...and they came up with a pretty impressive number:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrsPfXIFzSA
look at the power spikes in the datalog: those look like the individual cylinders firing to me...
just think what they'd do with an "outlaw" setup that had no limits on the blower drive ratios or inlet and outlet sizes on the blower case... then just think if Goodyear could make a tire to put all that to the ground... then imagine one getting cut loose on a prepped bomber runway or something like that...
they said they could do 400mph in the standing quarter mile in the early 90's if they had the tires for it and if they didn't have rules holding them back... wonder if they could do 500mph today? and i wonder if the driver's insides would turn to goo? and i wonder why Red Bull hasn't financed this yet???
asoduk
Reader
11/21/15 8:24 p.m.
My understanding of the limits was that the drivers would likely pass out if they went much faster than they already go.
Quicker, gentlemen, quicker. Acceleration and deceleration are what knock you out not speed.
10,000hp. The guesses all these years were very close.
that dragster had 11,000 hp more than my weakest car... that is astounding
chada75
New Reader
11/22/15 2:06 p.m.
The RCR Nascar team builted an Engine Dyno that generated Electricity when testing Race Engines. Would it be cool if the Dyno that can measure a Top Fuel Engine could create Electricity too? It could power a small town!
The racing guys at AVL do some really cool stuff (I work at AVL and with them sometimes). That torque sensor is quite innovative. We also do engine and powertrain dyno cells for F1, NASCAR, WRC, etc. That's the glamorous side of the business. 
In reply to pkingham:
Qh the glorious sounds you must have heard.
I like the 'outlaw' car idea.
For traction, what about adding a second axle? 4 tires would be a lot more grip, and the extra rotinal weight shouldn't be enough to make a diference.
Once acceleration becomes too rapid for drivers safety, just put a groove in the track and turn them into giant slot cars. Should be easy to run remotly, and you could take the reaction time out of the equation.
It makes sense that the calcs were correct. Being on the car and relying on a drag run the Dyno they developed relied on the EXACT same set of circumstances they used for the calcs. It was just as traction limited, drag limited, etc... Probably still used most of the same calculations. Still neat though.
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