A Definition of Acceleration.
>
> * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine
> makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows of
> NASCARS at the Daytona 500.
>
> * Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes
> 1-1/2 gallons of nitromethane per second; a fully
> loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with
> 25% less energy being produced.
>
> * A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce
> enough power to drive the dragster's supercharger.
>
> * With 3,000 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 lock at
> full throttle.
>
> * At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry:
> methodology and technology by which
> quantities of reactants and products in
> chemical reactions are determined)
> 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitromethane,
> the flame front temperature measures 7,050 deg F.
>
> * Nitromethane 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.
> This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.
>
> * Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed
> during a pass. After halfway, the engine is
> dieseling from compression, plus the glow of
> exhaust valves at 1,400 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 sufficient force to blow cylinder
> heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.

> * In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters
> must accelerate an average of over 4G's. In order to
> reach 200 mph (well before half-track), the launch
> acceleration approaches 8G's.

> * Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before
> you have completed reading this sentence.
>
> * 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 9,500 rpm.
>
> * Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked
> for free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an
> estimated $1,000.00 per second.
>
> * The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds for
> the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record is
> 333.00 mph. (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run
> (09/28/03 Doug Kalitta).
>
> --------------------------------------
> Putting all of this into perspective:
> --------------------------------------
>
> You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter "twin-turbo" powered
> Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and
> ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the
> advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the
> gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an
> honest 200 mph. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment.
>
> The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your foot down
> hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums
> and within 3 seconds, the dragster catches and passes you. He beats you
> to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him.

 

wow,i did not know it was so expensive!!! GOOD READ.

 

Crazy.

 

thats alot of good info, and really puts into perspective how gay our camaro's really are when compared to **** like that

thanks George, for ruining my day lol

 

good **** !

 

they told me the same thing in engines class.u hear that in school.lol

 

This one needs updating. Their even making more power now!

 

Agreed... time to go kill myself.

 

Oldie but goodie, needs to be updated though....

Current 1/4 mile ET record is 4.428 Tony Schumacher (11/12/06 Pomona, CA)
Current 1/4 mile speed record is, 336.15 Tony Schumacher (05/25/05 Hebron, OH)

 

wow that cool to know, now I feel like **** about my "power"

 

Hey thanks for UPDATE !!!!!!!

 

thats some really cool info. They must change sooo many parts in between runs.

 

lol i'll think twice about complaining about the ss guzling gas

 

Holy ****!!!!

 

Pretty crazy numbers! He's on a pretty good tear this year too.

 

I was theree!!! In 2006!!!

 

"Going from Farfignugen to Fukenmovin"

SteveC