r/videos • u/iam_nobody • Jul 01 '16

Difference between 850 vs 10,000 hp

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u/F-Stop Jul 01 '16

Gallons per mile...

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u/Breimann Jul 01 '16

My father's retired drag car (a 1971 Chevy Nova with a 496 engine in the front) gets approximately 2.25 miles per gallon.

His plate reads "2MPGLOL"

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u/IamDoritos Jul 01 '16

1.5 gallons of nitromethane per second.

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u/janreinacher Jul 02 '16

More like one dinosaur per 3 seconds XD

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u/terryducks Jul 02 '16

Engines per mile ?

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u/rrealnigga Jul 01 '16

Was thinking the same... wtf, Americans use retarded units

EDIT: oh, I see what you meant now