goes2fast Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Here is some trivia to think about next time you think your car is fast! new E.T. record in a 1000 feet is 3.7 something!!!!Acceleration explained...........* One Top Fuel dragster outfitted with a 500 cubic-inch replica Dodge (actually Keith Black, etc) Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first 4 rows of cars at NASCAR's Daytona 500.* Under full throttle, a dragster engine will consume 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded Boeing 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate but with 25% less energy being produced.* A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to merely drive the dragster's supercharger.* With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lockup at full throttle.* At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.* Nitro methane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.* Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. Which is typically the output of an electric arc welder in each cylinder.* Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way thru the run, the engine is 'dieseling' from compression and the glow of the exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow. * If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with enough force to blow the cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half !!* Dragsters reach over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading this sentence.* In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, a dragster must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before reaching half-track, at launch the acceleration approaches 8 G's.* Top Fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!* Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load.* The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.* THE BOTTOM LINE: Assuming all the equipment is paid for, the pit crew is working for free, & NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run will cost an estimated $1,000 per second.0 to 100 MPH in .8 seconds (the first 60 feet of the run)0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (the first 350 feet of the run)6 g-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)6 negative g-forces upon deployment of twin 'chutes at 300 MPHAn NHRA Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth . . quicker than a jet fighter plane . . . quicker than the space shuttle....or snapping your fingers !!The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.420 seconds for the quarter-mile (2004, Doug Kalitta). The top speed record is 337.58 MPH as measured over the last 66' of the run (2005, Tony Schumacher).Let's now put this all into perspective:Imagine this...........You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette Z-06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged & ready to 'launch' down a quarter-mile s trip as you pass.You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard, on up through the gears and blast across the starting line & pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH.... The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that exact moment.The dragster departs & starts after you. You keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an incredibly brutally screaming whine that seares and pummels your eardrums & within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you just passed him.Think about it – from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH.....and it not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the planet when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race !!!!That, my friends.....is acceleration. Don't tell me that we as humans will not reach the speed of light at some point in time. 4 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Top fuel dragsters don't race 1320 ft long races any more they only go 1000. Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Top fuel dragsters don't race 1320 ft long races any more they only go 1000. Go back and read it again, this time pay attention! Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Think about it – from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH.....and it not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the planet when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race !!!! Ok? I will definitely try to read it closer next time. Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 * The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 That's 1,000 hp per cylinder. That's 2,000 hp for 2 liters Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 what is the about displacement on these engines? Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Ok? I will definitely try to read it closer next time. Try the very first line again. :geek: 2 Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 what is the about displacement on these engines? 500 ci, I think. :confused: Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 500 ci, I think. :confused: hmm, you'd think it would be more Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 hmm, you'd think it would be more That's what she said. 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Fun fact ,,# 43864231-8 ,, FAT510 was named after the first all alumium top fuel dragster engine. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is there a TL;DR? Quote Link to comment
Fat510 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Is there a TL;DR? Top fuel dragsters go fast Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 That is something to think about... :yawn: Quote Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Try the very first line again. :geek: Second line... Just saying. :poke: I remember seeing this email back in 2010... Fun read. Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 But does have V-tech.lol Good right up,i will give dodge credit the hemi is in all drag and funny cars no matter what brand. Quote Link to comment
Komeuppance Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Lol... I see most of you are not "drag race guys". What about those who think their car is fast in the corners?? lol -Robert Quote Link to comment
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