David Jenkins
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 12:01 PM |
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One for the top fuel dragster fans...
(HOW MUCH did he say each run costs in engine parts?!!  )
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AndyW
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 01:17 PM |
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at 3.5 seconds many of the spark plugs have burned away and the engine is dieseling
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Simon
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 01:35 PM |
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Very interesting that. Like the 2 1/2" dia fuel line
ATB
Simon
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designer
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 02:16 PM |
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At full throttle a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate as a fully loaded 747.
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ianclark1275
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 04:04 PM |
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i always rebuild my engine after each time i go out in the car lol
IC
measure twice, cut once, scrap it, start again.
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onenastyviper
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 06:10 PM |
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Watched the Full Throttle Top Fuel dragsters on ESPN this year (2012 season).
They think the cars are closer to 10000hp
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NigeEss
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 06:17 PM |
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Would have been nice to see some of the used parts after a rebuild.
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.................Douglas Adams.
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onenastyviper
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 07:28 PM |
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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!
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coozer
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| posted on 31/12/12 at 10:05 PM |
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I like this one.. in fact keep watching it and looking in wonder!
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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