Howmet Turbine


HOWMET TX TURBINE CAR
Purchased May 13th 2006, from the Brucker Collection held at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles This is #1 coupe powered by a Continental TS325-1 turboshaft engine. The engine is not complete so the search is on for info and parts. More of the history of the Howmet cars can be viewed at Howmet TX turbine Ray Heppenstall Pete Stowe http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z13346/McKee_Howmet%20TX/default.aspx Another historical link to the Howmet cars







Bruce's search for engines has yielded one complete engine and one parts engine this is in addition to the incomplete one that was in the car when purchased.


He has tested fuel controls and fuel pumps on our fuel control bench.
The testing of the pumps and control was not as simple as it would seem. The fuel control runs at 4200 rpm and the fuel pump runs at 12,000 rpm in the opposite rotational direction. This required Bruce to design and build a gear box which mounts to our test bench

The dual drive used on the fuel control bench in order to test the pump and the fuel control			The engine mounted on the test stand ready for the first start
Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance 2007 Winner of the Sebring Trophy which is a corporate award



			This photo is of the Howmet car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crossing the start finish line.The car was being used to record the turbine engine sound for a video game.



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