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The mph mark comes up in less than 4 seconds!!! Notice that the Lamborghini Diablo has not even reached 60 mph by the time the Top Fuel car is doing mph Powered by a supercharged and fuel-injected cubic-inch adaptation of the famed Chrysler Hemi engine, Top Fuel dragsters can burn up to 15 gallons of nitromethane fuel during a single run. Constructed of chromoly steel tubing and carbon-fiber composite, Top Fuel cars are 25 feet long and weigh 2, pounds in race-ready trim.
Similar to their Top Fuel counterparts but with a shorter wheelbase and a carbon-fiber body that loosely resembles a production-based automobile, Funny Cars can run in the 3.
Funny Cars are powered by the same supercharged and fuel-injected inch engines as Top Fuel dragsters. Funny Cars are also similar to Top Fuel dragsters in that they do not use a transmission but rather transmit power to the huge Goodyear rear slicks through a multistage clutch assembly that is activated by timers.
Built around a sophisticated tube chassis and four-link rear suspension, Pro Stock cars must conform to precise measurements and weigh no less than 2, pounds.
Pro Stock engines use electronic fuel injection and spec gasoline and are restricted to a maximum of cubic inches. They can make in excess of 1, horsepower. A competitive Pro Stock car can run in the 6. These highly modified vehicles, which can run under 6. Engine sizes vary widely, ranging from 92 to cubic inches. Fuel injection is permitted, and spec gasoline is the only fuel allowed. Top Alcohol Dragsters may look like Top Fuelers, but they have significant differences.
Whereas Top Fuelers use supercharged, nitro-burning engines, Top Alcohol Dragsters may use a supercharged methanol-burning engine or an injected nitromethane combination. The injected nitro cars do not use a transmission, and the supercharged cars have three forward speeds. Weights vary according to combination but are generally between 1, and 2, pounds.
Performances can be in the 5. He said, "It is not lost on any of us that this constitutes a change in our history of running a quarter-mile, but it's the most immediate adjustment we can make in the interest of safety which is foremost on everyone's mind. This may be a temporary change, and we recognize it is not the total answer.
We will continue to work hand in hand with NHRA to evaluate other methods of making Top Fuel and Funny Car competition safer so that we might return to our quarter-mile racing standard. The finish line remains at 1, feet, although purists for the sport occasionally have raised the suggestion to return to quarter-mile racing.
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