I used to autocross with a guy that owns a turbine repair shop. He was trying to talk me into a turbine from a helicopter for my locost for a bit. He said he could get me a rebuilt turbine and gearbox that had too many hours to fly for about $5000. 300-350 HP in a 150 lb package would be cool, but I don't think it would be that great in a light car where throttle response is important. He had a similar setup in a jet boat that he had built, but I think it was bigger and more powerful. Here's his company website.
http://www.ssturbine.com/Discovery channel did a couple shows on him when he built the turbine for the North American Eagle land speed car.
Kristian
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V6 in a book frame build. Now registered.
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