Video: 2JZGTE SUPRA playing wth 951....
10-15-2005, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by juanchovidal
500 whp in a supra is very ****ty.
• One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500.
• Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1 gallon of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less
energy being produced.
• A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive the dragster supercharger. With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.
• At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F. Nitro methane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.
• Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder. Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a
pass. After ½ way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. Cutting the fuel flow can only shut down the engine.
• If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.
• In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds dragsters must accelerate at an average of over 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph well before half-track, the launch
acceleration approaches 8G's.
• Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed reading this sentence.
• Top Fuel Engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light! Including the burnout the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load. The red line is actually quite high at 9500rpm.
• The Bottom Line; Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimated US $1,000.00
per second.
• The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds for the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record is 333.00 mph (533km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run (09/28/03 Doug Kalitta).
• Putting all of this into perspective: You are driving the average Hayabusa, with, say a turbo on it. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the 'busa hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment. The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your wrist turned hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster catches and passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted
you 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race course. That folks, is acceleration.
10-15-2005, 09:45 AM
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IMHO
Street racing (keep in mind I am still a kid) is F&$^ING STUPID 
...the 951 should be repo'd and given to someone who will respect not only the vehicle but their own life as well. This guy strikes me as one who would purchse those brake caliper cover "bolt ons" from ebay...some people just have no sense. Risking your life on a track is one thing, but putting someone else's girlfriend/mom/family member in danger is definately NOT COOL. Now where's the pie...
...the 951 should be repo'd and given to someone who will respect not only the vehicle but their own life as well. This guy strikes me as one who would purchse those brake caliper cover "bolt ons" from ebay...some people just have no sense. Risking your life on a track is one thing, but putting someone else's girlfriend/mom/family member in danger is definately NOT COOL. Now where's the pie...
10-15-2005, 12:37 PM
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I hear you out. But your telling us that you never went over the speed limit along with another car in your whole life. That is considered streeing racing. a cop once told me "when you go over the speed limit and your right next to a car that is speeeding just like you it can be looked as street racing." you own a porsche and iam sure you hit 15 psi of boost on the road and you have to go over the speed limit. SO PLEASE DONT SOUND LIKE YOU GUYS ARE ANGELS CUS IN REALITY YOUR NOT AND I AM SURE MANY OF HAD DONE IT YOUNG OR OLD. I have seen older men trying to race my porsche then the younger crowd. and you guys are prob going to flame left and right but its the truth.
10-15-2005, 01:06 PM
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my view is that i couldnt be bothered racing the jap crap fast and furious brigade that seem to be everywhere on the roads both in europe and the us, i know i could waste them so why bother? in built up areas and on certain roads i'll drive my car like a granny on a sunday drive....especially when its raining or wet!.....BUT..... put me on a motorway and if the conditions are right...i.e, dry, open road etc....i'll not so much race but i like to spank the newer sports cars that think they can easily take a 16 yr old porsche....thats when i get off....leaving them for dead and then slowing down to let them past so i can see their faces all big and red!!.....priceless!
10-16-2005, 01:12 AM
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Sorry for the rant
Reno808: you have a very valid point. On one hand I do apologize for the "preaching" rant - however my reason for thought and speech is this;
those who own P cars are generally well versed drivers who obey most of the general laws of the road except for occasional speeding (even then generally do so with some reserve). Acts as shown in the video are totally immature and portray a negative image on those who own our cars. I don't like to be viewed as a "ricer" with more cash, just because I have a modified Porsche.
That being said, I am definately no angel, nor will I ever be as many on this board - I'd just like to see the rice level of behavior lower on the streets. My sister's car (a very cherry '88 e30) was taken out by some a$$hole who ran a red light with one of these "ricers"...so maybe I'm biased.
those who own P cars are generally well versed drivers who obey most of the general laws of the road except for occasional speeding (even then generally do so with some reserve). Acts as shown in the video are totally immature and portray a negative image on those who own our cars. I don't like to be viewed as a "ricer" with more cash, just because I have a modified Porsche.
That being said, I am definately no angel, nor will I ever be as many on this board - I'd just like to see the rice level of behavior lower on the streets. My sister's car (a very cherry '88 e30) was taken out by some a$$hole who ran a red light with one of these "ricers"...so maybe I'm biased.
10-16-2005, 11:36 AM
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Guns 951: Yes i couldnt agree any more with you. hahah i use to have a orange 84 e30 with a m3 motor and drivetrain awsome lil cars. Yeah i do hate those people who think they are in a fast and furious movie. sorry to hear that. the poeple in the video could of been smarter than that.
