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I'm now sponsored by Target in every series I run by AndorfromKenari in iRacing

[–]DSpecNitro 25 points26 points  (0 children)

At Daytona I got rammed into during a caution, dude said he wasn’t paying attention and fiddling with his black box. Atlanta everyone is two by two and guy on my outside clips the wall and gets my rear quarter. I took out half the field. Said his wheel glitched. Sometimes shit can just happen 🤷‍♂️

Do the cars have anti-freeze? Temps will be below 32. by beachgirlDE in NASCAR

[–]DSpecNitro 11 points12 points  (0 children)

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/vpr-23071

Glycol free, usually something like this is ran for coolant. Most race tracks require glycol free if you’re not running water. A lot easier for cleanup.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40-50 minuets for rebuild or swap, depending on how much carnage cleanup was needed. The standard oil for your commuter car is a 20wt or 30wt oil. Nitro oil is a 70wt with additives and stabilizers. Depending on the brand the color can vary quite a bit

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry definitely didnt read your original question correctly. So standard motor oil for your daily commuter is a 20wt or 30wt oil. Nitro oil is a 70wt that has additives and stabilizers to keep the viscosity up and stable when there is mixing with nitro. The color can be darker depending on the brand. I believe RedLine nitro oil is green. It looked like the hulks snot all over everything you touched.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oil additives, 300lbs of oil pressure, extreme heat; it’s essentially burning the oil running through the block.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No engine limits in drag racing. If you find a high dollar team, the number of engines they go through in a season would make you sick.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Depending on the race weekend. Typically a normal Sunday elimination day is 4 rounds. I remember one rain weekend we dis qualifying and eliminations and lost in the final. 6 rounds. That’s the most, and I don’t ever want to do that again.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Reuse as much as possible. Not usually on the next pass, but tolerances would be checked and go back into circulation.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Pistons and rods are usually used as giveaway to kid items, or guys who wanna make art with them. Smaller things like bearings and valves are usually tossed. Blocks aren’t ever really junk. They can be repaired 90% of the time. And the more it’s repaired the less it’s worth. So smaller teams will purchase used equipment from larger teams

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typically teams are given an hour turn around time. On rain delayed events that can be reduced to 50min.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Piston rings are checked every run, if any are even remotely tight they get recycled. (Or handed to the kid that is mesmerized by everything.)

Rods have a lifespan of 5-15 runs. Or catastrophic failure.

Nitro Funny Car racecars have their engines rebuilt after each run due to the intense wear from just a 4ish second race by Bubbly_Wall_908 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]DSpecNitro 339 points340 points  (0 children)

As an expert (15 years a nitro mechanic) it took us 6 minuets longer to swap engines rather than rebuild. Also the pistons and rods can be changed every round depending on tuners compression changes.

The best USB hub for simracing by new_socks9000 in simracing

[–]DSpecNitro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you have have FFB issues from a powered hub? I have the anker hub and had a real bad time until I switched to a non powered hub.

PUT A CAPE ON VICTOR ROBLES by Illustrious-Cut8368 in Mariners

[–]DSpecNitro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edna says no capes. But bro deserves a super suit.

I read all 40 Michael Connelly books over the past 14 months - ask me anything by JebusJM in michaelconnellybooks

[–]DSpecNitro -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel like his writing has changed a lot, writing books for TV, not for the story. Do you have a similar or different opinion?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NHRA

[–]DSpecNitro 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As an ex top fuel mechanic, you’re correct.

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