Any kart makers out there???

[mmcghee1024]

New to he thread, curious what size turbos you guys are using for karts? And what speeds can you expect with a 220lb rider? I'm not looking for anything crazy. Hoping to make something get up to around 35mph. Any help with this topic would be appreciated.

[racket]

Hi

Welcome to the Group :-)

If you're going jet powered with afterburner rather than shaft horsepower powered, then you'll be needing a decent sized truck turbo , something with at least a 3" dia comp wheel inducer diameter , the Cummins ST/VT 50 turbo is often used or a Garrett TV81 or bigger maybe .

If you want to go turboshaft powered then the gas producer can be considerably smaller , a 2" inducer .

Have a look though the DIY section for ideas

Speeds from the bigger afterburning karts are now up ~90 mph in the quarter , a turboshaft could be made to do whatever speed the kart could handle ;-)

Cheers
John

[mmcghee1024]

I'm looking to build jet powered with afterburner. Thanks for the reply!!

[racket]

Then you'll need to find the biggest turbo you can .

[smithy1]

Yep, As John says..the biggest turbo you can find, once you get it running properly, then stat thinking about afterburners...

John built this one below and got it running, I'm now doing my best to make it do what John intended, it's now in my possession.

See here:

jetandturbineowners.proboards.com/thread/568/again-gt6041-powered-green-beast