Have you ever seen Nitro Funny Cars being repaired? If not now you have.
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Last time I visited the pits was one time in 79 or 80. Dad took me, that was awesome. They seemed to do things a little bit differently back then.
i understand reusing oil not being an issue but it still feels v wrong for them to do all that work and dump liquid tar in
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This is like the Olympics but for Dwarves. Masters of mechanisms and metal.
This is like the Olympics but for Dwarves. Masters of mechanisms and metal.
@LordMordred White people have the silliest hobbies, I love us.
What's interesting is those engines are not fundamentally *that* powerful. The supercharger they use is really old tech, way better stuff being used in street races. What makes them powerful is they run nitromethane fuel which is so violent, it kind of borders on being a high explosive.
Nobody really uses nitro for anything else though (except RC) because it's just obscenely expensive.
Nobody really uses nitro for anything else though (except RC) because it's just obscenely expensive.
@cjd @LordMordred @vic Yeah, self oxidizing fuels are crazy potent stuff.
I think some high speed boat racing stuff uses nitrated fuels as well. Don't need crazy good air/fuel mixing with you have liquid ox already flowing in.
I think some high speed boat racing stuff uses nitrated fuels as well. Don't need crazy good air/fuel mixing with you have liquid ox already flowing in.
Imagine running nitrated diesel, you could put the timing so late and the fuel would be self-atomizing.
@LordMordred all that just to be scrap after 4 seconds of use..
it’s cool to see but seem extremely wasteful
it’s cool to see but seem extremely wasteful
@anime_outdoor @LordMordred Kind of like my dick. All that preparation to be flaccid after 4 seconds of gooning.
@LordMordred >these engines only last 4 seconds
HES JUST LIKE ME FR
HES JUST LIKE ME FR
@LordMordred I'm noticing a distinct lack of niggers. What the fuck?!
@LordMordred Used to go with my dad to NHRA stuff all the time and we'd hang out in the pits while they fired it up and stand there inhaling the delicious painful nitromethane. I'm probably going to die horribly one day because of that but hey, worth.
Anyone who wants a good, manly time, go to the drags. I assume the pits are still free to hang around in. Hopefully the NHRA hasn't cucked that hard.
Anyone who wants a good, manly time, go to the drags. I assume the pits are still free to hang around in. Hopefully the NHRA hasn't cucked that hard.
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