX with one of those turbines that mount ot the axel housing>

[American Psycho]

^ your joking ?!

[Memphis]

Nope.

[American Psycho]

Waste of un-needed weight

[bmxer99]

thats cool

[Memphis]

like this

[97talon]

Hahahahaha.

[BOTLFEDLT1]

More info. Apparently it runs low 11's, but its gearing limited to 113 mph, which im assuming it hits well before the 1/4 mile. Wonder what it would do with optimal gearing???

"Chris Krug has what we think might be the most bad-ass late-90's Dodge Caravan in the world. Like us, he apparently thought the 150-hp V6 just wasn't enough and added some supplemental power via a 1,000-hp helicopter jet engine. But he left the original piston powerplant in place to retain its street-legal status.

It's not easy to describe the rapidity at which Krug's green Caravan explodes off the line and down the track. It's seriously disconcerting to watch almost two tons of toddler-hauling mediocrity running an 11.17-second quarter mile with flames shooting out the back hatch. The black and white soccer ball sticker on the liftgate only further cements the surreal feeling that this van is just not right.

The turbine is government surplus and the flames are courtesy of judicious use of fuel sprayed into the helicopter engine's exhaust. Though the pyrotechnics make for a good show, Krug says they provide no boost in acceleration. The whole thing only cost about $17,000 to build. Krug says his Vanzilla tops out at only 113 mph because he still needs to do some work on the rear axle ratio. If it were us, we'd see about getting some wider rubber on those back wheels, too."

[American Psycho]

11.17-second quarter mile with flames shooting out the back hatch.
his Vanzilla tops out at only 113 mph because he still needs to do some work on the rear axle ratio.

See trap speed means nothing

[Ford88]

Correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't a lower trap speed with a better et mean less room to improve than higher trap and worse et?

[BOTLFEDLT1]

Hahaha

Originally Posted by Dumbo

11.17-second quarter mile with flames shooting out the back hatch.
his Vanzilla tops out at only 113 mph because he still needs to do some work on the rear axle ratio.

See trap speed means nothing

[BOTLFEDLT1]

Thats generally the case.

In this particular case, the gearing is holding him back b/c he is hitting a top speed of 113 mph before the quarter mile even ends. If his gearing was optimized, his traps would go way up and the et's would drop further.

Originally Posted by Ford88

Correct me if im wrong, but wouldn't a lower trap speed with a better et mean less room to improve than higher trap and worse et?

[American Psycho]

like i said before alot of different variables come into factor.