If you are talking about the cracking and popping noises those are normal for a high out-put engine running open header. With something like the amount of horse power he has i'm almost positive the only way you know something is wrong is when it blows.
aaaahhh, santa pod , right lane jinx strikes again!!! ive blown head gaskets, pistons and bottom end all in the right lane, never had any problems in left lane..... cool video tho.... thanks.
Not camera, the cam (as in cam shaft). And yes it does make it sound like that. It's just distorted a little because the vid is so old. It wasn't knocking, what happened was what happens when a super charged nitro car "backfires" through the carburetor because the timing (or something else) isn't set just right. In a normally aspirated (non supercharged "street") car,
pt2. it would simply flame out the carb, and no harm done. But in a super charged engine, there is nowhere for the flame to go, since everything is being compressed by the charger. Plus there is nitro methane added to the fuel, which makes it 10x more volatile. It ignights, and BOOM, there goes the top of the engine.
I was at Baylands Raceway in Fremont in 1981 when Kenny Bernstein's FC backfired the blower probably 30 feet in the air, came down and took a chunk out of the track.
That's why they no longer put the engines in the front. Because at 200-300 MPH the flames would go right in your face and incinerate you. Or any parts flying from the engine are coming right at you.
Actually back in 1989 most fuel teams had already switched to the duel mag/ duel fuel pump set up This team seems to be low budget so they may have not made the switch yet
agreed, as soon as i listened to the burnout i knew why the blower was going to go. The question is, was that the ignition or was that the drivers foot sliding off the pedal? Either way, an expensive fix
This car (looks like an early 80's Dodge) was way outdated by 1989, even by British stands (British funny cars usually use older bodies than the ones used in the US)
@BJSteigner For a funny car the driver sits behind the engine. This balance point makes it difficult to control the ride and the car is woobling very quick. So thats could looks "funny". The other top class is top fuel. Therefor the driver sits in front of the engine.
Oh your not talking about him reving than. What you hear is eather the camera's mic being over loaded or what an engine sounds like with a big blower and big cam.
@EdwardianGangster that is a big and expensive nitro fueled RC car, that blown at the first show and make the proud owner banging his head onto the ground...
Too quiet, back in those days they might have only been running one fuel pump and magneto, them modern ones do too but only for the burnout, after they back up and are ready for staging the crew switch on the second pump and magneto. look for other clips and watch how much more fuel vapour is visible from the pipes just before they launch Shows that with these thing it's all over when they sneeze
red, every event is well covered by safety crews.initial, had nothing to do with a crank letting go( thats the part the pistons are attached to,probably dropped a valve) tools should go away
Ive been to many, I live a few miles from the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, how about you? If you search Top Alcohol and Funny car engine starts, you should hear a distinct difference between them. I did say "sounds like" so without proof, who really cares...
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Aaaah, nice Land-Rover, driving quick to the accident. I looooveeee these carsss!
If you are talking about the cracking and popping noises those are normal for a high out-put engine running open header. With something like the amount of horse power he has i'm almost positive the only way you know something is wrong is when it blows.
aaaahhh, santa pod , right lane jinx strikes again!!! ive blown head gaskets, pistons and bottom end all in the right lane, never had any problems in left lane..... cool video tho.... thanks.
i been to santa pod before
was good to watch terry grant he is amasing
Not camera, the cam (as in cam shaft). And yes it does make it sound like that. It's just distorted a little because the vid is so old. It wasn't knocking, what happened was what happens when a super charged nitro car "backfires" through the carburetor because the timing (or something else) isn't set just right. In a normally aspirated (non supercharged "street") car,
I was there. I remember that!
Engine sounds pretty normal to me. That's just what Top Fuel sounds like. Even today.
They run those top fuel engines at the edge of failure every time.
pt2. it would simply flame out the carb, and no harm done. But in a super charged engine, there is nowhere for the flame to go, since everything is being compressed by the charger. Plus there is nitro methane added to the fuel, which makes it 10x more volatile. It ignights, and BOOM, there goes the top of the engine.
forgot about the fuel with how powerful it is and that helps with the sound also. Thanks for pointing that out.
Lol! "Braaap, booom, deafening silence" xD
hahahaha...! He didn't even start and it broke OMG hahaa
I was at Baylands Raceway in Fremont in 1981 when Kenny Bernstein's FC backfired the blower probably 30 feet in the air, came down and took a chunk out of the track.
That's why they no longer put the engines in the front. Because at 200-300 MPH the flames would go right in your face and incinerate you. Or any parts flying from the engine are coming right at you.
hahaha! agree! looks like when it blows up, the body of the car would be closely worn off!
I love how its still rolling after the engine blows up.
Actually back in 1989 most fuel teams had already switched to the duel mag/ duel fuel pump set up
This team seems to be low budget so they may have not made the switch yet
agreed, as soon as i listened to the burnout i knew why the blower was going to go.
The question is, was that the ignition or was that the drivers foot sliding off the pedal? Either way, an expensive fix
This car (looks like an early 80's Dodge) was way outdated by 1989, even by British stands (British funny cars usually use older bodies than the ones used in the US)
Blazes the tires at the hit,,over rev,,overfuel,,kaboom!,,,instant quite,,lol.
@EdwardianGangster They sit VERY far back in the car. Pretty much right over the rear diff.
@dustindrums96 The driver is in the back between the rear tires pretty much sitting on the axle.
lol i love the old rover
Yup! It's sure beautiful :)
And, POP goes the Weasel!
old school when they ran 6's not the 8000 hp they have now I remember from the 70's
nitro for sure
@BJSteigner
For a funny car the driver sits behind the engine. This balance point makes it difficult to control the ride and the car is woobling very quick. So thats could looks "funny". The other top class is top fuel. Therefor the driver sits in front of the engine.
Dud, ... chirp, chirp, chirp ... driving the car off to the side rather nicely.
that land rover looks like an early international scout
Oh your not talking about him reving than. What you hear is eather the camera's mic being over loaded or what an engine sounds like with a big blower and big cam.
The good ole days!
@EdwardianGangster that is a big and expensive nitro fueled RC car, that blown at the first show and make the proud owner banging his head onto the ground...
true. had a friend get killed racing,funny it still bothers me after all these years
Could've been a Horizon nose LOL !
Note to self: do not fart when racing.
VROOOM POW! (quiet......)
@EdwardianGangster You can, but barely.... He is sitting so far back in that he is nearly sitting in the trunk lol
i think it is just the camera's mic being overload with sound.
God, I miss the crackle of 100% so bad! 85% sounds like ass in comparison.
i was talking about all the money santa pod rake in....
@EdwardianGangster Look at the top corner of the side window at 0:0 and 0:3, you can see his helmet
Too quiet, back in those days they might have only been running one fuel pump and magneto, them modern ones do too but only for the burnout, after they back up and are ready for staging the crew switch on the second pump and magneto. look for other clips and watch how much more fuel vapour is visible from the pipes just before they launch
Shows that with these thing it's all over when they sneeze
you can hear the fucker knocking like crazy, was just a matter of time
that guy standing there covering his ears can put his hands down nw
@300Z31 uh correct me if iam wrong but you dont get front diffs in funny cars, do you?
yup. busted.
one of the most sudden accidents ive seen.
it as like, power -> BOOM! silence.
yep, that motor is well and truly grenaded.
now that was funny.
thats because to get in a funny car u raise up the whole body it doesnt way but like 100 pounds
That engine is just too quiet to be Nitro Methane!
crazy explosion...
@EdwardianGangster cause he is in the back of the car, not like normal cars. my english is bad but i hope you understand what i mean gg
like denis leary says, "life sux, get a helmet"
uhhhhhhh, funny cars still have front mounted engines
That looked very expensive!
yeah i mean half the the time the time the belt to crank and blower just pop off, or willl blow the fuck up, LOL!
Where is this like Bulgaria? The people look very depressed.
cuanta guita tirada a la mierda en un par de aceleradas pobre flaco jajajaja...si lo pasas de vueltas explota master jejeje
LOL @ the LandRover.. what, are they going lion hunting after the race??
Hmmm almost a flame thrower event.....
It was going to burn the tires off anyways.....
Blowers don't explode in a fireball...
I know that's a funny car..but what make and model is it?
Sounded like the driver did that.
@88Rangerindanger I am well aware of that. It's still no less amazing what they wring out of these machines.
If that happened in the movie Cars would they die?
@EdwardianGangster thats because he is a vampire ^^
D'oh!
@deathcar England 1989
nice
To much power? BAH! no such thing!
red, every event is well covered by safety crews.initial, had nothing to do with a crank letting go( thats the part the pistons are attached to,probably dropped a valve) tools should go away
yeh what do they do with it, sure dont spend it!
ok they got rid of some potholes and tarmacked the paddock area last year, but thats it!
Epic fail no offense x D
is just me or can i not see the driver at all
@mrhondacivicsi dont be mad because he has more cylinders than you....
Ive been to many, I live a few miles from the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, how about you? If you search Top Alcohol and Funny car engine starts, you should hear a distinct difference between them. I did say "sounds like" so without proof, who really cares...
lol damn all that for nothing
Gets quite in a hurry.
@lordwout10 It's called a funny car.
ik the problem, jackass ran 13:1 compression with that fucking 10 psi blower lol jk ouch though
lolly lol lmfao hahahahahaahaahhaaahahaaahahhhaaaaaaa XD
XD XD
@InitialDirt
lol couldnt help but laugh xD
from 0 to 20 in 0.2 sec. who
those cars distributors put out 1mil volts., lol take off a spark plug wire on one of these babys
it has to much power is the problem
ele em ponto morto parece uma panela de pipoca!! o q é muito feio, só é louco quando acelera, mas esse ai ta bem desregulado
HAHA things really havnt improved.
what do they do with all that money they rake in????
Sounds like alcohol, NOT nitro......
They sit really far n the back..
lol vega
Drag racers dont make all that much money
mercd
lol.
You should know by now that you can't make sense out of nonsense.
He probably thought he was being funny.
loozer lol :D
lol haha
lmfao
SOUND LIKE ELEPHANT GAS FART BLAST OUT LIKE THIS! FAIL!!!
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