Cylinder Dropping Question

[Rat]

When a fuel car drops a cylinder, appox. how much mph and et does it shave off a run. Now I know some may ask, where on the track are you dropping it, well a fuel car with a hole out at the start to 1000 ft has to be way worse than 800 to 1000. Let's say at half track which is now 500 ft.

 

[MHayes]

There is no answer to your question.....it would be different for every run. The only way you could answer that question if every fuel car ran the same ET and speed at every interval of the track.

 

[T.Smith]

When a fuel car drops a cylinder, appox. how much mph and et does it shave off a run. Now I know some may ask, where on the track are you dropping it, well a fuel car with a hole out at the start to 1000 ft has to be way worse than 800 to 1000. Let's say at half track which is now 500 ft.

Our car most of the time puts a hole out at the step and will still run 256-258mph at the 1/8...we try not to run it to the finishline under those conditions.

 

[Rat]

Our car most of the time puts a hole out at the step and will still run 256-258mph at the 1/8...we try not to run it to the finishline under those conditions.

So that's about 20 mph off usual. And Mike, I see what you mean, there's no easy way to ask this question, but I would like to ask it. Nobody ever does show a potential consequence of a cylinder dropping other than 800 horsepower: I guess i can phrase it better, maybe

What does losin 800 horsepower do to a fuel car in terms of e.t. and speed on average? I imagine there has to be a pretty rough estimate, just like how I even heard how the 8,000 HP power fuel cars maybe even making 9,000 now.

 

[PiPPi]

From last nights Q1 in Funny Car: "Haddock loses a cylinder early but stays on the throttle all the way through the lights." Runs 4.566/266.16

Regards
PiPPi
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[Rat]

From last nights Q1 in Funny Car: "Haddock loses a cylinder early but stays on the throttle all the way through the lights." Runs 4.566/266.16

Regards
PiPPi
http://HarleyDrags.com

thanks, I saw that too, it's just hard to know what Haddock would of run. I guess it would of been about a high 3 for him full power.

 

[mike]

thanks, I saw that too, it's just hard to know what Haddock would of run. I guess it would of been about a high 3 for him full power.

A high 3? It probably would have been a 4.3 or 4.2.

 

[Rat]

A high 3? It probably would have been a 4.3 or 4.2.

Your absolutely right. I still think of him running top fuel. I agree that at best it was probably a mid 30

 

[twostep]

What does losin 800 horsepower do to a fuel car in terms of e.t. and speed on average?

1000HP if you're talking 8000 total, and as an average assuming the hole drops at the hit and stays dropped, 2 tenths and 20MPH.

Your mileage may vary.

 

[Rat]

1000HP if you're talking 8000 total, and as an average assuming the hole drops at the hit and stays dropped, 2 tenths and 20MPH.

Your mileage may vary.

Thank You Carl.