My NHRA Joliet Videos and Pics

[Syclone0044]

First, the videos! These are high quality 640x480 44kHz CD-quality sound, so don't be shy with the volume knob!! :D

John Force, Cruz Pedregon Nitro Funny Car qualifying Pass (http://syclone0044.googlepages.com/1070_nhra2008_force_pedregon_pass.avi) (8 MB, WMV9) Great sound!

Ashley Force 4.85 @ 319 MPH qualifying pass (http://www.powertuneplus.com/syclone/videos/1073_nhra2008_ashleyforce_4.85_319_shortened3.avi) (10 MB, WMV9) Great sound here too.

Cruz Pedregon Crew torquing the Head Studs (http://syclone0044.googlepages.com/1087_nhra2008_pedregon_crew_torquing.avi) (5 MB, WMV9) I was trying to observe their technique and suddenly Cruz himself walks through this video to sign autographs. :thumbsup


Are these things really port injected? The lines dont look nearly as big as what I'd imagine you would need for the fuel being dumped. Does any fuel go down the carb/blower??

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Some of you might recognize 1 or 2 people in this photo :goof:alcoholic

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Damn that's a HUGE blower! :stare

http://i27.tinypic.com/2i1oaz4.jpg


YOWZA...

http://i28.tinypic.com/dph4w3.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/jagols.jpg

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[DSMDuDE]

Hrmmm ill get my pics uploaded...

the rain SUCKED!

[70 cutlass 442]

Some of you might recognize 1 or 2 people in this photo :goof:alcoholic

http://i31.tinypic.com/29aqtdu.jpg




Is that the blonde doughter behind the camera man too? :drool:

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Wow my first successful winamp video viewing ever FRICKEN AMAZING. :loser

Thanks, I love drag racing, engines and the Forces. :thumbsup

[SSmike1]

wow Josh, too cool, AIna-Hey?
i have seen Top Fuel Cars in the Daytime,
and Night Time! The Flames Shoot out so high, and you can see them at night.
The EXHAUST itself, produces 1,000 POUNDS of Down Force!!!!!!

they use 23 gallons of Nitro per Run,

8,000 HP, i cant imagine 8000 Horse Power = WOW:wow

they car accerlates at 6g's, 6 times the force of gravity!!!!!!

on and on, awesome machines....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Fuel

http://www.bmeltd.com/Dragster/specs.htm

they have a FUEL Pump, that Pumps 103GPM
that is 103 GALLONS per Minute!

[SSmike1]

there are MANY injectors ( 42 of them) Josh, above and below the Blower.

Fuel is injected by a constant flow injection system. There is an engine driven mechanical fuel pump and about 42 fuel nozzles. The pump can flow 100 gallons per minute at 8000 rpm and 500 PSI fuel pressure. In general 10 injectors are placed in the injector hat above the supercharger, 16 in the intake manifold and two per cylinder in the cylinder head. Usually a race is started with a leaner mixture, then as the clutch begins to tighten as the engine speed builds, the air/fuel mixture is enriched. As engine speed builds pump pressure the mixture is made leaner to maintain a predetermined ratio that is based on many factors, one of which is primary one of race track surface friction. The stoichiometry of both methanol and nitromethane is considerably greater than that of racing gasoline, as they have oxygen atoms attached to their carbon chains and gasoline does not. This means that a "fueler" engine will provide power over a very broad range from very lean to very rich mixtures. Thus, to attain maximum performance, before each race, by varying the level of fuel supplied to the engine, the mechanical crew may select power outputs barely below the limits of tire traction. Power outputs which create tire slippage will "smoke the tires" and the race is often lost.

[sloLs1]

great pics!

[HAMRHEAD]

Excellent vids!