Extreme engineered VW

I came across this VW recently and was completely amazed, Ive seen Trucks and Dragsters with Jet engines but this is just a little different, It has a production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and a jet engine in the back. So having a gasoline engine in the front would make it street legal.

The engine is a General Electric Model T58-8F which is a helicopter turboshaft engine that was converted to a jet by some internal modifications and a custom tailpipe. The engine spins up to 26,000 RPM (idle is 13,000 RPM), It draws air at 11,000 CFM, and is rated at 1350 hp. It weighs only 300 lbm. The mounts in the front are rubber and the back are sliding mounts on rubber.

There are three gauges for the jet. RPM, Oil Pressure, and Turbine Inlet Temperature. The most important is turbine inlet temperature. If you exceed about 650 degrees C (1200 degrees Fahrenheit) for a long, you will damage the engine. The throttle for the jet engine is located next to the gear selector. It is a lever and has three buttons: Cool, Big-Fire, and Afterburner. "Cool" leans out the engine and is used to lower the turbine inlet temperature if you get a hot-start. To light big-fire or the afterburner, you hold a button down and 1/2 second later, press the hot-streak button on the floor.

Air for the jet enters the car through the two side windows and the sunroof. It must be a little windy inside but imagine the air getting sucked in the intake, (Thats one way of getting rid of a bad smells in the car) but due to the heat produced, Starts are limited to three per hour.