
Top Fuel Dragster - TF

The Bahco Express dragster Pilot: Micke Kågered
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Power: |
Circa 6.000 horsepowers. Accelerates 0-100 km/h
in less than a second. |
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Chassis:
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ME Racing Services, 300" wheelbase.
Built by Mats Eriksson, Sweden |
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Engine:
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TFX aluminiumblock, 496 cui, Venolia rods, JE Pistons kolvar, BAE heads, SSI 14:71 blower, Knut Söderqvist injector, Champion spark plugs, King Engine bearings, Erson camshaft, Waterman
100 gallon/min fuel pumps, MSD 2 x 44 amp mag-ignition.
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Clutch:
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Crower (5-discs)
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Rear axle:
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12" Strange
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Fuel: |
A mix of 90% nitromethane blended with 10% methanol. |
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Miscellaneous: |
Race Pack on
board computer
Tuning by Alan Jackson (GB) and Göran Edman (S) |
Best ET & Speed
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2007: |
4.97 sec/476 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, september
4.93 sec/491 km/h, Piteå Raceway, july
4.92 sec/461 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, september
4.84 sec/462
km/h, Mantorp Park, july
4.93 sec/452 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, september
4.91 sec/485 km/h, Mantorp Park, july
4.83 sec/467 km/h, Mantorp Park, july
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Top Methanol Funny Car - TMFC
The Dodge Avenger funny car

THE METHANOL FUNNY CAR HAS RECENTLY BEEN SOLD
TO TEAM MIKAEL LARSSON, SWEDEN WHO WILL OPERATE THE CAR STARTING JUNE-07 IN COOPERATION WITH TEAM KÅGERED. |
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Power: |
Circa 3.500 horsepowers. Accelerates 0-100 km/h
in less than a second |
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Chassis:
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Built by S & W Race Cars in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Made by seemless tubing. Body: Dodge Avenger from Hairy Glass in Florida. Made of lightweight carbon fiber. Car operated and owned by Team Kågered.
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Engines:
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Bob Newberry V-8 engines of 518 cui. (8.4 liters) with approximately 3.500 horsepowers. We use two identical engines.
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Clutch:
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Crower
3-disc clutch. The discs and floaters are grinded in a specially designed
machine between every run to keep the basic setup measures as equal as
possible at all times. |
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Transmission:
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Lenco 3-speed with reverse. Gears are airshifted by use of buttons on the steering wheel.
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Rear axle:
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Chrisman live axle (9.5')
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Blower:
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Screwblower made by Lysholm/Autorotor, Sweden (also manufactured by Whipple in the U.S.)
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Wheels:
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Weld Racing The wheels are changed once in a while, since the lightweight material can be somewhat exhausted if it goes through many rough, shaky rides.
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Fuel |
Pure Methanol. The type of fuel have given its name to
the class, top methanol funny car (there are also top metanol dragsters). The
race car consume approximately 25 liters of fuel during each run (402.33
meters). The fuel is what cools the engine, which means a car like this can
not run for very long before it overheats. Therefore all top methanol cars are
towed to the start area and back from the end of the track to the pit area
after each run (like the top fuel cars). |
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Miscellaneous:
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Race Pack on
board computer. |
Best ET & Speed:
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003:
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2005:
2006: |
5.86 sec/386 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, sept
5.79 sec/399 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, sept
5.84 sec/389 km/h, Santa Pod Raceway, sept
5.95 sec/387 km/h, Gardemoen Raceway, august
5.80 sec/401 km/h,
Finland, july
5.84 sec/385 km/h Mantorp july
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