famous1
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posted March 05, 2006 12:20 PM
500 hp turbo my ass...
thats 475 at best....
  
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fish_antlers
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posted March 05, 2006 12:27 PM
 
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What business is it of yours where I'm from, Friendo?
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osti33
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posted March 05, 2006 01:19 PM
Once they get the chasis figured out that bike is going to FLY!!
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bovinespongiformencephalo
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posted March 05, 2006 03:32 PM
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04zx10
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posted March 06, 2006 07:19 AM
what kind of times is it running?
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salsa1
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posted March 06, 2006 07:36 AM
Needs a beefy wheelie bar....wonder if he is running in a class?
Be very interesting to see what he runs if he can lay good power to the ground ..
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dwb
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posted March 10, 2006 02:15 PM
wheelie bars are for sissy girls
Ryan and Muzzy's are gonna have that bike in the 7.?? before the years over. 
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fish_antlers
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posted March 10, 2006 02:46 PM
ya.. that aint nuttin.. I was watchin' top fuel drags today and guy ran a 4.53 @ 312 mph...
ya... well it was a car.. but it still freaked the shit outta me! now DATS FAST!
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dwb
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posted March 10, 2006 05:29 PM
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ya.. that aint nuttin.. I was watchin' top fuel drags today and guy ran a 4.53 @ 312 mph...
ya... well it was a car.. but it still freaked the shit outta me! now DATS FAST!
big deal ... lets see them do it WITHOUT wheelie bars
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gunner
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posted March 10, 2006 09:46 PM
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ya.. that aint nuttin.. I was watchin' top fuel drags today and guy ran a 4.53 @ 312 mph...
ya... well it was a car.. but it still freaked the shit outta me! now DATS FAST!
big deal ... lets see them do it WITHOUT wheelie bars
Fish that's not a records time or speed for those. They run in the 4.40's at 333.PLUS
AND it is without wheelie Bars
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dwb
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posted March 10, 2006 09:55 PM
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ya.. that aint nuttin.. I was watchin' top fuel drags today and guy ran a 4.53 @ 312 mph...
ya... well it was a car.. but it still freaked the shit outta me! now DATS FAST!
big deal ... lets see them do it WITHOUT wheelie bars
Fish that's not a records time or speed for those. They run in the 4.40's at 333.PLUS
AND it is without wheelie Bars
Ya I guess TF DON'T have wheelie bars do they...  ...and thats definitly fast
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deathpulse
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posted March 11, 2006 08:33 AM
I've always wondered what the top fuel cars would do for absolute top speed if they were loaded up with more fuel and run at the salt flats. I mean if those suckers are hitting 333 in the 1/4 mile... what could they hit with higher gearing and more room?!?!? Mach 1 with a piston engine!!  .
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dwb
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posted March 11, 2006 09:39 AM
"FUN FACTS" from NHRA.com
Did you know ...
... that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car?
... that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine?
... that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,200 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car?
... that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed?
... that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral?
... that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?
... that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile?
... that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run?
... that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds?
... that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet?
... that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car?
... that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time?
... that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps?
... that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce?
... that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.
... that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?
... that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.
... that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $16 per gallon?
Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers
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