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One for the top fuel dragster fans...
David Jenkins - 31/12/12 at 12:01 PM



(HOW MUCH did he say each run costs in engine parts?!! )

AndyW - 31/12/12 at 01:17 PM

at 3.5 seconds many of the spark plugs have burned away and the engine is dieseling

Simon - 31/12/12 at 01:35 PM

Very interesting that. Like the 2 1/2" dia fuel line

ATB

Simon

designer - 31/12/12 at 02:16 PM

At full throttle a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate as a fully loaded 747.

ianclark1275 - 31/12/12 at 04:04 PM

i always rebuild my engine after each time i go out in the car lol

IC

onenastyviper - 31/12/12 at 06:10 PM

Watched the Full Throttle Top Fuel dragsters on ESPN this year (2012 season).
They think the cars are closer to 10000hp

NigeEss - 31/12/12 at 06:17 PM

Would have been nice to see some of the used parts after a rebuild.

onenastyviper - 31/12/12 at 07:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NigeEss
Would have been nice to see some of the used parts after a rebuild.


IIRC, the teams sometimes give away parts that pass the "fail in a spectacular way" test.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPPNUDCKse0[/youtube]

There was one failure where an end bearing cap overtook the car!

coozer - 31/12/12 at 10:05 PM

I like this one.. in fact keep watching it and looking in wonder!