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Originally Posted by J. T. Toad
ACCELERATION PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE
* 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.
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That would be almost 50 gallons burned in a 1/4 mile run! No way! I hope you are not going to tell me that the small tank on the front end contains more than 50 gallons.
Total nitro for a single pass including burnout is about 14 gallons
total.
Other than that, some very impressive numbers. But to get the full effect, you have to inhale the nitro when they warm up an engine in the pits. Then you have to get as close to the finish line and listen to both dragsters as they go thru the lights at full song without your fingers in your ears. Goose Bumps!
Been there, done that!