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Ahhh, so thats what happens when you blow up a 2000hp nitro-methane burning V8....
I assume the driver was ok? I've seen engine grenade like that in person but you never see the detail that's in that picture, really cool.
-Jon
I assume the driver was ok? I've seen engine grenade like that in person but you never see the detail that's in that picture, really cool.
-Jon
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Originally posted by Frank S
2000HP ? try over 6000. Those are radical machines, no doubt.
2000HP ? try over 6000. Those are radical machines, no doubt.
Per cylinder.
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That would have been Del Worsham or Johny Gray of team CSK.
I am a FC nut, I own an Alky FC, but nothing compares to a NITRO FC. This is about .5 seconds after the green light, they dropped a valve in the head and KABOOM, over 100,000 large to fix. You say 100K, how, well here is a quickl price list
TXF block $8000.00
Heads $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Crank $3,500.00 - $5,000.00
Blower $5,000.00
Injector (Hat) $5,000.00
Rods and Pistons $5,000.00
Thats just for the big stuff..
Del and his dad Chuck Worsham are a top notch team. They are very good, but this sorta thing happens to everyone, when you try to push something to 4.5 seconds and 325 MPH in the 1/4 mile, something is gonna give.
http://www.delworsham.com
And Chris is right, about 800 HP per cylinder. The Alky FC's are 2000 HP total, but if you run a Nitro car on Alky, it gets the same HP as a ALKY car, it is all NITRO baby!
Justin
http://www.alexander-grant.com
http://www.alexander-grant.com/Chassis.htm
Justin (West Coast), a Jet FC only travels at about 260 MPH, about 75 MPH tooo slow to catch up with a Nitro FC...
I am a FC nut, I own an Alky FC, but nothing compares to a NITRO FC. This is about .5 seconds after the green light, they dropped a valve in the head and KABOOM, over 100,000 large to fix. You say 100K, how, well here is a quickl price list
TXF block $8000.00
Heads $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Crank $3,500.00 - $5,000.00
Blower $5,000.00
Injector (Hat) $5,000.00
Rods and Pistons $5,000.00
Thats just for the big stuff..
Del and his dad Chuck Worsham are a top notch team. They are very good, but this sorta thing happens to everyone, when you try to push something to 4.5 seconds and 325 MPH in the 1/4 mile, something is gonna give.
http://www.delworsham.com
And Chris is right, about 800 HP per cylinder. The Alky FC's are 2000 HP total, but if you run a Nitro car on Alky, it gets the same HP as a ALKY car, it is all NITRO baby!
Justin
http://www.alexander-grant.com
http://www.alexander-grant.com/Chassis.htm
Justin (West Coast), a Jet FC only travels at about 260 MPH, about 75 MPH tooo slow to catch up with a Nitro FC...
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Thanks for the info!
I knew it was Del, and it's the maroon car, so it had to be the last half of this season, but I can't find any listing of info about when and where this happened.
Isn't it the most killer pic though?!?!? perfectly timed. A half second either way and there wouldn't have been anywhere near that much flame.
Makes a great desktop wallpaper, too!
Take care,
~Chris
I knew it was Del, and it's the maroon car, so it had to be the last half of this season, but I can't find any listing of info about when and where this happened.
Isn't it the most killer pic though?!?!? perfectly timed. A half second either way and there wouldn't have been anywhere near that much flame.
Makes a great desktop wallpaper, too!
Take care,
~Chris