Just A Guy Thing

Need to give your pick-up truck a bit more power? How about strapping a jet engine on to it? That’s what Chris Lentz of Jackson, Michigan did and the result is a truly awe-inspiring ride.

The 55 year old electrical foreman first got his hands on the Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 through a friend who imports turbojet engines. Lentz then bought a used 2005 Ford F-150 STX truck on eBay for $12,000.

To strap the jet to the F-150, Lentz had to build a custom-made mounting stand complete with a 20 gallon kerosene tank to feed the engine as well as an aluminum and stainless steel control console. Here’s a video of the jet truck in action:

The 231-hp Ford pickup with the jet engine mounted but turned off goes from 0 to 60 in a sluggish 14.5 seconds. Firing up the jet boosts the horsepower up to a whopping 2,700 (you read that right), but trims only six seconds from the 0 to 60 acceleration – not as much as you might expect due to the massive 6,600 pound weight the truck has to bear with the jet engine. Still, the end result is undeniably cool.