Dragsters are those super-fast "rocket cars" that compete in quarter-mile races against each other, probably burning more rubber and fuel in seconds than normal cars take years. But far from ecological concerns, the parts are impressive mechanical wonders. Hagerty With the following video not only offer us an exclusive look at one of the 11 (!) HP motor monsters, but also show how one of these is completely renewed. The timelapse video shows dismantling and assembly in just seven and a half minutes ...
Eleven thousand horsepower. Let that sink in for a moment: 11,000. But that's just an approximate calculation for this NHRA Top Fuel monster. It could be more, but there's no dynamometer on earth that can measure the gut-wrenching, ear-splitting, asphalt-shredding power of a top fuel dragster engine. These engines are constantly pulled apart and put back together to assure optimal performance on the drag strip. Most teams can completely disassemble and reassemble the engines in less than an hour. But who has an hour to watch an engine rebuild? Enter: Redline Rebuilds. We sent Hagty's Davin Reckow and the video crew down to Don Schumacher Racing in Brownsburg, Indiana, to give Tony Schumacher's US Army Top Fuel dragster engine the time-lapse video treatment. The result? Take a quick look and see for yourself.