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Originally Posted by masraum
What I wonder is what these insane 1500-2000hp cars could do if it wasn't 1 mile, but was longer, but then I assume you've got 2 problems, tires and reliability at those levels.
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Originally Posted by aschen
I've always wondered what a top fuel dragster could do in a mile given a little better aero, taller gearing, and 4x more engine longevity, etc.
Power requirement to over come drag goes up with the cube of speed
I agree that a 300 mph road car is insane though.
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One needs to look no further than Bonneville to answer these questions. The current wheel driven, piston engine record is held by the Speed Demon, running a single turbocharged small block Chev, of all things.
Hot Rod Engine Tech Speed Demon: 439 MPH Small Block Land Speed Record - Hot Rod Engine Tech
There are classes wherein the same dry block aluminum hemis that are used in Top Fuel and Funny Car are utilized. They run blowers and nitro, just not nearly the nitro percentage and boost. These are typically "roadster" type classes, rather than "streamliner". They sound absolutely glorious, but they are far from the fastest cars out there.
Danny Thompson has been running his dad Mickey's old car, using a pair of dry block, fuel burning hemis. They are normally aspirated, though, as he is after a class record for such cars. He's already topped 400, which is pretty darn rarified air in the piston engine, wheel driven world.
Danny Thompson Breaks His Dad's 48-Year-Old Family Bonneville Record – News – Car and Driver | Car and Driver Blog
Keep an eye on him - he's going for 500 mph, which would be the absolute wheel driven record, which includes turbine powered cars. I believe Don Vesco still holds that record.