The VRA/NFCA Funny Cars are restricted to 21 gallon fuel pump; 6-71 blower, and 18.99% blower overdrive; the quickest time in a VRA/NFCA legal funny car is 5.85 secs at 249.03mph.
You could have made heat treated framerail fracturing horsepower in 1970, but there were no tires available that could lay down a .950 60' time with that power. Lots of the improvement is in the rubber.
But lest we forget that clutch technology is light years above 1970. Not to mention what we have learned from onboard computers. And we have ways to take timing out as some part of the run, put it back in at some part, etc.
All of this stuff adds together to make a quicker run. (And lest we not forget, that the tracks are smoother, better prepped, etc.)
But I like the limitations. Keeps things real.
You could have made heat treated framerail fracturing horsepower in 1970, but there were no tires available that could lay down a .950 60' time with that power. Lots of the improvement is in the rubber.
But lest we forget that clutch technology is light years above 1970. Not to mention what we have learned from onboard computers. And we have ways to take timing out as some part of the run, put it back in at some part, etc.
All of this stuff adds together to make a quicker run. (And lest we not forget, that the tracks are smoother, better prepped, etc.)
But I like the limitations. Keeps things real.
but does the way the car sound at Idle get you to the track or how they sound going down the track?
With the exception of no flames pouring out of the windows, that looked like any bad fire from the 70's... They do a good job of sealing the cars up now, so even ugly weenie roasts like Randy's keep the driver from getting in a bad situation..
Randy does have some blisters and did inhale some smoke, but he's OK.