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Old 03-04-2008, 03:21 PM
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I liked this description from Wikipedia....

"Rather, it is because a Top Fuel engine cannot be run at its maximum power output for more than about 10 seconds at a time without overheating (or perhaps exploding) as would be necessary to take a reliable power reading."
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