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Bet it's been awhile since any of you have see this,,,
That's a quad can McGee engine. Super cool engineering, wish they had the money to see it through.
I guess either. How often they need to crack it open and go through it? After every race?engine or pistons???
I guess either. How often they need to crack it open and go through it? After every race?
That's insane. What HP are they getting out of these huge drag motors? Sorry for my ignorance. I respect the sport, just never followed it.Typically, after every run.
Often the crank and block are reusable.
The just add new piston and rods, and a fresh set of heads, oil, fuel and go...
In a 65 minute turn around.
Quite impressive, actually.
Dan'l
That depends.Am I the only one that immediately hears the crackle of those pipes in their head when they look at this???
By the way, Question - How many runs do top fuel dragsters get out of an engine?
That's a quad can McGee engine. Super cool engineering, wish they had the money to see it through.
is that Robert Rheel of the burkholder Altered car? either way cool find. wondering if that is a Hilborn 4 port injector? if so, any interest in selling it?
NHRA Banned it.
Am I the only one that immediately hears the crackle of those pipes in their head when they look at this???
By the way, Question - How many runs do top fuel dragsters get out of an engine?
Big Daddy Don Garlits has been working on trying to break 200mph in an electric dragster for a few years now. He is getting closer, but to my knowledge he has not done it yet. That said, an electric drag car will never surpass a nitro-methane powered Top Fueler.Ok, don't kill me but I heard about Electric dragsters. Is this a thing? Is it already here? Are they faster than fuel?
Sorry to hijack.
Somebody say Hilborn's...is that Robert Rheel of the burkholder Altered car? either way cool find. wondering if that is a Hilborn 4 port injector? if so, any interest in selling it?
...Robert Rheel of the Burkhalter Brothers told me about five years ago different Robert Rheel...is that Robert Rheel of the burkholder Altered car? either way cool find. wondering if that is a Hilborn 4 port injector? if so, any interest in selling it?
Very familiar with the Hilborn. I love them.Somebody say Hilborn's... View attachment 842915 View attachment 842916
it all depends, the 3 pictures below are from last year at Texas i believe. Cameron Ferre' is my best friend and driving for Haddock. sometimes you get less than 300 feet out of a motor. the front engine car is my uncles, motor was fine after the tear down. it went lean and he didnt catch it and hit the throttle at Escondido car show. both burst panels did the job.Am I the only one that immediately hears the crackle of those pipes in their head when they look at this???
By the way, Question - How many runs do top fuel dragsters get out of an engine?
I haven’t been involved for two decades, but it was something to the tune of 1500 parasitic hp just to turn the blower at WOT. I’m sure someone will step in with an accurate number, but that sounded insane when I heard it.That's insane. What HP are they getting out of these huge drag motors? Sorry for my ignorance. I respect the sport, just never followed it.
front motor car my Grandfather owned, ran from '61-'64. we rebuilt and restored.That is awesome! Got any more pictures of what is in that garage?
Bad Ass!front motor car my Grandfather owned, ran from '61-'64. we rebuilt and restored. View attachment 842936 View attachment 842937 View attachment 842938
That is awesome! Got any more pictures of what is in that garage?
Several years old but here are some facts. HP now is 11-12,000HP
-One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500. They have over half again as much horsepower in one cylinder as a Dodge Viper has in all ten. No one has ever successfully run one long enough on a dyno to get a horsepower reading. Current estimates are right around 10,000 horsepower.
-Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 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 drive the dragster supercharger. The fuel pump alone requires more horsepower to turn than the average street car produces.
-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.
-The 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane produces a 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, disassociated from atmospheric water vapour 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 the run, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by running the car out of fuel. There is no way to cut off the fuel; the engine stops only when it blows or the tank runs dry.
-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. To put this in perspective; a top fuel dragster, parked next to a Super Hornet on the steam catapult on the deck of an aircraft carrier, would be in the water and sinking before the Super Hornet was halfway down the deck.
-Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed reading this sentence.
-Top Fuel Engines only turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!
-Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load. They only survive about 80% of the time.
-Redline at 9500 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 engine is entirely rebuilt every run, or every 900 revolutions. New pistons and rings, new rods, new rod bearings. Sometimes a new crank. The crew does this in about two hours between rounds.
-The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds for the quarter mile. The top speed record is 333.00 mph (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run.
-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. Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1000 foot long race course.
If you've never been to a big show drag race like what's going on in Pomona right now, I highly recommend you grab a handful of beer money and get yourself to an event. TV does not do it justice. Drag Racing has to be seen in person to be appreciated. And if you want to see a grown man cry, go get yourself a dose of nitro when they warm one up in the pits.That is simply mind boggling. Thanks for posting. Imma go deep diving on Youtube right now. LOL
You’ll pay for the whole seat, but will only need the edge. (Actually you’ll stand)If you've never been to a big show drag race like what's going on in Pomona right now, I highly recommend you grab a handful of beer money and get yourself to an event. TV does not do it justice. Drag Racing has to be seen in person to be appreciated. And if you want to see a grown man cry, go get yourself a dose of nitro when they warm one up in the pits.
Remember to come up for airThat is simply mind boggling. Thanks for posting. Imma go deep diving on Youtube right now. LOL
3/4 cam
That must be what they call an aggressive camshaft.
It is now.3/4 cam
I would guess it's a McGee injector.is that Robert Rheel of the burkholder Altered car? either way cool find. wondering if that is a Hilborn 4 port injector? if so, any interest in selling it?
There's always this explosionAm I the only one that immediately hears the crackle of those pipes in their head when they look at this???
By the way, Question - How many runs do top fuel dragsters get out of an engine?
Somebody say Hilborn's... View attachment 842915 View attachment 842916
front motor car my Grandfather owned, ran from '61-'64. we rebuilt and restored. View attachment 842936 View attachment 842937 View attachment 842938