Gotta love when your half crying because of the nitro in your eyes. It is only idling, that is the funny thing. When they hit the track, it feels like a bomb hit you. Great Video.
Nitro cologne.... Me thinks not. Unburnt nitromethane form nitirc acid in your lungs- HIDEOUS shit that stufff. Love the TOP FUEL machines but. I remember 20 yrs ago sucking up the fumes....LOL- shortened my life expectancy , but , what the heck :))
When I was around one of the top fuel dragsters when they were doing this, just 2 minutes and I couldn't breath nor see. But they didn't wack the throttle that time.
@artofnick I always thought a cologne called "Nitro" (made with actual nitromethane) would be a good idea. Splash on a little nitro before the big date. If she becomes annoying, splash on some more.
@topfuel1429 If your names Bud, and you find your sister attractive that would probably be a good idea. But for everyone else, go with a regular cologne.
@moparerrnocar thumbs up if you think people should drive what they like instead of trolling you tube videos to talk shit and be a fan boy!!!! what do you drive faggot? let me guess...i bet it's a hemi cuda with 1,000,000HP or something awesome like that huh?...I'm all about muscle cars..big heavy and powerful...but there are 4 and 6 cylinder cars out there that could rip the panties right off of some of those big V8's
@sluaghxI said vote its legalization not vote your approval, if you dont like it dont smoke it. Either way it aint going anywhere. I dont like alcohol unless its in a V8, do I think your criminal cuz you have a few beers after work. Then hold it against you for your job. No... Let me poison my lungs, you poison you liver. Hemp could pull this nation out off depression if the gov was smart, Tax, Fuel/oil, paper, rope, clothes, plastic and cure illnesses. It would be the ultimate cash crop.Bwdik
You ricer faggits are fucking discrace to our for fathers. Its not about a v6/v8/v10 or V anything. Its about supporting your fucking country you arrogant worthless fucking piss ant. If you love Japanese or European engineering then fucking MOVE!!! I'll even offer to help deport your ass. Please any Ricer do all of us REAL Americans a favor and fucking shoot your self. Your the reason this country is falling apart. I'd cut my own cock off and eat it just to be born in the 50's. I HATE MY GEN
@moparerrnocar I hope I didn't offend you with the remark about the dragster engines. They are all based on The original Chrysler/Mopar Hemi. (The Greatest) Anyway, Imports from foreign countries ARE destroying our nations economy slowly but surely as more and more jobs get sent overseas. Pretty soon we won't be able to buy ANYTHING American anymore!
@155MikeB hell no!!! :) Not the slightest bit offended. Atleast theres still some real Americans left in this world who understand and respect the HEMI. Its sad watching the country slit its own throat :(... Thank that to my generation with their POS ricers and rockets. Sex, drugs, R&R, muscle cars (freedom) is what made this country a dream... Now its just a fading memory :(...
@moparerrnocar Thanks for that! You and I are the lucky ones that know and respect the Hemi. The kids today don't have much respect for anything it seems. They soup up the plasticky jap scrap appliances we call cars nowadays and think they are kings of the roadways lol. In the 60's hopping up a 4cyl was a joke and still is compared to what the muscle car engines are capable of.
@155MikeB DONT GROUP ALL TEENS TOGETHER, IM 17 AND WORK ON THE PATON RACING TOP FUEL DRAGRACING TEAM AND ON MAY 19-23 I WILL BE WORKING ON THE SCOT PALMER TOP FUEL CAR. I AM REBUILDING A OLD AA/GAS ALTERED AND MY BROTHER HAS A FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER, I UNDERSTAND MOST TEENS DO DRUGS AND DRIVE HONDAS BUT NOT US ALL, IM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES
@MrNitro65 IM GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE VAST MINORITY THESE DAYS. I'M NOT THAT NARROW MINDED, AND I'M SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU, BUT AS YOU SAID, MOST OF THE TEENS THESE DAYS ARE ON DRUGS AND DRIVE HONDA'S. THEY SIMPLY HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH TEENS FROM 30 YEARS AGO. WHEN YOUR AA/GAS ALTERED IS FINISHED, ARE YOU GOING TO POST A VID? IT SOUNDS LIKE A COOL PROJECT. ( SORRY FOR THE CAPS, MY KEYBOARD IS WONKY)
@155MikeB im hoping that the altered will be done for next spring, its a 1923 dodge touring body with the back half cut off with a original fuel altered chassis, ive got a old small block 350 with keth black pistons, big cam, and a old original puke yellow 6-71 gmc blower. i might have to run it without the blower for a while because this thing is draining the bank already!! i cant wait for it to be done. dont worry you have not offended me because most people my age are idiots.
@jonterap what bang? the one at 2:30 ? because thats him hittin the throttle....tha cameras audio distorts the sound a bit because the sound of the throttle is soooo loud
The "bang" at 2:30 was they blipped the throttle to seat the clutches, thats right, just a little blip. There is no way to explain to someone who has never seen a fuel motor running up close up in person. The noise, the sound, the raw power and response of these engines can only be realized by going to the track and seeing for yourself. If you are a racing fan, you owe it to yourself to attend a Top Fuel NHRA event sometime, amazing.
@pimpdog34 If you like old school V8 simple cars then that's fine, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world can't try new things. And last time I looked the 'new school plastic' (I presume you're referring to cars like the Lotus Exige or the Koenigsegg CC) cars are actually a damn sight faster than muscle cars on a track.
@pimpdog34 Yes, yes it's very impressive in a straight line, but what happens when you show it some corners? You have no idea how it would perform against lightweight european cars, you are just speculating. Besides the car in the video was a one-off custom job, and very impressive, but don't forget that Lotus churn out hundreds of cars every year, and all of them will outperform Gary's car on any bendy track.
@matt6517 what you are saying doesnt even make sense. a Dragster is created just for the straight line, of course its gonna suck at corners. and Dragsters are ment to be unique, not just sone generic car created by people in a factory, every one of these are by the hands of the team that put there own money into it.
@PhenomRT1 Look back at the comments me and pimpdog34 exchanged and you will see that you are entirely missing the point. He said that a dragster completely wipes the floor with any european sports/super cars. This may be true in a straight line (and some!), but in the corners, lightweight mid-engined sports cars reign supreme. So he was implying that he though a dragster is better than, say, a Lotus Exige in every way. But the Lotus is infinitely more versatile and sophisticated.
@PhenomRT1 By the way, if you think I was referring to top fuel dragsters in my second to last comment to pimpdog then, again, you are mistaken. I was referring to Larry Larson's road legal Chevrolet dragster, which would most defintitely be severely embarrased by a Koenigsegg around a bendy track.
@pimpdog34 And one more thing, have you even heard of Koenigsegg? If you had I don't think you would be so quick to dismiss them as rubbish compared to an old muscle car with some extra power shoved in.
@trappedunderice6815 fuel injected ....actually they have 42 injector!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....some above the supercharger, some in the intake manifold and the rest in the head!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah there are a lot of ignorant comments on youtube. So here's the thing, I think it's comparing apples and oranges to say that one group of engines is better or worse than another. The technology of a top fuel engine supports its fuel and purpose. Is a turbo and nitrous fed 3 rotor wankel less impressive because of the power adders? Not in my opinion. Thanks for the conversation, best wishes.
@icebreaker50123 Well its actually measured by how many gallons to the quarter mile. The last time I heard how much they were burning to run that fast it was about 14 gallons of NitroMethane (at about $40 per gallon) per quarter mile, but that DOES INCLUDE the warm-up, burnout, and the actual race itself. Now, Im sure it about 15-20 gallons!
Ok, lets be friends from here on. I think that a Ferrari F1 engine and a NASCAR engine and a Kawasaki heavy industries marine engine are all amazing engines that would not run well on pump gas. Top fuel engines are highly specialized and would not run well or even run at all on regular petrol. Why again do you think that they're not impressive, and how do you know my age?
@abedanielspictures It's Ok :) You're age is dispalyed in your YouTube profile, so thats how i know your age. The acceleration is impressive, and the sport is impressive too :) I personally just don't find the engine technology related stuff that impressive. Regarding F1, they are by the FIA rules ONLY allowed to use fuel readily available to the public. So they are allowed to use up to 100 Octane RON, (97 Octane AKI) regular petrol.
@flyfaen1 I AM, and have been since 1993 in this sport as an engine builder for many of the top teams in the sport. I hate to disagree with you but there is more technology and testing and redesigning and more testing involved with these engines, and their corresponding components than you realize. Just the ignition system alone, which is producing 46 amps per mag, is as advanced in its power, and aplication, as F1! Do some research my friend!
@abedanielspictures I also would appologize for my kind of rude statement, It became that way since I was a bit aggravated about all these "yeah! beat that with you're jap and euro crap engines" comments, since the power these top-fuel engines comes from the fuel they burn and not the technology incorporated in the engine.
@flyfaen1 14.7 kg of air is required to burn one kilogram of gasoline, compared to only 1.7 kg of air for one kilogram of nitromethane. This means that an engine can burn 8.7 times more nitromethane than gasoline
@ButcherJordo Ok.. So then why does it only need 1.7 kg of air? Because almost all of the Oxygen is chemicaly bonded in the nitromethane fuel ;) (and since there is only 21 % of Oxygen in the atmosphere, that just makes it even more obvious how much Oxygen there is in nitromethane)
@abedanielspictures Sorry for my English beeing faulty, but I'm not from a country where English is the native language :/ I can't get every word right all the time.
Not that impressive realy... A low tech, heavily build engine. 8L displacement. And the hole horse power deal comes from it's very VERY volatile oxygen-rich fuel. On ordinary pump gas the power it puts out compared to it's displacement, is disappointing.
@kirbytherockgod OK... But please, explain why? I didn't say it's a boring or bad sport, it's actually quite nice. But beeing a engine builder my self, and favouring more advanced engineering, i don't find those 8000 hp really that impressive due to the fuel it burns. I personally find making over 200hp/L, in a normaly aspirated (atmospheric) engine running on normal 95/98 RON pump gas, far more exciting. Top-fuel is fun as a sport. Just the engine tech that's not impressive, in my opinion :p
They use 90% nitromethane and 10% methanol(but they start the engine on methanol) you can see the change in the smoke and sound when they change to nitromethane around 0:16. An engine burning nitromethane can produce up to 2.3 times more power than an engine burning gasoline but it can burn 8.7 times more nitromethane than gasoline.
In a typical run the engine can consume as much as 103 litres (22.75 gallons) of fuel during warmup, burnout, staging, and the quarter-mile run :P
@KarILsson Again, your just a tad off on your info. We start this particular car on 87 pump gas ( lower flash point) right through the side of the injector. Very very few teams use alcohol to start one anymore. Also your number on total fuel usage during a run is high. Most teams running a 100 gallon pump consume 14 to 17.5 gallons during startup, burnout, backup, then run for a 1/4 mile pass. Now those figures are on the lower side of that w 1000 ft passes.
@KarILsson I'm not trying to be mean or just prove someone wrong to be a jerk, but you see a lot of folks trying to explain how one of these works and they really have only a small clue. I just try to give people the correct info based on my years in this business building the engines and living the road doing this.
@billyfiction We are seating the clutch. The driver lets all the way out on the clutch while holding the brake, then birps the throttle to seat the clutch. Some crew chiefs like to do it this way and some just like to tug on the clutch during the warmup. Once thats done then they will run the fuel system to make sure all of the fuel and clutch timers along with the timing map are where they want it. Any more questions just feel free to ask.
I have been to quite a few of these live and even watch Scott Kalitta die in his crash and the power of these things can't be said unless you see for yourself.
I too will echo what others are saying. If you haven't seen it LIVE and up close it cannot be described. You gotta sit as close as you can though. I live in northern California. Infineon dragstrip has some of the closests seats in drag racing. NOTHING compares to the funny cars and the top fuel dragsters. The force that you feel when those things take off literally shakes you to your core.
@abed220 You are right. Nothing can capture this. It must be experienced to be believed. I live in Indianapolis and have been to the Nationals many times. The ground literally shakes. Awesome! Cool video though.
@barthoedemaker please get a life and stop bashing other people cars. True car fans are into ALL types of cars. Sure top fuels are bad ass (i love american v8's), but that doesn't mean tuners aren't awesome.
@jtdHenk They burn more than that during a full pass. Total fuel used during burnout & run can be anywhere from 13 to 17 gallons. Most big money teams are using no less than a 98 gallon per minute pump by waterman or rage. General estimates on the burnout and backup depend on the driver and the nozzle package in the engine but a good figure is 6 gallons. That leaves 7 gallons on your figure which would be 1.75 on the low side. 2 to 2 1/2 gallons is a more real number
Call me stupid, but I love the way it slooowly turns the wheels in neutral, quickly spins them when the clutch is applied and then stops as the driver pulls the brake. Sure, every car can do the same, but paired with a top fuel idle it's impressive.
Call me stupid, but I love the way it slooowly turns the wheels in neutral, quickly spins them when the clutch is applied and then stops as the driver pulls the brake. Sure, every car can do the same, but with that kind of idle it's impressive.
i love watching these...if i hit the lotto im buying me and all my friends one and were going to race them nonstop.....well we will have to refuel often but you get my point
a video camera just cannot show and smell the power and fragrance of these cars!!! And the sound is second to none!!! good job hanging in there, if the nitro is blowing ur way it is definately rough!!
I think i was there,cory is good freinds with a sponser of mine. Boat brokers in havasu. I love the fuel cars,have you seen the vid of the crowd jump as a fueler burps the thottle?
The meaning of throttle in the dictionary.
=please see 2 minutes 28 in this video.
High my name is shockvave optimus dragstlebeeatron
volatilefists 4 days ago
imabeastimabeastimabeastimabeastimabeastIIIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMMMMMAAAAAABBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSSSSSTTTTT!!!!!!!
dpress95 3 weeks ago
monster machine...
kristantyo 1 month ago
There is no better feeling then when a top fuel pounding 8000hp into the ground and your body absorbs every bit of it.
Orgasmic i guess
jakeTheMbonz 2 months ago 3
what do they idle at?
camden199 2 months ago
@camden199 2000+ revs
centy97 1 month ago
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23 hippie have see this video
gillguay 3 months ago
Gotta love when your half crying because of the nitro in your eyes. It is only idling, that is the funny thing. When they hit the track, it feels like a bomb hit you. Great Video.
electrotech555 4 months ago 3
LOL @ 2:30 I think that was a hint back the fuck away
CoolGuy4rmNORCAL 4 months ago
Nitro cologne.... Me thinks not. Unburnt nitromethane form nitirc acid in your lungs- HIDEOUS shit that stufff. Love the TOP FUEL machines but. I remember 20 yrs ago sucking up the fumes....LOL- shortened my life expectancy , but , what the heck :))
rodneys0909 4 months ago
Kleenex, Miss?
topfuel1429 5 months ago
2:30
zwijndrechtfilmcrew 5 months ago
Thunderstruck.
ToArmsInDixie 5 months ago
Kanye West wrote Monster after watching this
deejayzak 6 months ago
When I was around one of the top fuel dragsters when they were doing this, just 2 minutes and I couldn't breath nor see. But they didn't wack the throttle that time.
Jellyman5536887 6 months ago
new glade nitromethane scented aerosol
artofnick 6 months ago 21
@artofnick I always thought a cologne called "Nitro" (made with actual nitromethane) would be a good idea. Splash on a little nitro before the big date. If she becomes annoying, splash on some more.
topfuel1429 5 months ago
@topfuel1429 better not smoke with that cologne...
artofnick 5 months ago
@topfuel1429 If your names Bud, and you find your sister attractive that would probably be a good idea. But for everyone else, go with a regular cologne.
SanctuaryShred 2 months ago
@artofnick LOL that would be nice
rexman971 2 months ago
One time at hot rod camp. I put a ricer girls puss against one of these. No she just talks V-8sum.
DobermansRock 7 months ago
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What makes the gun shot sound at 2:30 ?
cdoublejj 7 months ago
I love it. you have to remember these things are 500 ci. of course you could roll a baseball down the intake port. ffnnn awsome!!!!!
huzzler631 7 months ago
Can Gieco save you 15% or more on your car insurance.
Could you hear the little piggy cry wee all the way home?
raininbullets14 7 months ago 2
they whack the throttle during the warm up in the pits to seat the clutch in.
iceman5X75 7 months ago
What makes the gun shot sound at 2:30 ?
7001xxx 7 months ago
@7001xxx The dragster hitting the throttle!!! Obviously you have never seen nor heard one of these before!!!
seamo50s 7 months ago
@7001xxx Me..
freddyXDyeah 6 months ago
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moparerrnocar 8 months ago
What caused it make that loud thud?
r6vgowchamp 8 months ago
@r6vgowchamp what it is is its them whacking the throttle to about a quarter. Other wise its just running on idle
DBH5601 8 months ago
Polished alloy, nitro fumes, slicks and the shockwave blast of a hemi doing what it does best... simply heaven!
Zeriouslly 9 months ago
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Thumbs up if you think all ricers should shoot themselves. Or if you think marijuana should be legalized :D
moparerrnocar 9 months ago 12
@moparerrnocar thumbs up if you think people should drive what they like instead of trolling you tube videos to talk shit and be a fan boy!!!! what do you drive faggot? let me guess...i bet it's a hemi cuda with 1,000,000HP or something awesome like that huh?...I'm all about muscle cars..big heavy and powerful...but there are 4 and 6 cylinder cars out there that could rip the panties right off of some of those big V8's
Sk8BoardTrucker 8 months ago
@Sk8BoardTrucker i drive a 1972 pontiac firebird. what do you drive?
ACHEESEDANISH00 8 months ago
@moparerrnocar fuck ricers AND fuck marijuana... how can i both thumbs up and down you at the same time????
sluaghx 8 months ago
@sluaghxI said vote its legalization not vote your approval, if you dont like it dont smoke it. Either way it aint going anywhere. I dont like alcohol unless its in a V8, do I think your criminal cuz you have a few beers after work. Then hold it against you for your job. No... Let me poison my lungs, you poison you liver. Hemp could pull this nation out off depression if the gov was smart, Tax, Fuel/oil, paper, rope, clothes, plastic and cure illnesses. It would be the ultimate cash crop.Bwdik
moparerrnocar 8 months ago
@moparerrnocar
Drugs are bad, Ricers are bad.
antonisbob 7 months ago
You ricer faggits are fucking discrace to our for fathers. Its not about a v6/v8/v10 or V anything. Its about supporting your fucking country you arrogant worthless fucking piss ant. If you love Japanese or European engineering then fucking MOVE!!! I'll even offer to help deport your ass. Please any Ricer do all of us REAL Americans a favor and fucking shoot your self. Your the reason this country is falling apart. I'd cut my own cock off and eat it just to be born in the 50's. I HATE MY GEN
moparerrnocar 9 months ago
@moparerrnocar I hope I didn't offend you with the remark about the dragster engines. They are all based on The original Chrysler/Mopar Hemi. (The Greatest) Anyway, Imports from foreign countries ARE destroying our nations economy slowly but surely as more and more jobs get sent overseas. Pretty soon we won't be able to buy ANYTHING American anymore!
155MikeB 9 months ago
@155MikeB hell no!!! :) Not the slightest bit offended. Atleast theres still some real Americans left in this world who understand and respect the HEMI. Its sad watching the country slit its own throat :(... Thank that to my generation with their POS ricers and rockets. Sex, drugs, R&R, muscle cars (freedom) is what made this country a dream... Now its just a fading memory :(...
moparerrnocar 9 months ago
@moparerrnocar Thanks for that! You and I are the lucky ones that know and respect the Hemi. The kids today don't have much respect for anything it seems. They soup up the plasticky jap scrap appliances we call cars nowadays and think they are kings of the roadways lol. In the 60's hopping up a 4cyl was a joke and still is compared to what the muscle car engines are capable of.
155MikeB 9 months ago
@155MikeB DONT GROUP ALL TEENS TOGETHER, IM 17 AND WORK ON THE PATON RACING TOP FUEL DRAGRACING TEAM AND ON MAY 19-23 I WILL BE WORKING ON THE SCOT PALMER TOP FUEL CAR. I AM REBUILDING A OLD AA/GAS ALTERED AND MY BROTHER HAS A FRONT ENGINE DRAGSTER, I UNDERSTAND MOST TEENS DO DRUGS AND DRIVE HONDAS BUT NOT US ALL, IM ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES
MrNitro65 9 months ago
@MrNitro65 IM GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE VAST MINORITY THESE DAYS. I'M NOT THAT NARROW MINDED, AND I'M SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU, BUT AS YOU SAID, MOST OF THE TEENS THESE DAYS ARE ON DRUGS AND DRIVE HONDA'S. THEY SIMPLY HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH TEENS FROM 30 YEARS AGO. WHEN YOUR AA/GAS ALTERED IS FINISHED, ARE YOU GOING TO POST A VID? IT SOUNDS LIKE A COOL PROJECT. ( SORRY FOR THE CAPS, MY KEYBOARD IS WONKY)
155MikeB 8 months ago
@155MikeB im hoping that the altered will be done for next spring, its a 1923 dodge touring body with the back half cut off with a original fuel altered chassis, ive got a old small block 350 with keth black pistons, big cam, and a old original puke yellow 6-71 gmc blower. i might have to run it without the blower for a while because this thing is draining the bank already!! i cant wait for it to be done. dont worry you have not offended me because most people my age are idiots.
MrNitro65 8 months ago
@moparerrnocar Cut your cock off... Damn man thats a bit extreme. Cut THEIR cocks off so they can't breed any more of them I reckon lol.
Zeriouslly 9 months ago
the bang is not normal my dad is racing i know veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery much...
jonterap 9 months ago
@jonterap what bang? the one at 2:30 ? because thats him hittin the throttle....tha cameras audio distorts the sound a bit because the sound of the throttle is soooo loud
bad65stang 7 months ago
@bad65stang ok, but when we race and watching top fuels sometimes i dont get a bang not a time so it have to be the camera as u say.
jonterap 6 months ago
one buggati veyron in each cylinder
fernandobo009 9 months ago 72
@fernandobo009 scary when you think of it like that haha
gelgamex 9 months ago
Was the bang at 2.30 normal?
mr1000rx 9 months ago
@mr1000rx
The "bang" at 2:30 was they blipped the throttle to seat the clutches, thats right, just a little blip. There is no way to explain to someone who has never seen a fuel motor running up close up in person. The noise, the sound, the raw power and response of these engines can only be realized by going to the track and seeing for yourself. If you are a racing fan, you owe it to yourself to attend a Top Fuel NHRA event sometime, amazing.
srybishop 9 months ago
@mr1000rx noooooooooooo!
jonterap 9 months ago
@mr1000rx ya they whacked the throttle to about a quarter of the way
DBH5601 8 months ago
damn you guys just made me wanna see and feel it for real!
EricKazuya 10 months ago
ok people who are into cars keep it classic and american
none of this bullshit new school plastic wtf
keep it v8 or go home
pimpdog34 10 months ago
@pimpdog34 If you like old school V8 simple cars then that's fine, but that doesn't mean that the rest of the world can't try new things. And last time I looked the 'new school plastic' (I presume you're referring to cars like the Lotus Exige or the Koenigsegg CC) cars are actually a damn sight faster than muscle cars on a track.
matt6517 10 months ago
@matt6517 /watch?v=_yWvH5dC7Yo
muscle car. its street legal. and rapes both the cars u named above :)
pimpdog34 10 months ago
@pimpdog34 Yes, yes it's very impressive in a straight line, but what happens when you show it some corners? You have no idea how it would perform against lightweight european cars, you are just speculating. Besides the car in the video was a one-off custom job, and very impressive, but don't forget that Lotus churn out hundreds of cars every year, and all of them will outperform Gary's car on any bendy track.
matt6517 10 months ago
@matt6517 what you are saying doesnt even make sense. a Dragster is created just for the straight line, of course its gonna suck at corners. and Dragsters are ment to be unique, not just sone generic car created by people in a factory, every one of these are by the hands of the team that put there own money into it.
PhenomRT1 10 months ago
@PhenomRT1 Look back at the comments me and pimpdog34 exchanged and you will see that you are entirely missing the point. He said that a dragster completely wipes the floor with any european sports/super cars. This may be true in a straight line (and some!), but in the corners, lightweight mid-engined sports cars reign supreme. So he was implying that he though a dragster is better than, say, a Lotus Exige in every way. But the Lotus is infinitely more versatile and sophisticated.
matt6517 10 months ago
@PhenomRT1 By the way, if you think I was referring to top fuel dragsters in my second to last comment to pimpdog then, again, you are mistaken. I was referring to Larry Larson's road legal Chevrolet dragster, which would most defintitely be severely embarrased by a Koenigsegg around a bendy track.
matt6517 10 months ago
@pimpdog34 And one more thing, have you even heard of Koenigsegg? If you had I don't think you would be so quick to dismiss them as rubbish compared to an old muscle car with some extra power shoved in.
matt6517 10 months ago
Street legal?
kcnicfra 10 months ago
Was that a rpg lol
DarkPhantomZX 11 months ago
Can you HEEEEAR ME?????
Flyfisherman1962 11 months ago
@need2speed94 carbed i think
trappedunderice6815 11 months ago
@trappedunderice6815 fuel injected ....actually they have 42 injector!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....some above the supercharger, some in the intake manifold and the rest in the head!!!!!!!!!!
nickcars100 11 months ago
are top fuel engines carbed or fuel injected?
i know, dumb question
need2speed94 11 months ago
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8000 horsepower. Damn!
toaster1971 11 months ago
8000 horseepower. Damn!
toaster1971 11 months ago
at 2:26 the fella with the white hat reaches in towards the engine.
Mr Engine does not like that!
Mr Engine goes bang!
3nasacova 11 months ago
"Hey, you guys gonna rev....AHHHH!!.... I think I pooped."
PFCmccain 1 year ago
1K HP per cylinder......Dude...
toaster1971 1 year ago
Yeah there are a lot of ignorant comments on youtube. So here's the thing, I think it's comparing apples and oranges to say that one group of engines is better or worse than another. The technology of a top fuel engine supports its fuel and purpose. Is a turbo and nitrous fed 3 rotor wankel less impressive because of the power adders? Not in my opinion. Thanks for the conversation, best wishes.
abedanielspictures 1 year ago
sooo...umm...how many gallons to the mile does these beast give them????
icebreaker50123 1 year ago
@icebreaker50123 Well its actually measured by how many gallons to the quarter mile. The last time I heard how much they were burning to run that fast it was about 14 gallons of NitroMethane (at about $40 per gallon) per quarter mile, but that DOES INCLUDE the warm-up, burnout, and the actual race itself. Now, Im sure it about 15-20 gallons!
KreigsMarine2 1 year ago
@icebreaker50123 Just the neccesary amount ;)
flyfaen1 1 year ago
Ok, lets be friends from here on. I think that a Ferrari F1 engine and a NASCAR engine and a Kawasaki heavy industries marine engine are all amazing engines that would not run well on pump gas. Top fuel engines are highly specialized and would not run well or even run at all on regular petrol. Why again do you think that they're not impressive, and how do you know my age?
abedanielspictures 1 year ago
@abedanielspictures It's Ok :) You're age is dispalyed in your YouTube profile, so thats how i know your age. The acceleration is impressive, and the sport is impressive too :) I personally just don't find the engine technology related stuff that impressive. Regarding F1, they are by the FIA rules ONLY allowed to use fuel readily available to the public. So they are allowed to use up to 100 Octane RON, (97 Octane AKI) regular petrol.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
@flyfaen1 I AM, and have been since 1993 in this sport as an engine builder for many of the top teams in the sport. I hate to disagree with you but there is more technology and testing and redesigning and more testing involved with these engines, and their corresponding components than you realize. Just the ignition system alone, which is producing 46 amps per mag, is as advanced in its power, and aplication, as F1! Do some research my friend!
cfaulc 1 year ago
@abedanielspictures I also would appologize for my kind of rude statement, It became that way since I was a bit aggravated about all these "yeah! beat that with you're jap and euro crap engines" comments, since the power these top-fuel engines comes from the fuel they burn and not the technology incorporated in the engine.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
@flyfaen1 14.7 kg of air is required to burn one kilogram of gasoline, compared to only 1.7 kg of air for one kilogram of nitromethane. This means that an engine can burn 8.7 times more nitromethane than gasoline
ButcherJordo 1 year ago
@ButcherJordo Ok.. So then why does it only need 1.7 kg of air? Because almost all of the Oxygen is chemicaly bonded in the nitromethane fuel ;) (and since there is only 21 % of Oxygen in the atmosphere, that just makes it even more obvious how much Oxygen there is in nitromethane)
flyfaen1 1 year ago
Dear Mr. Flyfaen, The word 'hole' as you used it is spelled 'whole', and horsepower is one word.
abedanielspictures 1 year ago
@abedanielspictures Sorry for my English beeing faulty, but I'm not from a country where English is the native language :/ I can't get every word right all the time.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
hey flyfaen, you're an idiot.
abedanielspictures 1 year ago
@abedanielspictures That's a real mature statement for a person more than twice my age.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
@abedanielspictures That's a real mature statement for a person more than twice my age.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
Not that impressive realy... A low tech, heavily build engine. 8L displacement. And the hole horse power deal comes from it's very VERY volatile oxygen-rich fuel. On ordinary pump gas the power it puts out compared to it's displacement, is disappointing.
flyfaen1 1 year ago
@flyfaen1
Hp/L is disappointing with ANY engine pump gas. Duh!
65ShelbyClone 1 year ago
@flyfaen1 You are a dipshit. You disappoint me.
kirbytherockgod 1 year ago
@kirbytherockgod OK... But please, explain why? I didn't say it's a boring or bad sport, it's actually quite nice. But beeing a engine builder my self, and favouring more advanced engineering, i don't find those 8000 hp really that impressive due to the fuel it burns. I personally find making over 200hp/L, in a normaly aspirated (atmospheric) engine running on normal 95/98 RON pump gas, far more exciting. Top-fuel is fun as a sport. Just the engine tech that's not impressive, in my opinion :p
flyfaen1 1 year ago
@flyfaen1 your a tard my friend.
chopperman2005 1 year ago
@chopperman2005 Ok, if you say so :)
flyfaen1 1 year ago
suck on this ya damn japs
stratdude83 1 year ago
no smoking here, see all the gas evaporating? :P
love you americans :D
Kalimerakis 1 year ago
that wasnt a rev that a exhaust shotgun blast to the body!!! fuck!!
Themayseffect 1 year ago
i wanna see an engine like this dropped into a civic... lmao
dwnrety1 1 year ago
@dwnrety1 lol the panels would fall off and the chassis would snap in half, where would u sit??
CHKNSFKN 1 year ago
@CHKNSFKN hm. lol the roof? :D
dwnrety1 1 year ago
Any way they are real mean machines :D
KarILsson 1 year ago
They use 90% nitromethane and 10% methanol(but they start the engine on methanol) you can see the change in the smoke and sound when they change to nitromethane around 0:16. An engine burning nitromethane can produce up to 2.3 times more power than an engine burning gasoline but it can burn 8.7 times more nitromethane than gasoline.
In a typical run the engine can consume as much as 103 litres (22.75 gallons) of fuel during warmup, burnout, staging, and the quarter-mile run :P
KarILsson 1 year ago
@KarILsson search for Top Fuel pump....here on youtube...it show one of the eight fuel pumps in action :D
KarILsson 1 year ago
@KarILsson We only use on pump. The pump we used on this car is a Waterman 100 gal. per minute 2 stage pump. There ARE NOT 8 fuel pumps on this car!
cfaulc 1 year ago
@KarILsson Again, your just a tad off on your info. We start this particular car on 87 pump gas ( lower flash point) right through the side of the injector. Very very few teams use alcohol to start one anymore. Also your number on total fuel usage during a run is high. Most teams running a 100 gallon pump consume 14 to 17.5 gallons during startup, burnout, backup, then run for a 1/4 mile pass. Now those figures are on the lower side of that w 1000 ft passes.
cfaulc 1 year ago
@cfaulc sry but i never said youre car had 8 of them :D, i just refered to the info that the pump video had.
Thx for the right info the info i was just lazy and copy the info from the internet :P
Well i will shut it from now on :D
KarILsson 1 year ago
@KarILsson I'm not trying to be mean or just prove someone wrong to be a jerk, but you see a lot of folks trying to explain how one of these works and they really have only a small clue. I just try to give people the correct info based on my years in this business building the engines and living the road doing this.
cfaulc 1 year ago
@cfaulc i know ... i was wrong just good some one tells how it is so we can learn more :D
KarILsson 1 year ago
TREE-MENDOOSE, VOTTA RAKIT I CAN SMELL THE NITRO FROM ERE!!!!
MUST GO SEE NEXT YEAR.........
sofalugger 1 year ago
lol warm up needs more fuel then a truck needs for 200 kiloemters....
xXCREEKSTARXx 1 year ago
Not really, they run on nitrometh, which pretty much EXPLODES in the cylinders.
exoticlown 1 year ago
V8 engine at it's loudest and most powerful!
rompn4x 1 year ago
No japanese engines here :)
Gokarter04 1 year ago
@Gokarter04
No jet engines either..
Aztech355 1 year ago
wooo! can't wait for this weekend in Pomona!!!!!!!!
vinvtec 1 year ago
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meturoid13 1 year ago
lmao thats sick i cant wait to get out of WyoTech and start workin on em
wolfmaster454 1 year ago
Whats going on here 2:28 ?
billyfiction 1 year ago
@billyfiction THEY SNAP THE THROTTLE
Bense468 1 year ago
@billyfiction We are seating the clutch. The driver lets all the way out on the clutch while holding the brake, then birps the throttle to seat the clutch. Some crew chiefs like to do it this way and some just like to tug on the clutch during the warmup. Once thats done then they will run the fuel system to make sure all of the fuel and clutch timers along with the timing map are where they want it. Any more questions just feel free to ask.
cfaulc 1 year ago
I have been to quite a few of these live and even watch Scott Kalitta die in his crash and the power of these things can't be said unless you see for yourself.
97blackfang 1 year ago
I too will echo what others are saying. If you haven't seen it LIVE and up close it cannot be described. You gotta sit as close as you can though. I live in northern California. Infineon dragstrip has some of the closests seats in drag racing. NOTHING compares to the funny cars and the top fuel dragsters. The force that you feel when those things take off literally shakes you to your core.
abed220 1 year ago
@abed220 You are right. Nothing can capture this. It must be experienced to be believed. I live in Indianapolis and have been to the Nationals many times. The ground literally shakes. Awesome! Cool video though.
Anakin44441 1 year ago
you gotta see it to believe it its the baddest ground pounders on the planet
topfuel8000 1 year ago
Doesn't matter if it's a ricer, a BMW tuner, a Jap tuner or anything else, they all shut up when this american v8 fires to life
barthoedemaker 1 year ago 59
@barthoedemaker RIGHT ON BROTHER!!!
doowaditti 1 year ago
@barthoedemaker please get a life and stop bashing other people cars. True car fans are into ALL types of cars. Sure top fuels are bad ass (i love american v8's), but that doesn't mean tuners aren't awesome.
salemcripple 10 months ago
@barthoedemaker Awesome! American absolute. These engines are all based on the original 426 Chrysler Hemi; one of the greatest V8s ever made.
155MikeB 9 months ago
plölpplölpplölp.....whoomp whoomp....plölpplölpplölpplölp
xXxMikeDirnTxXx 1 year ago
@xXxMikeDirnTxXx summing it up perfectly :D
nzecureuil2 1 year ago
its amazing these dragsters can wear out a new set of rear tiers in two miles and run 221ft to the gallon!
11bikerboy11 1 year ago
lol now thats a twin cam if i ever seen one:P
mattaboyz 1 year ago
the ground literally shakes when one of these run by, its quite impressive to experience it "live"
jalomursu 1 year ago
what the fuck are they not wearing ear plugs?
have fun with tinnitus or deafness for the rest of your life, dumbasses :)
jalomursu 1 year ago
I would have shit at 2:30 LOL
theXBOXFREAK18 1 year ago
Do they run coolant? I heard they didnt
p10ghost 1 year ago
@p10ghost No they don't. The amount of fuel that is pump through the engine during a run is enough to cool it!
jtdHenk 1 year ago
they use 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second.
jtdHenk 1 year ago
@jtdHenk They burn more than that during a full pass. Total fuel used during burnout & run can be anywhere from 13 to 17 gallons. Most big money teams are using no less than a 98 gallon per minute pump by waterman or rage. General estimates on the burnout and backup depend on the driver and the nozzle package in the engine but a good figure is 6 gallons. That leaves 7 gallons on your figure which would be 1.75 on the low side. 2 to 2 1/2 gallons is a more real number
cfaulc 1 year ago
2:29 what the f....?
exo6desmo8 1 year ago 9
@exo6desmo8 setting the clutch. quick low rev blast set it in solid
moonscar119 11 months ago
@exo6desmo8 thats the shock wave from the engine revin
ps3dethman1 11 months ago
@ps3dethman1 Thanks Sherlock
exo6desmo8 11 months ago
@exo6desmo8 That's a whisper of what that motor can unleash...
m67jw 10 months ago
Call me stupid, but I love the way it slooowly turns the wheels in neutral, quickly spins them when the clutch is applied and then stops as the driver pulls the brake. Sure, every car can do the same, but paired with a top fuel idle it's impressive.
jakobv8 1 year ago
@jakobv8 notmuch that isnt impressive on a top fueler lol
sstroh08 1 year ago
Call me stupid, but I love the way it slooowly turns the wheels in neutral, quickly spins them when the clutch is applied and then stops as the driver pulls the brake. Sure, every car can do the same, but with that kind of idle it's impressive.
jakobv8 1 year ago
Is that one of those new hybrid cars Al Gore wants us to buy?
mKreifeldt 1 year ago
Hello sy of Argentine .. a question that was this esxploción? Thank you very much and I wait for the reputting .. regards
andresysudodge 1 year ago
video captures none of the pure insanity of seeing nitro cars in person
powerviking 1 year ago
Nothing but headers :)
elite055 1 year ago
i love watching these...if i hit the lotto im buying me and all my friends one and were going to race them nonstop.....well we will have to refuel often but you get my point
chrispymuffin 1 year ago
What? .. is the crew member touching on the right clyinder head Top Fuel Pros Please return.
rob418r 1 year ago
@rob418r he is just simply feeling the cylinder head to see how quick the temperature is building in that head.
cfaulc 1 year ago
100 gallon per minute fuel pump, nitromethane, a huge blower and two 44 amp magnetos
joeburke1008 1 year ago
8000hp from a v8???? wtf how?!?
select899 1 year ago
@select899 Nitro-methane + powerful blower = 8000hp of pure orgasmic fun!
kirbytherockgod 1 year ago
@kirbytherockgod i'd love to put tht engine in a hayabusa :)
select899 1 year ago
@select899 just use Shell V-Power, that's the solution !
MHLmerrel 1 year ago
@MHLmerrel Rather stick to my Prius ;)
select899 1 year ago
what was the bang?
SchuyTV 1 year ago
@SchuyTV Thats what happens when you rev an 8000hp monster.
iPROFITDON 1 year ago
corey mac ftw
t3hpwnz0r58 1 year ago
I used to work on this car. I'm the guy in the white hat starting it.
cfaulc 1 year ago
a video camera just cannot show and smell the power and fragrance of these cars!!! And the sound is second to none!!! good job hanging in there, if the nitro is blowing ur way it is definately rough!!
jdcarver11 1 year ago 2
Nice on the fourth of July. rob418r
rob418r 1 year ago
it probably burnt more fuel warming up than what my V8 burns in a whole month!!!!!
CHKNSFKN 1 year ago 8
@CHKNSFKN
and considering its nitromethane 30 seconds probably cost more than most peoples cars lol
robduude 1 year ago
lol, dude in the hat jumped.
mathyu0179 1 year ago
@mathyu0179 camera man 2 loool
renegadegroup 1 year ago
sick!
chuckeieio 1 year ago
if you've ever stood behind one win thay start it up the nitro will turn your eyes as red as a apple
gr5r6t5r45 1 year ago
@gr5r6t5r45
No it doesent I have stood behind one, the Exaust comes out the sides of the Motor
not behind it
braidengodfrey1 1 year ago
I think i was there,cory is good freinds with a sponser of mine. Boat brokers in havasu. I love the fuel cars,have you seen the vid of the crowd jump as a fueler burps the thottle?
rickiracer1966 1 year ago
Topfuel cars are by far the coolest and most awesome thing ever created by man
Lillie1986 1 year ago
Hmm... no ear protectors. That's OK as long as you don't want to hear anything for the rest of your life
MiataBRG 1 year ago