I found some Cool Facts About Dragsters, like the IRWIN one we are working on with Doug Herbert's team, on the website ultimatecarpage.com. It gives you a whole new perspective as to what we're actually working on. There are a ton more facts on the website, but here are just a few.
* One dragster's 500-inch Hemi makes more horsepower than the first 8 rows at Daytona.
* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate of fuel consumption as a fully loaded 747 but with 4 times the energy volume.
* The supercharger takes more power to drive than a stock hemi makes.
*Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.
*Nitromethane 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.
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