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iKenndac 09-06-2005 09:25 AM

Jet Fuel?
 
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Hey.

I found this picture today, taken on a trip we did earlier in the year to the south of France and the Nürburgring in Germany (which I'm taking my RX-8 to in a few weeks).

Now, I'm sure there isn't a jet engine under the bonnet of that thing... I'm assuming it's just a different kind of engine? Jet engine fuel is just Kerosene or something similar, isn't it?

Can anyone shed any light on this?

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=58182

Gomez 09-06-2005 09:30 AM

It's a diesel. They run perfectly well on Avtur (Jet fuel).

Coop '04 09-06-2005 09:31 AM

Probably just a joke.

Av gas is used at the drag strip some times for the higher octane, added power.


Originally Posted by iKenndac
Hey.

I found this picture today, taken on a trip we did earlier in the year to the south of France and the Nürburgring in Germany (which I'm taking my RX-8 to in a few weeks).

Now, I'm sure there isn't a jet engine under the bonnet of that thing... I'm assuming it's just a different kind of engine? Jet engine fuel is just Kerosene or something similar, isn't it?

Can anyone shed any light on this?

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=58182


Gomez 09-06-2005 09:33 AM

No joke. It's an airport agency car. They'll have access to loads of waste jet fuel.

iKenndac 09-06-2005 09:34 AM

Doubt it was a joke - this was in France, and the car Aéroport d'Avignon on the side - it's an 'official' car for the nearby airport.

Edit: Beaten to it!

iKenndac 09-06-2005 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by Gomez
No joke. It's an airport agency car. They'll have access to loads of waste jet fuel.

So will the car/engine have been modified at all do you think, or just a bog-standard diesel?

Gomez 09-10-2005 03:14 AM

It will run perfectly well bog standard.


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