A pro stocker at 125k+ has to be the most expensive car to build. 1 motor has to be in the 150k+ range as well. A guess the only thing that would make a fueler more expensive to run is the parts attrition.
A top fuel dragster accelerates from a standstill to 100 mph (160 km/h) in as little as 0.8 seconds (less than one third the time required by a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach 60 mph (100 km/h)) and can exceed 297 mph (478 km/h) in just 660 feet (200 m).
Nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $16 US per gallon!
The cost of a complete top fuel dragster engine is in the $58,000 range depending on options. The engine will be stripped down to the bare block after every run and be rebuilt in a span of 40 minutes. The engine will be torn down and rebuilt 184 times in a year if the car makes it to the finals at every race.
Horsepower claims vary widely—from 6,978 to 8,897—but are probably around 8,000 HP. Supercharged, nitromethane-fueled motors of this type also have a very high torque, which is estimated at about 7,000 ft⋅lbf (9,500 N⋅m). They routinely achieve a 6G acceleration from a standing start.
Top Fuel dragsters generally have the same horsepower as Funny cars, but are faster because they are lighter with narrow bodies. Funny cars and Top Fuel dragsters are straight-line quarter-mile racers.
Most powerful production cars
| Vehicle | Year | Power |
|---|
| Koenigsegg Agera RS/One:1 | 2014 | 1,000 kW (1,341 hp; 1,360 PS) |
| NIO EP9 | 2016 | 1,000 kW (1,341 hp; 1,360 PS) |
| SSC Ultimate Aero TT | 2009 | 960 kW (1,287 hp; 1,305 PS) |
| Drako GTE | 2020 | 895 kW (1,200 hp; 1,217 PS) |
"The 10 Second Target"A 10 second car is a car that can do a quarter mile drag race in 10.9 seconds or less. This is the goal that many set out to achieve when modifying their car and has become a gold standard benchmark.
The body of a Pro Modified car is somewhat similar to a Pro Stock race car, yet also radically different at the same time. Whereas Pro Stock cars retain street identification, Pro Modified cars' bodies are just that: modified. Many body styles are represented in the Pro Mod class.
Purpose-built for improved strength, durability and longevity, every new GEN2 Pro Mod 88 XPR CEA® turbocharger will be equipped with an air-cooled, dual ceramic ball bearing Center Housing Rotating Assembly (CHRA) for faster transient response, less turbo lag, and added thrust capacity.
Top Fuel cars get their power from custom engines that are 500 cubic inches and boast superchargers, making them capable of around 8,000-horsepower. These engines can't burn regular gasoline, or even race gas. They need nitromethane, a special kind of fuel, which is how these cars got the Top Fuel name.
The big block Chevy is one of the more popular engines among bracket racers and sportsman-level racers, in part because bigger sometimes is better. The trend in recent years has been to go bigger. One of the reasons, say industry experts, is that it's the easiest way to achieve big horsepower.
The life of an engine of this sort is typically 11–12 runs in a dragster it is completely replaced, but after each of those passes it will be torn down and rebuilt.
So how fast are the cars in 'Street Outlaws'? All of that money gets the cars up to breakneck speeds of around 185 miles per hour in the quarter mile, a speed that only takes them seven and a half seconds to attain.
In 2016, the FireForce 3 Jet Car became the fastest drag racing vehicle in the world. It could reach 1/4 mile in 5.79 seconds at 336 mph.
At 316.11 MPH, the 2020 SSC Tuatara Hypercar Is Now the World's Fastest Production Car.
NHRA cuts race distance to 1000 feet: Move made to enhance safety after Kalitta's death. After Kalitta's crash, several drivers complained that the runoff area at the Englishtown track was not long enough. The NHRA said the change was made in collaboration with the race teams.
What killed Scott Kalitta?
Drag racing involves a speed competition between or among automobiles on a public road or highway. It's a misdemeanor in most states. Like almost all crimes, drag racing requires that the defendant intentionally commit the illegal act; the driver must intend to participate in a speed contest.
James Goad, AKA Reaper, has unveiled his new Street Outlaws Camaro; and it's mean, with 4,000hp under the hood.
Doc's 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo aka Street Beast is powered by a 706ci big block Chevrolet motor. Dave Visner custom intake manifold and throttle bodies (Big Duel) sit proudly atop the big, bad Chevy V8. Fuel is injected via Fuel Injector Clinic injectors with the flow provided by a Magnafuel pump.
* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less energy being produced.
The engine in today's NASCAR racecars produce upward of 750 horsepower, and they do it without turbochargers, superchargers or particularly exotic components.
The answer is in the clutch. Unlike a street or high-performance car that uses a manual or automatic transmission, a top-fuel dragster uses a centrifugal clutch and only operates in forward, high, and reverse.
In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate at an average of more than 4 g's. In order to reach 200 mph before half-distance, the launch acceleration approaches 8 g's. A Top Fuel dragster reaches more than 300 mph before you have completed reading this sentence.
