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101 Drag racing Q&A's.

Postby pro70z28 » Wed Feb 07, 2007 7:41 pm

Mike's question about throttle blades got me thinkin' There's problee' questions we (most of us) all have about drag racin'. Stuff that most drag racers take for granted. Some may not have any idea what a term means or why things are done the way they are or ......
Some terms are from waaay back in the old days. Like horsepower for instance. No real horses invloved anymore. (Sept' maybe for the Ford Mustang guys) :lol: It was just a way to visuallize how much power an internal combustion engine had, compared to the nag in the barn.

Here's 1..... Why is vacuum measured in inches and boost measured in lbs.?
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Postby SLICK VIC » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:00 pm

BECAUSE,
cubic feet and cubic yard where already taken,,,.. :lol:
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Postby jim sanders » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:11 pm

Gary i believe that you start with atmophere.. so a vacuem is anything less than and boost is anything greater than.... jeeez i need to pee :P
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Postby pro70z28 » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:43 pm

Ya'butt why - inches & + pounds. :roll:
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Postby jim sanders » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:52 pm

:lol: i think it has to do with beekers :roll:
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Postby pro70z28 » Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:55 pm

Ya'butt I'm not talkin' about birds. :roll:
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Postby Billy Mac » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:22 pm

Actually a pretty fair question, Gary!!....One I have no clue as to what the answer may be.....but then again.....I still can't figger out why we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway.....or why when it is delivered via a truck, it has been shipped....but if it came by ship...it is considered freight :roll:
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Postby jim sanders » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:24 pm

:roll: it's in the book Pro... 76 crushed eagle beaks in a 1/2 inch verticle cylinder at a temp of 70 degrees F in a controlled envirenmenmt = 1 lb of boost as long as you mix it with 8oz of 2% milk.... jeeeeez.. gradeschool stuff.... :P
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Postby SLICK VIC » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:24 pm

roflmfao.............. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

that there is just freakin funny
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Postby pro70z28 » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:35 pm

But why eagle beaks? :shock: Oddly enough I get the "70" part. :lol: :lol:
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