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Gravdigr · 12-07-2014, 01:57 PM

A fellow by the name of Chris Karamesines has just taken delivery of his brand spankin' new Top Fuel (those are the big dogs, btw) dragster, with a canopy, instead of an open cockpit. These things make around 8,000-10,000 horsepower and up, and can run in the neighborhood of 330 mph in the quarter-mile (or less, only 1,000 feet in the case of NHRA races).

He says this new rail will carry him for the next ten years.

Chris Karamesines is 83 years old!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-07-2014, 05:17 PM

Jesus Christ, he's still around... and looking to keep at it...

He was an old man when I knew him long ago.

For anyone not familiar with the game he plays, here's a hint.

Top Fuel Dragsters
• A Top Fuel 500 cu-in Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first 4 rows of the Daytona 500.

• Under full throttle, a dragster consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro-methane per second.

• A stock Dodge Hemi V8 can’t make enough power to drive the dragster’s supercharger.

• With 3000 CFM of air from the supercharger, the fuel mixture is compressed into near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.

• At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel ratio for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.

• Nitro-methane burns yellow. The white flame seen above the stacks at night is burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.

• Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. Like a arc welder in each cylinder.

• Spark plug electrodes are consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the exhaust valves glowing at 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow.

• If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the cylinder and can explode with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off, or split the block in half.

• Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence.

• To top 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must launch at almost 8 Gs and average over 4 Gs.

• Top Fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!

• Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load.

• The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.

• Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and for once, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs about $1,000 per second.

• 0 to 100 MPH in 0.8 seconds (first 60 ft).
0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (first 350 ft).
Over 6 G’s at the start.
Negative 6 G’s from twin parachutes at 300 MPH.  

An NHRA Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth... quicker than a jet fighter, even quicker than the space shuttle.

Gravdigr · 12-08-2014, 02:46 PM

This morning in Los Angeles. Looks like it was hot night in the old town...

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This is an awesome photograph.

Gravdigr · 12-08-2014, 02:47 PM

And there wasn't even a riot.

glatt · 12-08-2014, 02:53 PM

Poor smoke. Hit the glass ceiling.

footfootfoot · 12-08-2014, 05:24 PM

If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the cylinder and can explode with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off, or split the block in half.

Momentarily. That's not a lot of time, but on the other hand the dragster's probably gone over 1000 feet in a moment.

@glatt:

Nice one!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2014, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the cylinder and can explode with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off, or split the block in half.

Momentarily. That's not a lot of time, but on the other hand the dragster's probably gone over 1000 feet in a moment.

Momentarily is enough when...

Quote:

Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.

Quote:

@glatt:
Nice one!

I agree, much better than the lame smog joke I was ruminating.

Gravdigr · 12-09-2014, 12:03 PM

I was trying to work in something about flame wars.

And Sheldon.

footfootfoot · 12-09-2014, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Momentarily is enough when...

I agree, much better than the lame smog joke I was ruminating.

I'm most impressed by:

Quote:

A stock Dodge Hemi V8 can’t make enough power to drive the dragster’s supercharger.

if I had to choose, that is.

footfootfoot · 12-09-2014, 02:24 PM

Gravdigr · 12-09-2014, 03:31 PM

You have GOT to be shitting me.

Police Chief: Volunteer to Have Your Homes Searched for Guns

glatt · 12-09-2014, 03:38 PM

Well, he made the news. So there's that.

footfootfoot · 12-09-2014, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

You have GOT to be shitting me.

Police Chief: Volunteer to Have Your Homes Searched for Guns

OOH! You're getting warmer. Warmer. Warmer! Oh NO! you've gotten cold.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2014, 04:20 PM

Oh, you weren't looking for Vipers? Shame.

Gravdigr · 12-11-2014, 01:13 PM

This just a little weird, but:

Gun Rights Are Favored Over Gun Control For First Time In 20 Years According To Pew Poll

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12-07-2014, 01:57 PM	#2926
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Not So Much Weird, As Just Plain Awesome A fellow by the name of Chris Karamesines has just taken delivery of his brand spankin' new Top Fuel (those are the big dogs, btw) dragster, with a canopy, instead of an open cockpit. These things make around 8,000-10,000 horsepower and up, and can run in the neighborhood of 330 mph in the quarter-mile (or less, only 1,000 feet in the case of NHRA races). He says this new rail will carry him for the next ten years. Chris Karamesines is 83 years old! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-07-2014, 05:17 PM	#2927
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jesus Christ, he's still around... and looking to keep at it... He was an old man when I knew him long ago. For anyone not familiar with the game he plays, here's a hint. Top Fuel Dragsters • A Top Fuel 500 cu-in Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first 4 rows of the Daytona 500. • Under full throttle, a dragster consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro-methane per second. • A stock Dodge Hemi V8 can’t make enough power to drive the dragster’s supercharger. • With 3000 CFM of air from the supercharger, the fuel mixture is compressed into near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle. • At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel ratio for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F. • Nitro-methane burns yellow. The white flame seen above the stacks at night is burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases. • Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. Like a arc welder in each cylinder. • Spark plug electrodes are consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the exhaust valves glowing at 1400 degrees Fahrenheit. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow. • If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the cylinder and can explode with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off, or split the block in half. • Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence. • To top 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must launch at almost 8 Gs and average over 4 Gs. • Top Fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light! • Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load. • The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM. • Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and for once, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs about $1,000 per second. • 0 to 100 MPH in 0.8 seconds (first 60 ft). 0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (first 350 ft). Over 6 G’s at the start. Negative 6 G’s from twin parachutes at 300 MPH.   An NHRA Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth... quicker than a jet fighter, even quicker than the space shuttle. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-08-2014, 02:46 PM	#2928
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This morning in Los Angeles. Looks like it was hot night in the old town... This is an awesome photograph. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-08-2014, 02:47 PM	#2929
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	And there wasn't even a riot. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-08-2014, 05:24 PM	#2931
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the cylinder and can explode with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off, or split the block in half. Momentarily. That's not a lot of time, but on the other hand the dragster's probably gone over 1000 feet in a moment. @glatt: Nice one! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-08-2014, 02:53 PM	#2930
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Poor smoke. Hit the glass ceiling.

12-09-2014, 12:03 PM	#2933
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I was trying to work in something about flame wars. And Sheldon. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-09-2014, 02:24 PM	#2935
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	__________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-09-2014, 03:31 PM	#2936
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	You have *GOT* to be shitting me. Police Chief: Volunteer to Have Your Homes Searched for Guns __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-09-2014, 03:38 PM	#2937
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well, he made the news. So there's that.

12-09-2014, 04:20 PM	#2939
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Oh, you weren't looking for Vipers? Shame. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-11-2014, 01:13 PM	#2940
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	This just a little weird, but: Gun Rights Are Favored Over Gun Control For First Time In 20 Years According To Pew Poll __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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