Now sometimes there are things that should not really be attempted, placing an old Rolls Royce Nimbus helicopter jet engine into an old Dodge Minivan could be classed as something like, but then again why not, we believe that if it fits in, it’s good to go and as it happens, this huge engine does fit in.
What is really great about this vehicle is the fact that it can be driven as normal by using the standard motor but for a little overtaking power it can easily be switched over to the jet power, the only real modification is that the rear window would need to be opened up for the jets exhausts. Now the old Dodge can travel do a 1/8th of mile in 7.14 seconds, with the jet only at 2,100 revs!
Surprisingly the jet does not actually provide any thrust, the power driven through the drive shaft. In actual fact these types of jet engine do not actual flames either, this is produced for display purposes only when fuel and oil are sprayed into the exhaust before ignition, the crowds love a nice burn up. But there is one thing that concerns, I wonder what happens if they forget to open the rear window!
Source [Gizmodo]
