{"id":141,"date":"2008-03-24T22:01:03","date_gmt":"2008-03-25T03:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2017-04-27T18:34:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T23:34:36","slug":"twin-engine-dodge-minivan-with-helicopter-turboshaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=15826\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-01.jpg?fit=500%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,402\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-01.jpg?fit=500%2C402&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-01.jpg?resize=500%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15826\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I doubt you can fit many groceries in the back of this Caravan anymore or any you don&#8217;t want toasted. Sitting behind the driver is a Rolls Royce Nimbus 105 that produces around 1,000 horsepower at 2100 rpm. You might think the propulsion is from the exhaust but this is a shaft driven turbine. So all the power is actually being driven to the wheels. With a beefier differential and bigger tires this kid hauler could get even better numbers. Currently it&#8217;s running the quarter-mile in 11.17 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=15827\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/Dodge-Caravan-with-a-Helicopter-Turboshaft-02.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OKXZscAQMZ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uvtkRePirZM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-R2EmW-00d4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/hackedgadgets.com\/2008\/03\/03\/jet-turbine-van\/\">Hacked Gadgets<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2008\/03\/06\/videos-jet-powered-dodge-caravan-earns-its-sports-badge\/\">Autoblog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I doubt you can fit many groceries in the back of this Caravan anymore or any you don&#8217;t want toasted. Sitting behind the driver is a Rolls Royce Nimbus 105 that produces around 1,000 horsepower at 2100 rpm. You might think the propulsion is from the exhaust but this is a shaft driven turbine. So&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dodge Caravan with a Helicopter Turboshaft<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caravan"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19160,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=19160","url_meta":{"origin":141,"position":0},"title":"Opel Kadett Caravan with a Supercharged Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1973 Opel Kadett Caravan was built by Team L\u00e4nsmans L\u00e4ngtan in Sweden. 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