Top Fuel facts

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:59 pm

You only have an exhaust, right? My guess is low 14's if you're lucky.

Post by **andyman** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:00 am

ToxicBug wrote:You only have an exhaust, right? My guess is low 14's if you're lucky.

intake and tune as well. 13.5-14.0 most likely

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:00 am

andyman wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:Meh car racings more fun, it lasts longer for one

and I don't mean nascar
lol

I like watching them mostly because the speed is just incredible.

I don't like nascar very much either. Formula 1 and rally is more my type.

Nascar is dreadful to watch - I only watch the collisions and the final 5 laps of each race :icon25:

F1 definitely boasts some of the best driving talent in the world.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:03 am

Captain Mazda wrote:
andyman wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:Meh car racings more fun, it lasts longer for one

and I don't mean nascar
lol

I like watching them mostly because the speed is just incredible.

I don't like nascar very much either. Formula 1 and rally is more my type.
F1 definitely boasts some of the best driving talent in the world.

If you want driving talent, watch the WRC.

Post by **Captain** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:09 am

Already do. Brilliant stuff :icon26:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:10 am

:icon14:

Post by **andyman** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:22 pm

Fact: Chuck Norris' urine is used to run Top Fuel dragsters.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:01 pm

Dukester wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:Meh car racings more fun, it lasts longer for one

and I don't mean nascar

They race two road courses a year. Sears Point and Watkins Glen.

The 8-10 drivers out of 40 who know how to turn right leave everyone else in the dust (or by the side of the road lol)

but yet still a borefest.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:20 pm

hah small world - last night was having a discussion on fastest accelerating vehicles, and i ended up stumbling upon top-fuelers.

i read somewhere that they go to 100mph in 0.8 seconds. I wonder how fast they go to 100 kmh (60 mph)

i also read that the g-forces are enough to detach retinas.

Post by **andyman** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:11 am

0-330mph in 4.5 seconds or less...... that is just mind boggling

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:26 am

i imagine you'd need special tires and road surfaces to allow the grip necessary for such acceleration right?

Post by **andyman** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:53 am

big huge drag tires and a sticky coated track pretty much do it. the track is so stick at the starting area, if you were to walk across it you would lose your shoes in like one step.

Post by **andyman** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:55 am

just watch these, you'll start to get the idea

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=top+fuel

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:34 pm

got any vids of a top fueler in action?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:55 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:got any vids of a top fueler in action?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... q=top+fuel

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:11 pm

holy fuck...

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:41 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:holy fuck...

if you get a chance.. you should go see em live..

Post by **zewulf** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:49 pm

I had the chance to go to an NHRA event at Infineon Raceway for free some years ago, but I didn't go

Post by **werldhed** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:01 pm

[xeno]Julios wrote:i imagine you'd need special tires and road surfaces to allow the grip necessary for such acceleration right?

I believe the tires also extensively deform during the immediate launch, so that helps grip the road (i think).

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:31 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
[xeno]Julios wrote:got any vids of a top fueler in action?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... q=top+fuel

christ, it looks like they're on fast forward or something.

Post by **andyman** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:19 pm

here's more http://www.motortrend.com/features/cons ... 2_numbers/

i wish i could find more videos.

Post by **Captain** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:26 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Dukester wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:Meh car racings more fun, it lasts longer for one

and I don't mean nascar

They race two road courses a year. Sears Point and Watkins Glen.

The 8-10 drivers out of 40 who know how to turn right leave everyone else in the dust (or by the side of the road lol)
but yet still a borefest.

Actually, don't different sponsors host the same track a few times in a season? I believe there are 2 races at Watkins Glen and 2 at the now-called Infineon Raceway.

Post by **andyman** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:51 pm

i read that the angled headers by themselves are responsible for ~700lbs of downforce. The huge win gon the back does much more though