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Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 11th, '21, 21:59
by MellowYellow
Just watching WD on drag racing.
0 > 100 mph = 1 sec with top speed of over 300 mph in under 4 secs.
Engine rebuild every run...
Nearly up to yellow peril performance.
Pinch of salt maybe.
Re: Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 11th, '21, 22:08
by billinom8s
I've just watched that one.
Looked like fun.
Re: Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 12th, '21, 08:44
by Jug
What's WD?
Re: Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 12th, '21, 19:02
by MellowYellow
Re: Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 12th, '21, 19:45
by TLS-Moose
MellowYellow wrote: ↑Feb 11th, '21, 21:59
Just watching WD on drag racing.
0 > 100 mph = 1 sec with top speed of over 300 mph in under 4 secs.
Engine rebuild every run...
Nearly up to yellow peril performance.
Pinch of salt maybe.
What, a rebuild after every run?
You wouldn't like to be paying for this .....
https://youtu.be/_MCvu8GEPjA
Re: Top Fuel
Posted: Feb 12th, '21, 21:02
by MellowYellow
The calculated power output of these engines is most likely somewhere between 8,500 and 10,000 hp (6,340 and 7,460 kW) which is about twice as powerful as the engines installed on some modern diesel locomotives, with a torque output of approximately 7,400 pound force-feet (10,000 N⋅m) and a brake mean effective pressure of 1,160–1,450 psi (8.0–10.0 MPa).