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Top Fuel Dragster Info
From this month's Motor Trend, some interesting stats on Top Fuel Dragsters.
-500ci V8 (8.2L) -7500hp -45.5psi (3.0bar) of boost -when engine is at full rpm, supercharger needs 900hp to run, and spins at 12,654rpm -16 spark plugs per engine -s/c reaches a temperature of 165 F after just 4.5sec of operation -Fuel system can pump 77gals/min for WOT -22.75gal of fuel are burned in warm-up, burnout, staging, and 1/4mi -$900 for 55gal drum of nitromethane fuel -$58,700 for a Top Fuel dragster's engine -28 quarts of oil used in each run, sump has 70 quart capacity -0-100mph in 0.8sec -Driver experiences 4.75G during launch -12,000lb of downforce produced at 325mph -highest trap speed, 333mph -parachute & brakes provides 6G of stopping force Pretty impressive, and amazing how much fuel those engines burn. Not sure if any of this info has been posted before, but hey...:P |
when the day comes that we can make an engine like that production viable, we'll REALLY have something to talk about....
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the stats are amazing and I can't even imagine feeling all that power... |
actually the thing that surprised me the most was that the brakes and parachute provide 6 Gs! That's more than the launch! :shock:
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Thing that I thought was fucking cool was the headers angled the way they are provide 900 pounds of downforce. 900 pounds from the fucking exhaust gases!
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Reposts but they never seize to amaze me. :shock:
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