Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd
share some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking
about a custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the
Chrysler 426 c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed
reading this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered
Corvette Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a
measured quarter mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass
by it at 200 mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts
after you. You keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly
you hear an incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your
eardrums and within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches
& passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away
from where you passed it.

On 9/10/13 6:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler 426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette
Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a measured quarter
mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass by it at 200
mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts after you. You
keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an
incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your eardrums and
within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes you.
He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you
passed it.


Yeah, so what are the MPG Highway/City numbers?

"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/10/13 6:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd
share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler
426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of
cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed
reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light
in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered
Corvette
Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a measured
quarter
mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass by it at 200
mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts after you.
You
keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an
incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your eardrums and
within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes
you.
He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you
passed it.


Yeah, so what are the MPG Highway/City numbers?

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You don't want one. It has to be totally rebuilt after every run.
The spark plug electrodes completely burn up halfway through the
quarter mile run and the engine continues to fire purely in "diesel"
mode.

On 9/10/13 7:26 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
...

On 9/10/13 6:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler 426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette
Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a measured quarter
mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass by it at 200
mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts after you. You
keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an
incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your eardrums and
within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes you.
He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you
passed it.


Yeah, so what are the MPG Highway/City numbers?

----------------------------

You don't want one. It has to be totally rebuilt after every run. The
spark plug electrodes completely burn up halfway through the quarter
mile run and the engine continues to fire purely in "diesel" mode.



Sounds like a ford sedan I bought well-used...
But not as bad as a pretty little MG-A I owned in the 1960s that
literally caught fire on a trip back from Ft. Leonard Wood. But I
learned my lesson...I later bought a Lotus. Now that was the very
definition of unreliability.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 6:56:30 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:


Here, DICK.....watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTbQuhhluY

In article , says...

On 9/10/13 6:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler 426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette
Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a measured quarter
mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass by it at 200
mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts after you. You
keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an
incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your eardrums and
within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes you.
He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you
passed it.


Yeah, so what are the MPG Highway/City numbers?

It should be gallons per mile.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:24:29 PM UTC-4, BAR wrote:

It should be gallons per mile.


11 GALLONS per QUARTER mile....44 Gallons per mile.....

"BAR" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

On 9/10/13 6:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd
share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about
a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler
426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of
cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full
throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed
reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ... only does 540 revolutions light to light
in
the quarter mile.

To put this into perspective:

You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered
Corvette
Z-06. Over a mile up the road, at the beginning of a measured
quarter
mile, the dragster sits, ready to launch as you pass by it at 200
mph. The dragster launches as you pass by and starts after you.
You
keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an
incredibly brutally screaming whine that pummels your eardrums and
within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes
you.
He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where
you
passed it.


Yeah, so what are the MPG Highway/City numbers?

It should be gallons per mile.

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Well, let's see:

It burns 11.2 gallons per second at full throttle.
It does the quarter mile in 4.4 seconds.
That's 49.28 gallons per quarter mile
49.28 x 4= 196 gallons per mile or:
..0051 mpg

Of course in reality it would never run for a full mile at full
throttle. Even if it had enough fuel, it would blow up first.

On 9/10/2013 5:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler 426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ...


only does 540 revolutions light to light in the quarter mile.

I want to quibble with the 540 engine revolutions for 1/4 mile.
But, the numbers tell the story.

Average drag tire is 30" tall, for a circumference of 94" or 7'10".
1/4 mile is 1320ft. 1320 ft / 7'10" equals 168.5 wheel rev's down the
track. Assuming a final ratio of 3 to 1 (motor to wheel)
3 times 168.5 = 505 revolutions per 1/4 mile. (does not include wheel
spin. Damn!
Mikek
Fun Fact.
When I was kid my grandmother lived 7 miles from Martin Dragway,
On Saturday nights we could hear the dragsters run the 1/4 mile from her
house 7 miles away.

In article , says...

On 9/10/2013 5:56 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
Since boats have engines and for a change of pace, I thought I'd share
some info I recently received from a car nut. He's talking about a
custom built, 500 cubic inch dragster engine based on the Chrysler 426
c.i. hemi design.

Here's a short list of it's specs and acceleration capabilities:

Produces 8,000 horsepower. That's more than the first 4 rows of cars
at NASCAR's Daytona 500.
Consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second at full throttle.
Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug.
Capable of reaching over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading
this sentence.
Redlines at 9,500 RPM ...


only does 540 revolutions light to light in the quarter mile.

I want to quibble with the 540 engine revolutions for 1/4 mile.
But, the numbers tell the story.

Average drag tire is 30" tall, for a circumference of 94" or 7'10".
1/4 mile is 1320ft. 1320 ft / 7'10" equals 168.5 wheel rev's down the
track. Assuming a final ratio of 3 to 1 (motor to wheel)
3 times 168.5 = 505 revolutions per 1/4 mile. (does not include wheel
spin. Damn!
Mikek
Fun Fact.
When I was kid my grandmother lived 7 miles from Martin Dragway,
On Saturday nights we could hear the dragsters run the 1/4 mile from her
house 7 miles away.

Yeah, 540 revs is not correct.