Old School Rocket Car Build

[juicedcoupe]

What is the smoke puff at the end? Hitting the brakes?

Probably the parachute ejection charge.

[Frankentruck]

I thought they were using rocket motors without the parachute ejection charge. Just all 'go' power in the motor.

[coxbros1]

What is the smoke puff at the end? Hitting the brakes?

Its the ejection charge for the parachute

[morrisey0]

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[coxbros1]

The car went 85mph in 1.7 sec in that video with a small 13lb thrust composite rocket engine....2 days prior I ran a 23lb engine for 1.4 seconds....thing was ballistic but I didn't get a start on my GNSS some didn't get a read....got lots of new engines I will be testing in the near future...stay tuned!

[coxbros1]

Building my own engines now...after initial cost for the housing, the reloads are much cheaper...have some runs coming...and several that Thumbs hasn't posted...but none with this new engine combo....also, I have yet to wreck the car with the Camaro body or custom Factory Works chassis....dozens of runs so far

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

I think you sent me a dupe that I didn't post and that was it. I'll check. This was today.

[THEYTOOKMYTHUMB]

Another Today.