#196188 - 09/18/06 07:26 PM
Some numbers to ponder
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Taken from Motor trend 7500 Approximate peak output, in horsepower, of a competitive 2005 Top Fuel engine. That's almost 1000 horsepower per cylinder. 45.5 Maximum boost, in psi, produced by the supercharger at wide-open throttle. That's more than 3.0 bar, twice the boost achieved by a Mitsubishi Evo VIII. 12,654 Rpm the supercharger spins at maximum engine speed. With the engine at 8500 rpm, just turning the supercharger soaks up 900 horsepower. 569 Number of times the engine's crankshaft turns during the entire quarter mile. Each intake valve opens 284 times. 12,000 Downforce, in pounds, generated by the rear wing at 325 mph. The downward thrust made by the exhaust gases escaping the headers alone generates 800 pounds of downforce. 85 Distance, in inches, you'll need to be above the header pipes to avoid getting toasted by the nitro flames exiting those pipes. 18 Seconds of racing completed if Tony makes the final. If he makes the final in every race, his total racing time for the season will be less than seven minutes. Those are just some of the ones that stood out there are many others to ponder as well.
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#196189 - 09/18/06 07:33 PM
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did u no the first 50 meters of a drag strip for nitro burning funny cars and dragsters the spark plugs give out
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#196191 - 09/18/06 10:09 PM
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I didn't know that.
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#196192 - 09/18/06 10:32 PM
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also the tires on the cars are good for 2 races and then there usless. that must suck major tho lol 500+ for each tire, n u use them for less then 5 seconds n there garbage
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#196193 - 09/18/06 11:04 PM
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well with all their sponsors I dont think they really care about $500+ for tires. If they werent making money, there wouldnt be a professional level of drag racing.
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#196194 - 09/19/06 05:24 PM
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Interesting facts.... Learn new things every day
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#196195 - 09/20/06 10:21 PM
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when they do their burnouts they are only using 10% nitro, then when they run the strip i think they run somewhere near to 100% nitro, and the crews rebuild the engines every time after the race.
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#196196 - 09/23/06 01:45 AM
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Yeah those cars are crazy...you know you have just unbelievable power when you have to bolt the tires to the rim so they wont slip...
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#196197 - 09/25/06 04:41 PM
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That's crazy. Learned something new!
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#196198 - 09/27/06 01:52 PM
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Wow!
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