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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: Moparnut426] #1114207
11/16/11 03:18 AM 11/16/11 03:18 AM
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Several reasons but one is Nitro cars need a "load" on the engine to force the burn - you see cars all the time spin the tires and then drop cylinder's.
Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1114208
11/16/11 09:59 AM 11/16/11 09:59 AM
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I seen a science show this past weekend where the interviewer had a TF crew chief hit a bottle cap of nitro-methane with a hammmer and ..what a pop !!
Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #1114209
11/16/11 10:17 AM 11/16/11 10:17 AM
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Several reasons but one is Nitro cars need a "load" on the engine to force the burn - you see cars all the time spin the tires and then drop cylinder's.



All motors need a load on them to burn fuel.........Ever blip the throttle on a car with a Dominator, in neutral, and see the puff of black smoke?? (but that, obviously, isn't enough fuel to make car drop a cylinder)......then drag the car to the starting line and hammer on it and it doesn't do that.....

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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: Big Squeeze] #1114210
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i watched the video last night. no smoke. i think fuel was getting to the engine. that thing took off big time. inflated the chutes. there was fire in the pipes after she (and the trailer) got it stopped.

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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: maximum entropy] #1114211
11/16/11 05:27 PM 11/16/11 05:27 PM
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A friend of mine is a clutch guy for the red line oil funny and he said they dont think she got the fuel shut all the way off or something cause as she was taking off her belts it lit up and she couldnt react quick enough.

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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: Moparnut426] #1114212
11/16/11 05:49 PM 11/16/11 05:49 PM
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very scary situation!!! glad she was ok and noone else got hurt!
Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: Moparnut426] #1114213
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that makes sense.

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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: Moparnut426] #1114214
11/16/11 06:05 PM 11/16/11 06:05 PM
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i thought when u pull the shut on fuel car it kill the fuel as well i could worng maybe the kills the power

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Re: Melanie Troxels funny car is haunted [Re: WHITEDART] #1114215
11/16/11 06:12 PM 11/16/11 06:12 PM
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i thought when u pull the shut on fuel car it kill the fuel as well i could worng maybe the kills the power


Thats only if the burst panels on the manifold burst. that kills the fuel and deploys the chutes.

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