Jetkart and a couple of questions
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:36 pm
Hey guys,
I built most of this jetkart last summer but only had time recently to finish it off. A lot of the information on this site was very useful so thanks for that.
I have a couple of questions. First, I am planning on building some thrust augmenters but I am not sure what dimensions to make them. I can only find information regarding the general shape of the augmenters but nothing saying the relative dimensions in relation to (and how far from) the tips of the exhaust and intake tubes. The end of the exhaust is 6.5 in. diameter and the end of the intake is 5.5 in. diameter. Could someone please give me a general idea of long and wide, the taper angle, and the distance between the exhaust/intake and the start of the augmenters?
My other question; is there anything I can paint or coat my engine with that has a high enough heat tolerance and won't flake or vibrate off when the engine expands? It is made of mild steel and is rusting pretty badly so I was wondering if there was a way of dealing with that. Rustoleum High Heat spray enamel only tolerates up to 1200 F so I don't think that will work.
Thanks a lot
I built most of this jetkart last summer but only had time recently to finish it off. A lot of the information on this site was very useful so thanks for that.
I have a couple of questions. First, I am planning on building some thrust augmenters but I am not sure what dimensions to make them. I can only find information regarding the general shape of the augmenters but nothing saying the relative dimensions in relation to (and how far from) the tips of the exhaust and intake tubes. The end of the exhaust is 6.5 in. diameter and the end of the intake is 5.5 in. diameter. Could someone please give me a general idea of long and wide, the taper angle, and the distance between the exhaust/intake and the start of the augmenters?
My other question; is there anything I can paint or coat my engine with that has a high enough heat tolerance and won't flake or vibrate off when the engine expands? It is made of mild steel and is rusting pretty badly so I was wondering if there was a way of dealing with that. Rustoleum High Heat spray enamel only tolerates up to 1200 F so I don't think that will work.
Thanks a lot