Top Fuel Dragster Stats
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Posts: 421
From: Fort Worth, Texas
I got the latest issue of Motor Trend and they had some Top Fuel Dragster statistics in it.
I thought some of you may want to read some of them, for those who do not get the magazine.
Approximate Peak HP from a 2005 Top fuel dragster = 7500
Engine Displacement = 500
Maximum Boost = 45.5 psi
RPM of the Supercharger = 12,654
Temperature of the Supercharger after 4.5 seconds of boost = 165 F
Uses 77 gallons of fuel per minute at WOT (22.75 for warmout, burnout, staging and the 1/4 mile run)
New Top fuel engine costs around $58,700
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
Maximum weight is 2225lbs.
300 inch wheel base
3000 inches of chrome moly tubing to build the chassis
The rear tires cost approximately $1082.00
Rear tires are held on by 58 bead lock bolts with each tire inflated to 6.5 to 7.5 psi
0-100mph in 0.84 seconds
Fastest run was in 2004 by the US Army dragster at 333.08 mph
Driver experiences almost 6g of deceleration when the chute opens
12,000 lbs of downforce is created by the rear wing at 325mph
The flames can shott out 85 inches from the headers
The rear tires grow 8.5 inches under acceleration to a maximum of 44.5 inches
Record speed for top fuel is 4.441 second 1/4 mile by the US Army Dragster last year
If a Dragster makes through the standings and the finals they will have only run 18 seconds of time.
Total racing time for the season is less than 7 minutes.
Sorry to waste your time but I thought this was interesting.
I thought some of you may want to read some of them, for those who do not get the magazine.
Approximate Peak HP from a 2005 Top fuel dragster = 7500
Engine Displacement = 500
Maximum Boost = 45.5 psi
RPM of the Supercharger = 12,654
Temperature of the Supercharger after 4.5 seconds of boost = 165 F
Uses 77 gallons of fuel per minute at WOT (22.75 for warmout, burnout, staging and the 1/4 mile run)
New Top fuel engine costs around $58,700
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
Maximum weight is 2225lbs.
300 inch wheel base
3000 inches of chrome moly tubing to build the chassis
The rear tires cost approximately $1082.00
Rear tires are held on by 58 bead lock bolts with each tire inflated to 6.5 to 7.5 psi
0-100mph in 0.84 seconds
Fastest run was in 2004 by the US Army dragster at 333.08 mph
Driver experiences almost 6g of deceleration when the chute opens
12,000 lbs of downforce is created by the rear wing at 325mph
The flames can shott out 85 inches from the headers
The rear tires grow 8.5 inches under acceleration to a maximum of 44.5 inches
Record speed for top fuel is 4.441 second 1/4 mile by the US Army Dragster last year
If a Dragster makes through the standings and the finals they will have only run 18 seconds of time.
Total racing time for the season is less than 7 minutes.
Sorry to waste your time but I thought this was interesting.
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From: AL
Originally Posted by gazellis' date='Feb 24 2005, 02:06 PM
Uses 77 gallons of fuel per minute at WOT (22.75 for warmout, burnout, staging and the 1/4 mile run)
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
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Originally Posted by inanimate_object' date='Feb 24 2005, 04:45 PM
That kind of effort just to go in a straight line for 4 seconds seems pretty stupid to me.
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From: Fayetteville, Georgia
Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Feb 24 2005, 04:52 PM
It's like a bunch of controlled explosions, transferring the power to the wheels. I think it'd be cooler if they just wore a thick metal plate on their back, with a bomb on the other side. Slap some roller skates on, like the fuse, and see who makes it down the fastest.
New form of capital punishment?
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From: FRISCO
Originally Posted by gazellis' date='Feb 24 2005, 12:06 PM
I got the latest issue of Motor Trend and they had some Top Fuel Dragster statistics in it.
I thought some of you may want to read some of them, for those who do not get the magazine.
Approximate Peak HP from a 2005 Top fuel dragster = 7500
Engine Displacement = 500
Maximum Boost = 45.5 psi
RPM of the Supercharger = 12,654
Temperature of the Supercharger after 4.5 seconds of boost = 165 F
Uses 77 gallons of fuel per minute at WOT (22.75 for warmout, burnout, staging and the 1/4 mile run)
New Top fuel engine costs around $58,700
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
Maximum weight is 2225lbs.
300 inch wheel base
3000 inches of chrome moly tubing to build the chassis
The rear tires cost approximately $1082.00
Rear tires are held on by 58 bead lock bolts with each tire inflated to 6.5 to 7.5 psi
0-100mph in 0.84 seconds
Fastest run was in 2004 by the US Army dragster at 333.08 mph
Driver experiences almost 6g of deceleration when the chute opens
12,000 lbs of downforce is created by the rear wing at 325mph
The flames can shott out 85 inches from the headers
The rear tires grow 8.5 inches under acceleration to a maximum of 44.5 inches
Record speed for top fuel is 4.441 second 1/4 mile by the US Army Dragster last year
If a Dragster makes through the standings and the finals they will have only run 18 seconds of time.
Total racing time for the season is less than 7 minutes.
Sorry to waste your time but I thought this was interesting.
I thought some of you may want to read some of them, for those who do not get the magazine.
Approximate Peak HP from a 2005 Top fuel dragster = 7500
Engine Displacement = 500
Maximum Boost = 45.5 psi
RPM of the Supercharger = 12,654
Temperature of the Supercharger after 4.5 seconds of boost = 165 F
Uses 77 gallons of fuel per minute at WOT (22.75 for warmout, burnout, staging and the 1/4 mile run)
New Top fuel engine costs around $58,700
28 quarts of oil used in warmup, staging and a 1/4 mile run
Maximum weight is 2225lbs.
300 inch wheel base
3000 inches of chrome moly tubing to build the chassis
The rear tires cost approximately $1082.00
Rear tires are held on by 58 bead lock bolts with each tire inflated to 6.5 to 7.5 psi
0-100mph in 0.84 seconds
Fastest run was in 2004 by the US Army dragster at 333.08 mph
Driver experiences almost 6g of deceleration when the chute opens
12,000 lbs of downforce is created by the rear wing at 325mph
The flames can shott out 85 inches from the headers
The rear tires grow 8.5 inches under acceleration to a maximum of 44.5 inches
Record speed for top fuel is 4.441 second 1/4 mile by the US Army Dragster last year
If a Dragster makes through the standings and the finals they will have only run 18 seconds of time.
Total racing time for the season is less than 7 minutes.
Sorry to waste your time but I thought this was interesting.