YOZ-F6 Member 96 Member For: 14y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 07/03/14 10:12 AM Share Posted 07/03/14 10:12 AM Hi guys,I know a top fuel dragster can beat a super car / F1 over the 1/4 mile from a standing start, even if the other car had a 200kmph rolling start. My question is does anyone know where I can find footage of such an event? Apparently it was done and was on the web for a while, but if can't find it anywhere!Cheers guys! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatG6ET Bronze Donating Members 707 Member For: 12y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: cherrybrook Posted 07/03/14 10:35 AM Share Posted 07/03/14 10:35 AM I don't think it has been done But on the topic of top fuel cars this is a good video of how much power and noise they make Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOZ-F6 Member 96 Member For: 14y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 07/03/14 11:22 AM Author Share Posted 07/03/14 11:22 AM Cheers wombat,It's crazy how much power they make, and an interesting fact I read today was that they are only roughly 8000hp, the true figure is unknown since there's no Dyno big enough to actually measure their power!! What a feeling that must be to drive that! 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 11y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 07/03/14 11:30 AM Share Posted 07/03/14 11:30 AM Hmm slightly off topic but on the no dyno big enough thing, how do they measure ship engines ect that make 10's of thousands of hp and then some, estimated output I guess?Sent via carrier pigeon Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 12y 5m 22d Gender: Male Posted 07/03/14 11:38 AM Share Posted 07/03/14 11:38 AM power to weight ratio? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercharged88 Member 153 Member For: 16y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Far Nth QLD. Posted 07/03/14 06:54 PM Share Posted 07/03/14 06:54 PM (edited) Large diesel engine can be run on dynos, that are specifically designed for diesel engines.Horsepower calculation is a product of torque.Large diesel engines may only rev to 500 or 600 rpm flat out, but produce massive amounts of torque.However I would think that the ocean going freighters and passenger liners engine horsepower would be a calculated figure, much like the Top Fuel Engine.The other issue with the top fuel engine is the rpm they spin them at, 8000 -9000 rpm.Most engines produce linear/progressive type power, however Top Fuel and Top Alcohol engines both produce explosive instant and progressive power/torque.The dyno's simply physically cant handle this type of punishment.RegardsDave. Edited 07/03/14 06:56 PM by supercharged88 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RynoF6 Idiot Member Donating Members 446 Member For: 15y 3m 7d Gender: Male Location: Muswellbrook, NSW Posted 07/03/14 10:15 PM Share Posted 07/03/14 10:15 PM This article is brillianthttp://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/3099/Nerds-Eye-View--Inside-10000-horsepower.aspx Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobmitchell92 Donating Members 370 Member For: 14y 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/03/14 11:00 PM Share Posted 07/03/14 11:00 PM Ship engines are calculated, they are completely different to any truck engine, for a start they are a slow speed so they max out at around 109rpm and make 80,000 odd hp in some. Others are diesel electric so they have 4-6 smaller generators powering electric thrusters so that's how they manage the calculate the power they make. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LU82 Bronze Donating Members 569 Member For: 12y 3m 3d Posted 07/03/14 11:41 PM Share Posted 07/03/14 11:41 PM Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boganspeed Will do skids for food Silver Donating Members 1,177 Member For: 13y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 07/03/14 11:46 PM Share Posted 07/03/14 11:46 PM Great article Ryno, thanks for that.I race in modified bike (hopefully stepping up to group two in comp bike in September) and pretty much spend most of the time hanging out in the pits talking sh*t, but I'll always make the effort to go up and watch top fuellers or nitro funny cars at least a couple of times each meeting when they're on.If you've never been in the stands when these go past, you need to get down to the track and experience it.It's much more than just an aural experience. 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/87713-top-fuel-dragster-vs-super-car/#findComment-1459255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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