Got this in an email.

Very intersting!!





* One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500.

* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane 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 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 lock 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. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.

* 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 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.

* Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence.

* In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch 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 off, the crew worked for free, & for once, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimated $1,000 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 this all 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 & 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 & pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment. The dragster launches & starts after you. You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums & within 3 seconds the dragster 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 & not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race !

That's acceleration !

Man, this text file in various formats has been around the net for years and years. I think I first saw this in year 12.

Still interesting though.

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RS Liberty - Because WRX's are only good for parts...

interesting read, would hate to try to fund that sport myself though!

I went to the winter nationals in usa a few years ago and witnessed some crazy arse speeds! Serious science going on there and hot chicks to boot!

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Funny looking German Subaru

nice, wonder if i can shoehorn one of those into the rex

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2002 WRX - New Ej207 Short Motor + More in Progress

..OMG! thats so sick it makes other things that are sick look less sick..

Of course. Got $100K?

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RS Liberty - Because WRX's are only good for parts...

only 100?

If you never have been, I'd suggest getting out to kwinana next time top fuel / top door slammer cars are here. Most other drag strips are a bit of dirt in a field, Kwinana is a purpose built cement amphitheatre designe to channel the reverberations, noise and heat from the exhausts into your spine and is something to behold.

plus there is lots of jailbait

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MY93 Impreza GX 1.8L, 0hp, 0nm

I just pulled a number out of my ass. I dont expect anyone to take it seriously.

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RS Liberty - Because WRX's are only good for parts...

Written quote!!

^^^ Sure. Take my word for it.

$50 and I can make your car do a 11 sec quater mile pass too. Total engine life is 12 seconds

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RS Liberty - Because WRX's are only good for parts...