Oh Great... now Ralph is on the Mater.... ;-)
Tim, I have been a member for a very long time!! July 2006 to be exact
You have the first part right, but all A Fuel Cars have an aux tank that is removable that has alcohol in it for the inital fire up. A Fuel engines have a much higher compression ratio than a top fuel engine so it makes it very dangerous to start it with nitro only. Once the engine is fired on alky and has warmed up to what the crew chief feels is good then the signal is given to the driver to turn the fuel pump on. Once the engine is running soundly on nitro then the alky tank is turned off and removed. Hope this helps!!
I get a tad nervous when they try to start those things-and I'm close by.
Has an incident ever happened with starting an a/fuel dragster??
Let's put it this way... is "the sky above and the mud below" ?
that would be a BIG yes.
d'kid
2 points to whoever can tell me what the quote is from
Hydrauliced the engine?
That would be a Yes Tom.... also has been known to happen in the pits.
d'kid
I've never seen an A/Fuel car being lit up. Anyone know how they go about it? Gasoline down the injector hat and the starter motor off the crank snout?
Here's a good visual. YouTube - Dan Mercier - A-fuel Dragster Warm-up 2007
Make sure to click the high quality option and turn up your volume!
Here's a good visual. YouTube - Dan Mercier - A-fuel Dragster Warm-up 2007
Make sure to click the high quality option and turn up your volume!
No BS, I bet I've watched that video close to 50 times over the past year or so. I just love the sound quality!That's my video. I was just gonna add it to this thread.