How a top fuel dragster works...

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  1. MNTony

    MNTony aka Godzirra

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    I just checked out this link that I saw on Yellowbullet. Very cool expanation of how a top fuel car works...

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VF0JwxQqcA&feature=colike"]How a Top Fuel Dragster Works - YouTube[/nomedia]

    Sorry if it is a repost.
     
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    That was an interesting run through..................the one thing that really stuck for me was the parasitic lose of supercharger....................600hp, that's 40/50 from what my engine makes at the crank............and that is consumed by the supercharger.......................just mind blowing!!!!!
     
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    Very interesting. The 4.5" fuel line got me!!
     
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    I thought he said 2.5"..........which is 5 times bigger than mine............I guess I'll have to listen to it again.
     
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    Could be my old ears heard it wrong. :16suspect 2.5" also sounds huge.
     
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    Well................my ole ears are going to get some boosters within the next few weeks.....................I guess two pairs of old ears don't make one good pair...................anymore.
     
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    The one on our nostalgia dragster is 2.5" diameter.
     
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