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Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Sandman on March 23, 2004, 08:33:12 PM: http://www.automobilemag.com/columns/0403_americandriver/
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Mini D on March 23, 2004, 08:43:52 PM: Hehehe... I liked this one:
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Putting all of this into perspective: You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo Corvette Z06. More than a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and ready to launch down a measured quarter-mile as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the Vette 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, but you hear a brutal whine that sears your eardrums, and within three seconds, the dragster catches you and beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile from where you just passed him. From a standing start, the dragster spotted you 200 mph and not only caught you but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 feet.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Tuomio on March 24, 2004, 03:51:36 AM: The noise top fuelers make is insane, you can almost see the sound waves.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Gixer on March 24, 2004, 04:07:20 AM: Awsome link thanks. Love top fuel dragsters only wish we got to see them here in NZ.

~~...-Gixer~~
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: lazs2 on March 24, 2004, 08:08:30 AM: they don't use overhead cam motors.

My buddy owns and drives a top gas dragster in the "nostalgia" class (front engine) even at 180 mph it is pretty cool.

lazs
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: gofaster on March 24, 2004, 08:18:26 AM: I was hooked right off the bat:
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One Top Fuel dragster's 500-cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first four rows at the Daytona 500.

A stock Dodge Hemi V-8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the dragster's supercharger.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 24, 2004, 09:17:39 AM: Funked's car could take it.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Ripsnort on March 24, 2004, 09:18:28 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Saurdaukar
Funked's car could take it.

Saur, send me a pic of your 02' BMW

soupnazi60@yahoo.com

Or post it here (And piss off Lepaul)
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 24, 2004, 09:23:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
Saur, send me a pic of your 02' BMW

soupnazi60@yahoo.com

Or post it here (And piss off Lepaul)

Actually dont have any pics - Ill take one tonight after work and post it...

Actually... just went to a meet with it over the weekend... Ill find the pic and post it - just an bellybutton shot though.

Hang on...
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 24, 2004, 09:26:28 AM: (http://www.eurowerkz.com/njmeet2/images/DSC02484.jpg)

Blue 330i sitting fourth from the left with its bellybutton hanging out.

Ill try and get a front shot or something tonight.

PS: Every other car in that row besides mine and the white POS is either turbo or supercharged. :aok
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Ripsnort on March 24, 2004, 10:08:43 AM: Yeah, yer right. Can't even tell what color it is...is that Metallic Steel Blue?
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: gofaster on March 24, 2004, 10:20:29 AM: Makes me want to buy a Cadillac CTS-V.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Saurdaukar on March 24, 2004, 10:49:01 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
Yeah, yer right. Can't even tell what color it is...is that Metallic Steel Blue?

Neg, Orient Blue. The colors changes alot depending on light conditions - it can be almost black or almost light blue. INterior is dove.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Roscoroo on March 24, 2004, 10:50:09 AM: quote:
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One Top Fuel dragster's 500-cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first four rows at the Daytona 500.

A stock Dodge Hemi V-8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the dragster's supercharger.

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Hmmmmm Scratches head ..... with nitro even a small 4 banger will turn a full size blower .In the early days the cam wasnt much over stock either.

"they don't use overhead cam motors. "

Hmmm rings the good old cammers timing chains and gear sets.
It almost takes longer to time the cams then it does to do the RnR of the clutch.

They kept more to the conventual style hemi's because of the intensive damage that would happen to the cam shaft and cyl heads after a hickup in the cammer motors .
the KB/chrysler/donovan hemi's ussually just bends a push rod and then windows the block as it spits the piston .

oh yea btw a top fuel car abtains 90-95 % of its top speed by the 1/8th mile mark the rest of the time your trying to get the darn thing stopped.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: Red Tail 444 on March 24, 2004, 11:07:53 AM: Vtec.com had great 1/4 mile vids of NSX's versus other exotic cars...

NSX didnt lose too many, but after 1/4 mile, the ferrarri P55 d-u-s-t-e-d her!
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: AKIron on March 24, 2004, 11:48:02 AM: They didn't mention how loud those top fuel dragsters are. Loudest noise I've ever heard and I've stood next to SR-71s, F-111's, and F4's taking off.
Title: American Driver: Unimaginable Acceleration
Post by: LePaul on March 24, 2004, 12:58:13 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Ripsnort
(And piss off Lepaul)

:rolleyes: