How fast are funny cars

The Funny car and Top Fuel dragster share many characteristics. They can generate up to 7, horsepower, or about horsepower per cylinder based on an eight-cylinder engine.

Output is about 37 times more powerful than the standard factory production car. Both vehicles burn about five gallons of fuel in a one-quarter-mile run, which averages between 16 and 20 gallons of fuel for just one mile. Modern Funny cars employ aerodynamically altered carbon-fiber bodies to reduce wind drag and vehicle weight.

Most Funny cars have cubic-inch supercharged nitromethane fuel-injected Chrysler Hemi engines capable of hitting the quarter mile in 4. Some drag teams use Ford-built machines. It had a inch wheelbase, Weld Racing wheels, Goodyear tires and a fuel capacity of 18 gallons. The engine was a 7,horsepower supercharged cubic-inch Ford V NHRA-sanctioned dragster racing dates to A Top Alcohol Dragster can travel as fast as mph in the quarter-mile.

However, in drag racing, elapsed time is the determining factor in winning rounds. The quickest Top Fuel pass on record is 3. The quickest elapsed time from a Top Alcohol Dragster—the quickest and fastest car that runs on the full quarter-mile track—is 5. The primary braking system for each is a pair of parachutes activated by a hand-controlled lever inside the cockpit. Car Life. Type keyword s to search. Significant engine modifications are permitted, but the vehicle must retain the correct engine block, cylinder heads, and carburetor.

Cars are handicapped using an index system, and the breakout rule is enforced. Stock cars are similar to Super Stockers, but the rules regarding everything from engine modifications to body alterations are much stricter. Virtually any car is eligible to compete, and entries are classified using a system that divides factory shipping weight by NHRA-factored horsepower.

Bodies must be unaltered and retain a full factory interior. Tires are limited to a maximum 9-inch-wide rear slick. Engines must be correct for the make and model vehicle and must retain stock cylinder heads, intake manifold, and carburetor.

Modifications are limited to a basic balancing and rebuild with only a few performance enhancements. The quickest of the heads-up Super classes 8. Engine, chassis, and body modifications are virtually unlimited. Four- and six-cylinder-powered entries may have a minimum weight of 1, pounds; all others cannot weigh less than 1, pounds.

Most Super Comp cars are capable of running well under the 8. Super Gas entries, which run on a 9. No dragsters or altereds are permitted. Rules regarding engine and chassis modifications are extremely liberal, though the use of exotic fuels is prohibited. The minimum weight is 2, pounds except for four-cylinder-powered cars, which may have a minimum weight of 1, pounds.

As in Super Comp, competitors use electronic timers and throttle stops to run as close to the class standard without going under. Also as in Super Comp, races are staged using a four-tenths Pro start. All vehicles must be full-bodied cars and weigh no less than 2, pounds except for six-cylinder cars, which may have a minimum weight of 2, pounds, and four-cylinder- and rotary-powered cars 1, pounds.

Engine and chassis modifications are virtually unlimited. Racers compete on a five-tenths Pro Tree. Essentially a pair of categories for fast E. Competitors may choose their own dial for eliminations provided it is not slower than 7.