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It takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 6,000+ horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels. | It takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 6,000+ horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels. | ||
| − | Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of | + | 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. | A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the dragster's supercharger. | ||
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Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle. | 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 of | + | 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 of 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. | Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder. | ||
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| − | * | + | *This is a tired old story (has been posted elsewhere at least as far back as 2005) and several items have changed: The NHRA fuel cars only race 1000 feet now not 1320 feet, horsepower estimates are higher and more fuel is burned, cost is greater. |
[[Category:General hotrodding]] | [[Category:General hotrodding]] | ||
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