Hear a dragster run first on gasoline and then it runs on Nitro Methane

[Robert W]

When the engine is cold, they decided to start this Dragster on Gasoline to heat up the engine. Notice the sudden change to the sound? A woman is sitting in the Dragster. These were dragsters of the 1960s up till they put the driver up front of the Engine as they do now. Back then they had clutches blowing up and hurting Drivers.

Notice on Nitro Methane, called fuel, the car sounds a lot more ... well violent.

 

[toobfreak]

When the engine is cold, they decided to start this Dragster on Gasoline to heat up the engine. Notice the sudden change to the sound?

Well sure. Doesn't Nitro methane carry oxygen with it burning far hotter on less air producing a great deal more energy?

Gasoline burns, nitro explodes.

When he was running the rod on regular gas, it just sounded like a regular car engine.

 

[pknopp]

You have to be there when a Nitro car runs down the track. The entire ground shakes. Nothing you can experience with a video.

It's little more than a controlled explosion.

 

[Robert W]

Well sure. Doesn't Nitro methane carry oxygen with it burning far hotter on less air producing a great deal more energy?

Gasoline burns, nitro explodes.

When he was running the rod on regular gas, it just sounded like a regular car engine.

You are right. The substituted Nitro has much more energy. I agree with you.

 

[toobfreak]

Of course, there are more ways than one to produce awesome power. Enter Thor.

If they ever do away with top fuel IC engines for strictly EV, it will just rip all of the heart and fun of racing.