Buildinng a functional K.I.T.T Replica

[CJaguar442]

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1. for the A.I.: you can use ultra hal assitant 6.0 you can use hal 6.0 to talk back to you and opeperate the function of your kitt or karr replica $29.95 download
plus they have kitt's vocie box and brain plug in [url]http://www.zabaware.com/assistant/[/url]

2. speech recognition: Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 is the best on the market today 99% acurate or better and can do almost any thing with it with higher versons. Standard version : $99.99; Prefered version: $199.99; Professional version: $899.99 Medical version: $1,199.99 Legal version: $1,199.99 but you can get these proucts much cheap other places online

3. for the turbine i would choose A General Electric T700 turboshaft gas turbine from apache attack helicopter you can run these gas turbines on kerosene, biodiesel or on pump diesel you can get these at most army aircraft engine surplus store since we are at war there should be alot of them in got shape that are retired from service that for sale ther cheaper than going out and buying it straight from the factory. with a T700 you will get better gas milage than a V8 gasoline or diesel

[FuzzieDice]

Ok, realistically, you don't want an engine that will lift the car off the ground at a high rate of speed and thus make you loose control like the fated Farari Enzo we all heard about.

If you're taking a 1982 - 1986 Trans Am, remember, they fishtail like crazy. Putting too powerful of an engine in it will only make control of the vehicle worse. The other car would win because you'd be wrapped around the nearest lamp post!

However, I have heard of a Trans Am doing a desert run at around 300 mph but that had a specially modified engine and the T/A also was modified to handle all that.

But you can't just take a stock T/A and stick a turbojet or helicopter engine in it and expect to be able to drive it.

At least, I seriously doubt it.

[CJaguar442]

"If you're taking a 1982 - 1986 Trans Am, remember, they fishtail like crazy. Putting too powerful of an engine in it will only make control of the vehicle worse. The other car would win because you'd be wrapped around the nearest lamp post!"

yes you can. "you will need $$$ money $$$" i recomend hold off and do little by little at a time this would take years any way (2-4 years)

Of course you cant just drop "any" engine in expect to drive it off the bat. you will need to modify the car extensively this is why you should consult a experianced mechanic who knows how to custom fabricat cars like socal speed shop it is not for the faint of heart. it will not be mostly stock it will be a little stock. why in the world would you keep the cheesy stock 150 hp GM 350 V8 in is beyond me. back in the 1980's Detroit auto makers did not care about performance they cared about fuel economy and the engines were horrible the Throttle body fuel injection of the GM 305 ci V8 was prone to to malfunction. but the carburetor version is much better.

you will need to modify the car's steering and handling components ecessively so it will handle any aftermarket engine first by upgrading the 25 year old suspsion to high perforance units: shocks and struts, and control arms and bushings, brakes, tires, torque arms and other body stiffening bracing. also put a powersteering unit in the car.

you will need to to get a new spoiler, rollcage, and a bunch of new component accessories. (such as A/C compressor, powersteering pump, alternator, waterpump, i would look for electric

for the new engine you will problly need "to move back the firewall to make it fit". Also you need motormounts and a new steetable racing computer. Plus a new transmission, driveshaft, and rear end differential suited for the 13,000-26,000 Rpm of the motor and horsepower.

[FuzzieDice]

That's what I was saying, basically. You can't do all that without serious modification of the car.

And as you pointed out, that takes lots of money.

[CJaguar442]

it would probably cost as much as puting a performance 500 hp V8 crate engine $7000.00 maybe more or less it varies and powertrain for it
the question is why wouldn't you do it. it is just more fun

and hey it costs more to make a knight rider KITT/KARR replica in gods name why would you put a V6 or anything less in it any way that is an insult to the knightrider

[CJaguar442]

i saw a MBS on the tv that is a spray on application like kitts . the military uses it on humvees in iraq. i saw the line-x (PAXCON) anti terrorist spray on the FOX 25 news Boston and the discovery channel Future Weapons. it is strong. they say it does better job protecting than the metal armor plating [/img][/url]

[KentuckyKITT]

I say something else. Although, my 305 LG4 isn't too shaby with a crane cam, accel ignition system and a two stage shift kit. I'm pretty sure it pushes more than 150 hp. Besides...I think the stock hp rating for an LG4 was 185 hp anyway. At least that's what I read in Pontiac Performance one time. Fuel prices are rediculous and they are only going to get worse. So rather than think about speed or power from a fossil fueled engine...I'm going Hydrogen. I've been doing a lot of research on Hydrogen engines and once the technology is finally common...(and it's coming folks) I will retrofit a Hydrogen burning engine in my KITT. There are already Hydrogen powered cars. The cost of the engines will come down over time. Alternative fuels are finally starting to become a reality. Clean burning and plenty of power for a street car. I think it's rediculous when all people can talk about it how big of an engine they can put in their car and how fast it can go. What's the point of 500 hp. You don't need that much horsepower unless you are a professional race car driver on a track. People with 500 hp street cars usually end up wrapped around a pole, tree, crunched inside the car..because they don't respect the power. I've lost a few friends in a 5.0 Mustang, Camaro Berger SS, and 67 Chevelle...all because they thought it was cool to have a race car on the street.


Bryan

[89IROCNDoug]

I think it would take a lot more than $7000 for that kind of a project. If you have the money, know-how, time and desire - I say go for it but even if you could accomplish it all, you have a major challenge with getting decent handling so you won't be wrapped around a pole.

If I had the money, I would just get a Corvette Z06 with 505 HP - many supercars can't touch it! Since I don't have the money, I'm happy with my stock '89 IROC with only about 240 HP.

[CJaguar442]

i would put performance suspenion and handling to go along with any other mods i do. plus i would recomend takeing performance driving clases or such. and not race on the street. these extensive would not happen over night. it would take years . plus these are just some of my ideas for the future

[scottab21]

Looks good on paper/ in theory, but in a real life scenario.... I doubt it.

[TurbomanKnight]

Since I don't have the money, I'm happy with my stock '89 IROC with only about 240 HP.

Camaro's will always be the Poor Man's Corvette. However, I'd take an IROC-Z over a Vette anyday.

[Akaihiryuu]

How would a turboshaft lift the car off the ground? Turboshaft engines produce almost no thrust, nearly all of the thrust is captured by the turbine to spin the shaft. The only concerns I'd have would be 1) torque...the car body would have to be greatly strengthened to avoid being twisted by the torque of the engine, 2) lag when accelerating. Turbines take time to spin up when they're idling. This problem has been greatly reduced from early turbines, but there's still a LOT of lag compared to a conventional piston engine. Drivetrain is also an issue, turbine engines are not very good at handling stop/go conditions. They work much better when moving at a constant speed. These problems can be mostly resolved with a fancy drivetrain/transmission (indeed, Chrysler actually made a viable turbine powered car before the US govt shut down the project, supposedly at the behest of the oil companies, they didn't like how the engines can run on everything from vegetable oil to biodiesel...the govt actually used an import duty to shut them down). It's amusing though, the car sounds like a vacuum cleaner when you hit the gas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Turbine_Car

[CJaguar442]

the history channel says that it was the transmission not the engine and that was only on the chrysler turbine car. read the rest of the article!!! the history channel says it was revolutinary for its time 1963
chrysler also won the contract for the a1 abrams tank for puting a gas turbine in it. which they beat gm (gm put v8 diesel )for the government contract. it can run on jet fuel, diesel, gasoline, etc and is fast 65mph. that's because of their 20 year obsession with turbine.

turbojets are on or off. but not gas turbines. one more thing helicopters are stop and go. jet trbines, turboshaft, turbofans which are more efficient than turbojets

you ever heard of the y2k superbike they have done it and succeeded

people have put turbines into volkawagon beetles, Datsuns, corvettes, super bikestrucks

here are some videos on my myspace page to show it

http://www.myspace.com/cjaguar265


it can be done
anything is posible if you put your mind to it

http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

[CJaguar442]

look at this



http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/

[ReddawgKnight]

hmmm looks like herby on steroids....all it needs now is have the #53,be white and have the stripes like the original herby did haha.

[snafu]

it can be done
anything is posible if you put your mind to it

Yeah, but the wallet tends to limit the mind's possibilites.
I think one would need a sponsor if they wanted to build a car with a one-of-a-kind engine.

[CJaguar442]

this guy is in california very strict car laws




We get this a lot. A police officer picking at his nose while trying to figure out what to charge me with. Notice the hopeful anticipation of us on the right. We're rooting for him and offer suggestions but unfortunately, the California Department of Motor Vehicles did not anticipate such a vehicle so he's out of luck. Hmmm, the car has two engines making the car a hybrid so maybe we can drive in the commuter lanes along with the Toyota Priuses.

*** Update 7/18/06 *** You have to give the California Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) credit for creativity on this one. A DMV insider has disclosed to me that the DMV has made a formal request to a federal agency to rule if my Beetle constitutes a threat to national security based on what could happen if it got into the wrong hands. This raises three questions in my mind: #1 Does this mean I’m the right hands? #2 If someone with the name "b_laden13" is the highest eBay bidder for my Beetle can I refuse his offer even if he has the prestigious eBay Red Shooting Star feedback rating (the highest)? #3 Would this affect my eBay rating?

the guy built in his garage with is money (working class)

[CJaguar442]

self tinting windows

I think kitt had some like Electrochromic smart windows. I found an article from http://www.howstuffworks.com

"Electrochromic windows darken when voltage is added and are transparent when voltage is taken away. Like suspended particle devices, electrochromic windows can be adjusted to allow varying levels of visibility. They are not an all or nothing technology like liquid crystals.
Electrochromic windows center around special materials that have electrochromic properties. "Electrochromic" describes materials that can change color when energized by an electrical current. Essentially, electricity kicks off a chemical reaction in this sort of material. This reaction (like any chemical reaction) changes the properties of the material. In this case, the reaction changes the way the material reflects and absorbs light. In some electrochromic materials, the change is between different colors. In electrochromic windows, the material changes between colored (reflecting light of some color) and transparent (not reflecting any light).

At its most basic level, an electrochromic window needs this sort of electrochromic material and an electrode system to change its chemical state from colored to transparent and back again. There are several different ways to do this, employing different materials and electrode systems.

Like other smart windows, electrochromic windows are made by sandwiching certain materials between two panes of glass. Here are the materials inside one basic electrochromic window system and the order you will find them in:


Glass or plastic panel
Conducting oxide
Electrochromic layer, such as tungsten oxide
Ion conductor/electrolyte
Ion storage
A second layer of conducting oxide
A second glass or plastic panel
In this design, the chemical reaction at work is an oxidation reaction -- a reaction in which molecules in a compound lose an electron. Ions in the sandwiched electrochromic layer are what allow it to change from opaque to transparent. It's these ions that allow it to absorb light. A power source is wired to the two conducting oxide layers, and a voltage drives the ions from the ion storage layer, through the ion conducting layer and into the electrochromic layer. This makes the glass opaque. By shutting off the voltage, the ions are driven out of the electrochromic layers and into the ion storage layer. When the ions leave the electrochromic layer, the window regains its transparency."


http://www.howstuffworks.com/smart-window4.htm







When switched off, an electrochromic window
remains transparent.

[CJaguar442]

I saw this truck called the MTT Retrorocket on the 2004 Hotrod Powertour on Speedvision





In the early 1960’s Chrysler stunned the world with its version of a turbine-powered car. With an interest to re-create the excitement once generated by this “wonder car of the future”, MTT called upon its extensive experience with the installation of turbines in non-aircraft applications and produced the MTT Retrorocket. Based on the popular S-10 series pickup truck, the turbine powered MTT Retrorocket combines the nostalgia of a 1940 Ford with the features of a late model truck. The Retrorocket is equipped with a Rolls Royce Allison 250 series engine, which makes over 300 horsepower at the shaft. As with all MTT conversions, the Retrorocket was designed to run on standard diesel fuel. With several thousand miles of road time, which includes the 2003 Hotrod Power Tour, this unique vehicle is a showstopper wherever it goes.MTT creates the Retrorocket. Equipped with automatic transmission, power steering, air conditioning, power brakes, power electric windows, cruise control and more, this truck is capable of traveling over 900 miles without re-fueling. (thats 50mpg!!!)