Sprint Car Specs  

Sprint Car Specifications, Information, and Facts

Sprint Car Engine

A sprint car's engine is the heart of the car. It's what makes it the powerful, fire-breathing monster that it is.
A rubber band wouldn't hold a candle against these 650 + horsepower creations designed with one thing in mind :
Producing the most power possible.
 
The drivetrain is what transfers the power from the motor to the rear wheels, and hopefully to the ground. Since there is no transmission, no power is lost, and on a dry slick track where traction is at a premium, the motor can easily spin the tires.

Sprint Car Engine
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  • Engine : Automotive Machine, Pekin, IL

    • 360 c.i. Chevy V-8
      • 410 c.i. engines are ran by ALL USAC and "Outlaw" style winged sprints.
      • Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go??
    • Horsepower :
      650 +
    • Redline RPM :
      8,500 rpm
    • Camshaft Drives :
      • Power Steering Pump
      • Fuel Pump
      • Dry Sump Oil Pump
    • Oil Capacity :
      8 Quarts
Sprint Car Fuel System
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  • Fuel System :

    • Naturally Aspirated Methanol Injected
    • Tail Tank / Fuel Cell :
      • Shell constructed from polyethylene material.
      • Rubber inner bladder contains fuel and protects against punctures.
      • Fuel Capacity :
         33 gallons
    • Methanol Fuel :
      • Burns at a lower temperature then gasoline.
      • Unburnt fuel igniting in the headers causes the blue flames often seen when a sprint car rapidly decelerates.
      • Used to make Biodiesel, an environmentally friendly fuel.
      • Same chemical compound that causes a bad hangover from drinking cheap booze.
        • DO NOT DRINK METHANOL!!
        • It will make you blind, and it tastes like crap...

 
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