If you could design your own vehicle, from the ground up, what would power it?

"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic) 03/10/2016 at 22:51 • Filed to: None

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I don’t even have to give it a second thought. I’ve always thought a Turbine/electric hybrid would be awesome.

For one, you get the power-to-weight advantage of a turbine over the traditional ICE engine, but without the throttle lag that a turboshaft engine would bring.

Since you wouldn’t need massive blocks of batteries to give the car a respectable range, and you wouldn’t need a particularly large turbine to generate enough power to keep the batteries topped up, I think you could end up with a very lightweight vehicle.

Of course you’d end up getting like 10mpg but that’s minor. On the plus side, you can use just about anything that will burn as fuel!

*I am not an expert, and just basing this on my limited knowledge of turboshaft engines from my helicopter enthusiast days.

not for canada - australian in disguise > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 22:55

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There’s no proper answer other than the magic dorito.

Except I’d attach mine to an electric motor, basically using the rotary as a generator, like the gas engine in a Volt or an i3.

Steve in Manhattan > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:00

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Some sort of inline 6 - perhaps a diesel. I’ve always thought that was the most sensible and balanced design. Dress it up as a hybrid, turbocharged, supercharged, show me what you’ve got. Or a Volvo/Mercedes style 5 cylinder, if it’s smooth.

interstate366, now In The Industry > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:03

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A K24 with an electric turbo, mated to an S2K transmission.

djmt1 > not for canada - australian in disguise 03/10/2016 at 23:03

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So a less reliable version of this.

dogisbadob > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:03

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Birddog > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:07

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A “Just for me” vehicle? It’s almost been done. I want a Detroit 12v-71 powered pickup.

Like this with a usable bed.

MLGCarGuy > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:34

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A twin-supercharged LFA V10.

I don’t need to explain why.

Frank Grimes > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:36

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LS with full forged components and some kind of electric assisted turbocharger. Also ITBs.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:37

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Wave motion gun pointing backwards.

Biggus Dickus (RevsBro) > TheOnelectronic 03/10/2016 at 23:46

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The flat-12 out of the Porsche 917/30.

TheOnelectronic > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 03/11/2016 at 01:35

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But how would you reverse?

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > TheOnelectronic 03/11/2016 at 01:52

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I’ll figure that out later, but for now know this: I won’t need a fucking back up cam.

Mike > TheOnelectronic 03/11/2016 at 03:27

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You said vehicle. I say 2x Williams FJ33 turbofans in a small two-seater flying wing.

Wheelerguy > TheOnelectronic 03/11/2016 at 03:51

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See here . Then replace the HayaBROsa engine with a naturally-aspirated version of BMW’s F1 inline-4 .

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > TheOnelectronic 03/11/2016 at 07:13

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Supercharged 8100 Vortec.

KISS

f86sabre > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 03/11/2016 at 07:20

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+10 for Yamato/Star Blazers reference.

f86sabre > TheOnelectronic 03/11/2016 at 07:21

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No weight or all of the weight. You never know. Trips would be interesting.

TheOnelectronic > f86sabre 03/11/2016 at 11:38

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“not again"