[Twist 2 Go]

1st glimpse of John Force's new 2006 Mustang Funny Car. This is gonna look good. The complete story can be found at www.nhra.com

[sAJ1420]

i want one

[Twist 2 Go]

i just wanna drive it

[turp]

Originally Posted by Twist 2 Go i just wanna drive it

X2

[Aliate X]

lol i dont even see how its a mustang.

[ckthecerealkiller]

I know for a fact that I wouldn't be able to handle that thing. So I won't say I want to drive it............ Maybe hump it........

[Bossman351]

Approximately 6000 RWHP give or take a hundred or so. That ROCKS!!!! Birdieman posted some reall interesting facts about nitro cars a while back. I will see if I can dig it up somewhere. I go about 2 or 3 times a year to watch these bad boys run and let me tell you, Watching on tv is NO comparison to the feeling of seeing them in person.

[Bossman351]

Some real cool facts about top fuel dragsters I stumbled across.....

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* One dragster's 500-inch Hemi makes more horsepower then the first 8 rows at Daytona.

* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate of fuel consumption as a fully loaded 747 but with 4 times the energy volume.

* The supercharger takes more power to drive than a stock hemi makes.

* Even with nearly 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into nearly-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock.

* Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

* At stoichiometric (exact) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture (for nitro), the flame front of nitromethane measures 7050 degrees 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.

* Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression-plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting off its fuel flow.

* If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in those cylinders and then explodes with a force that can blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or blow the block in half.

* Dragsters twist the crank (torsionally) so far (20 degrees in the big end of the track) that sometimes cam lobes are ground offset from front to rear to re-phase the valve timing somewhere closer to synchronization with the pistons.

* To exceed 300mph in 4.5 seconds dragsters must accelerate at an average of over 4G's. But in reaching 200 mph well before 1/2 track, launch acceleration is closer to 8G's.

* If all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs $1000.00 per second.

* Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have read this sentence.

Did you know …

… that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car?

… that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine?

… that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,200 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car?

… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed?

… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral?

… that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet?

… that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car?

… that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time?

… that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps?

… that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce?

… that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.

… that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?

… that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.

… that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $30 per gallon?

Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers

[lemon]

well damn

[sAJ1420]

that is some crazyyy shit.. 8G's off the line

[Bossman351]

Yeah, If you ever get a chance to watch in person, I highly reccomend it. Its easier to believe when you see it in person. the noise is UNBELIEVABLE!! Something else that is amazing is to watch the crew tear one of these beasts down. They tear everything right down to a bare block even the tranny to inspect the clutches then reassemble it and test fire it all beween rounds. There is maybe 2 hours between rounds during eliminations and even less during finals.

[turp]

WOW! I have a friend here in VB who has an actual funny car her husband(God rest his soul) used to race. I will see if she will let me take pics of it. I tried to sit in it and I did NOT fit! Craziest thing I ever saw had nitrogen shifters.

[Bill]

good info B-man. amazing machines these drag cars are.

[vfast]

well 4 -5 g's slowing down once the chute is deployed

[173speed]

Good info boss man that is sick I want one or maybe go to one of the drag racing schools and drive one there

[AtlanticBlue99]

damn, i never ealized they were that expensive

[Twist 2 Go]

yep, last article I read on the subject said over $1500 per PASS if they don't brake or damage anything.....

[Birdieman]

...More like 5k a pass.

[Bossman351]

Long time no see Birdieman.