so when do ya think.....3000HP
11-02-05, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Smilodon
Weird, huh? The alcohol in the fuel mix has so much latent heat capacity that it charge-cools the combustion chamber. At least enough for the seconds that it takes to stage, burn out, back up and run the 1/4 mile.
see why so many guys dig the water/methanol injection?
11-02-05, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 13B-RX3
Makes you wonder what kind of horsepower a fuel car could make if they allowed turbocharging!!!
The numbers I mentioned earlier about making ~2000 more HP on a top fuel car with a lyshom blower came from a friend who designs and builds top fuel and funny cars for NHRA teams. Multiple event wins and top 5 points finishes. I trust his opinion.
The 2000 HP might be a little optimistic, but I'd expect 1000 HP range just bolting it on and tuning, 2000 HP would likely be obtainable in a few years of tweaking the setup.
