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Engine  

Supercharged 496 cubic inch TFX aluminum hemi V-8 block

Bore & Stroke

4.19 x 4.50 inches

Horsepower  

7,000 to 8,000

Acceleration 

Zero to 100 miles per hour in .8 seconds
Zero to 275 miles per hour in 3 seconds
Zero to 330 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds

Chassis  

Agan

Weight  

2325 pounds (with driver)

Body material

Magnesium and Carbon Fiber

Tires  

Front:  Goodyear Eagle 22.0 x 25
Rear:   Goodyear Eagle 36.0 x 17.0-16s

Computer  

RacePak

Wheelbase  

300 inches or 25 feet

 

Other facts:

  • The nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car.
  • One cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine.
  • A Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed.
  • A Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral .
  • Top Fuel dragsters use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, back up to the starting line, and quarter-mile run.
  • Top Fuel dragsters travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds.
  • Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet.
  • From a standing start, Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car.
  • A fuel pump for a Top Fuel dragster delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time.
  • The fuel-line pressure for Top Fuel dragsters is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps.
  • Depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on a Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce.
  • The 17-inch rear tires used on Top Fuel dragsters wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles. In contrast, some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.
  • It takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of a Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels.
  • It's desirable for a Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run to ensure proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.
  • The nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters costs about $16 per gallon.

Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers