Turbo Kart

@xEliteGaming 45!? sweet, what engine you got? aixro?

were do u get turbo karts and how much

@nobodysfool454 i know, it's just that with your explanation with what they did to convert a turbo still classifies it as a turbine, and no longer a turbo

Yes it's definately a turbine engine, so the 64k rpm isn't too far off. I wouldn't want to pay for the fuel to run that. Granted JP5/4/8 is just high grade diesel but those turbines burn through it at ridiculous rates, on a track he would be fueling up every other lap or after each drag.

Why thumbs down? Look, at the end of the 'race' did you see how fast the Ferrari stopped? Not only that, listen to it when the guy is driving, there is no way he is even near red line. When racing you should try to get close to the red line. Come on..

oh wow.Thanks. That is freaking awesome a small turbine engine. Thats some sick enginering making a turbo into a turbine engine.Thanks again.Take care and God Bless.

verry nice.. but the question is how do i get my hands on a kart like that? i want one

I agree, the Ferrari wasn't shifting in the top of the rotation of the motor. All we have to do is put the passions aside and watch this things with a pure critical sight. After all, there's no reason to be angry with the fact that one of them has lost. It's just for fun.

I was thinking "Holy cow is he running 100 pounds of boost to be making that noise" Then I realized its jet powered

dude i have heard f-16s startup quieter than sick truely sick man great vid

Oh, I'd like to see more vids of this, but that was epic win!!

That is wicked quick!

@M3fanaticPG thats cos it is lol what other engines do you know that rev to 64,000rpm??

caption for video: "i cant drive a ferarri"

a turbocharger (turbo) increases the atmospheric pressure going into the piston engine. A turbine is what a jet engine is. I'd call this a turbine engine

Amazing how few people have taken the time to learn about what they are criticising.... It is a jet turbine, though this one has power take off and chaindrive. So it is wheel driven.

@nobodysfool454 then if it's converted, it's no longer a turbocharger, it's a turbine engine

Exactly, you don't deserve such a fine automobile if you don't drive it the way it was made to be driven.

Hands down I bet that everyone would go for the Ferrari if the choice was offered between it and the kart.

thats a jet kart not a turbo kart

Don't matter wot any of you say that was cool!! nice vid, I'm supprised that the skinny kart wheels could get that much traction to start

can somebody tell me wich song is playing in the background

It seems he may be using a compact turboshaft engine,a certain variation of another engine known as a gas turbine,not to be confused by any means with a turbocharged gasoline engine.Usually,bigger turboshafts and gas turbines are used in modern civilian and military helicopters.

@Redline2695 because the engine is a turbo charger?

it's amazing what a turbo jet can do, even though it just pushing on air.

@millzy268 yes your correct but the type of jet engine it is, is a turbo shaft engine so yes it is a turbo kart

No actually the real reason is the Torque. The ferrari has 275 lb/ft of torque at 4750 RPM while on the otherhand the turbo kart has 300 lb/ft of torque at 0 RPM. I agree with the massive weight difference also.

Great video!!! You're crazy!

I new F1 cars went up to 20,000 rpm but dang a freakin turbo kart winding up to 64k+ RPM's what the heck is the compression ratio on that beast. thats sick.

If the cart is on then the comressor blades are spinning. Just like the engine in the Ferrari is on. Read how a turbine works when used with a drivetrain. The thrust from the turbine spins up another turbine which connects mechanically to a drivetrain. So tecnically the output turbine would be sitting on 0, even though the engine is running at 65000RPM.

@ak4710565 I didn't say that the ferarri would win in a dragrace. I know that the weight/torque ratio differs alot between the ferarri and the go cart.

... Sure it did. I've even seen a Murciélago get it's ass kicked by a kart on a dragstrip xD And the Murciélago pretty much kicks the ass of that 360 :)

that has a jet engine? not turboed?

Well as this is a turbo that is converted into a turbine engine (essentially the same thing except turbo in a car runs off exhaust gasses) this engine is probably running off kerosene as do real engines if im right. It works by blowing out highly combusted air so the engine does not drive the wheels. You can measure the turbo boost in PSI or the turbine thrust in lbs.

@sof1map heard of a turbo-prop engine?

i really want to see that engine, it sounds very cool!!!!!

that ferrari driver didnt know wtf he was doing, but that cart is still fast.

nice video..

that's a freaking Turboshaft driven cart, very different than a turbocharged cart!

That's wicked Nice. Sounds like a jet taking off. lol

300 footpound torque at 0 rpms?

The kart will no doubt get off the line faster. it might even get to 100 faster. but I'd love to see that kart doing 175+ lol

@stevie1989 Why not? Its not a normal engine man it's a turbine. They idle at about 20,000rpm.

good point indeed, you can so hear it and "smoked" ?? How about pretty close and if revving properly + add a few meters of track one of them would indeed be smoked but not the 360, lol

i use to work at Wide World of Cars in NY. :-P

@Heeeineee when an after-burner is equipped on a turbine, not a turbo, fuel is dumped into the exhaust stream from the back of the turbine to give more thrust, not horsepower

once the turbo went on the damn thing sounded like a jet!

I guess you people don't know that a 'turbo' is a turbine too, except it's driven by the exhaust rather than being fuelled and used as a power plant.. turbo = turbine = turbo

name of the song?

@Heeeineee compare turbines with turbochargers. a turbo is exhaust driven from a motor. a turbine is the motor for a jet. not to mention the shape and how each works. there is only one thing that is the same is that they both suck air in and compress it. a turbocharger packs air into an intake manifold. a turbine sucks air in, mixes it with fuel ignites it and kicks it out at a higher velocity from the super heated air.

@vwj559 consider power to weight ratio

why did the fararri short shift? sounds like 6000rpm, not 8000rpm

the kart sounds like a jet preparing for lift off lol

WOW!!!! they were running like 25 mph....man that fast..

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@darksquirrel122 the pistons would be approaching the speed of light most likely

go-kart won hands down cause the go-kart's hp:lb ratio is 100:220 plus the rider is more like 100:400. while the farrari's ratio is 400:3064. so in the end go-kart: 100:400 = 1:4 Farrari: 400:3064= 1:7.66 In English, the go-kart has one horse to pull 4 lb, while the Farrari has one horse to pull 7.66 lb, so this is the math to why the go-kart would win.

Sounds like a miniature jet engine.

indeed the turbines can and they do, a real turbo can also hit 64k or 100k and even twice that depending on what turbo, hence the need to not turn off turbo engines immediately after revving up the motor...

ahhh I miss my CRG Kart that thing was the best ever

whats the song?

300lb ft of torque? that's completely insane.

How exactly does that work and what type of fuel does it use. Does it use Methyol Alcohol and Nitromethane? If thats the type of fuel it uses i think i have a better idea of how it works. It's freakin sick though.I've seen 4 wheelers outrun 5.0 mustangs but that no comparasin to this video.

@clucasrob85 But "Turbine's" that size is costume made out of normal vehicle's turbo.

ya im pretty sure like a yz125 or 250f wud smoke it but its insane for a kart

doesn't matter what kind of car it is, if you shift at redline its guaranteed to have a better acceleration rate than shifting at 4 grand. unless of course you own a diesel it makes sense to shift at 4 grand because that is your redline. my car doesnt redline until 6800rpm and i know if i shift at 4 compared to 6800 there's a major difference in acceleration in that next gear.

@hert336 uh, they didnt hit top speed...... probaly a 100ft, 150ft.... somethin like that

Whoever won or not doesn't matter because I'd rather not take a supermodel on a date in my "turbo kart"

the 2-stroke one-gear 125cc (used to) go at around 23,000 (now they are limited to 16,000) now if you have a 4-stroke or any other (smaller or bigger) engine.. it's up to the designer of the engine...

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that go kart sounds like a plane

this should be titled "Jet Cart!"

It is common for jet engines to reach 80,000RPM, 100,000RPM, maybe even more....

Yes, I think the same thing too!

totaly agree nowhere near enough revs

Good try with the sound design and stuff. Just need to work with placing that unnatural "zweee" sound consistently. The shot in the ferrari right after the start off has that sound, but the helmet cam shot doesn't. Good school film project material though.

The Ferrari driver needs to understand that he needs to get more RPM's before shifting gears. The Ferrari engines are high RPM's.

4 words: FASTER, CHEAPER, COOLEST, STRONGEST :D

Any man who can afford a Ferrari can damn well do donuts if he wishes.

You can make a gas turbine from a turbocharger. Plus, its much cheaper to make a gas turbine from an old truck turbo than it is to buy a model/RC gas turbine off the shelf.

it was a cool video but I find it hard to belive the cart really won

64,050 rpm?

To play devils advocate, the shifter cart blows the Ferrari out of the water power:weight. 54k might be a little high, but it does sound fast..

so its a mini-jet on wheels?

What we gonna see in the next episode? Baby mclaren pushchair vs a supercharged Asda trolley

For all of you "experts": got to the website, note the gas turbine engine specs and parameters, (mostly how it makes its power) follow the build, and check out the initial testing. Then post back with your smart ass "jet" comments...

You have got to be out of your mind to go that fast on a kart... nice!

64,050 rpm????

I kinda do have to say, the guy in the ferrari wasn't taking the gears out as much as he should have IMHO....

The cart has insane acceleration, but that wasn't no 8500 rpm upshift. Would be surprised if he topped 6500 rpm. The ferrari wasn't going all out.

I believe the kart could be faster but the video was a poorly staged ad/plug for turbokartdotcom. Notice when they passed the finish line (supposititiously 1/4 mile) they had stopped and were already turning around within 30 yards. In other words, they were not going fast at al, if you couldn't already tell.

its how fast the turbo is spinning

the ferarri shifts way too early

2:36 the damn kart driver hits a pothole and almost wrecks.

@mykeo0omyke but then if the turbo had been modified somehow and converted, you would have to go back to my original post saying that it's a turbine powered go-kart. not a turbo go-kart

do they have seat belt in them because i would asume that would be more dangerus if they did but you would have a high chance of falling out

they should do a race from a 60 roll & see what happens :-)

1:42 Air traffic control- "Cleared for takeoff" :D

nice video!

@Tj1056 Yes, it does. I didn't mean to say turbine, though.