It takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 6,000+ horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels.
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EXTERIOR
- Wheelbase: 300 in (25 feet: front axle to rear axle centerlines)
- Weight: 2,225 pounds (rolling weight)
- Strange Engineering 12" aluminum rear-end assembly
- Paint: Sikkens paint
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CHASSIS
- Chassis: 2009 Hadman
- Brakes: Strange Engineering carbon-fiber with ARP fasteners
- Wheels:
American Racing
wheels
- Tires: Goodyear tires (replaced every 2 runs)
- Chutes:
Impact
parachutes
- Automan pneumatic clutch and fuel systems
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ENGINE
- Engine: 500-cubic-inch TFX aluminum hemi (8000+ horsepower)
- Fuel: Nitro-methane racing fuel (12 gallons per run)
- Oil: Valvoline
- Shafts: Billet steel crankshaft (replaced every 8 runs)
- Belts: Gates Belts & Hose
- Supercharger: PSI 14-71
- Heads: Alan Johnson aluminum hemi heads & manifold
- Pistons: Venolia
- Ignition: MSD dual ignition
- Clutch: Automan pneumatic clutch
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PERFORMANCE
- Best quarter-mile elapsed time: 4.428 seconds
- Best finish-line speed: 337.58 mph
- 6 G-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)
- 6 negative G-forces upon deployment of twin parachutes at 300 mph
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