Some Interesting Top Fuel Dragster Facts

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Originally posted by 1969Mach1
How often to they rebuild the engines? and how much do they go for?

The engines are torn down to the bearings after every pass, and are "rebuilt" as necessary.

Here's a picture of one that belonged to a friend of a friend. It "burped" at mid-track, and, well, see for yourself...



The basic costs are:

TXF block $8000.00
Heads $8,000.00 - $10,000.00
Crank $3,500.00 - $5,000.00
Blower $5,000.00
Injector (Hat) $5,000.00
Rods and Pistons $5,000.00

Thats just for the big stuff...

Take care,
ÅChris