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Do race cars use gasoline like normal cars do or do they use something elseIt depends on the type of race car you are talking about. For example:
- NASCAR engines burn 110-octane leaded gasoline.
- Indy cars burn pure methanol (a.k.a. wood alcohol, CH3OH).
- Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars burn nitromethane (CH3NO2).
Each of these fuels has advantages and disadvantages. For example, the methanol fuel used in Indy cars has the advantage that it can run at extremely high compression ratios for Methanol also has a nice safety feature -- you can extinguish a methanol fire with water. 110-octane gasoline also handles high compression well. Nitromethane is basically a liquid explosive and contains a great deal of energy per unit volume (more than twice that of gasoline).
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How much fuel can a race car hold?
28 gallons of fuel
What do valves do in a race car?
They allow fuel to enter and exit the cylinders.
What is a cool race car?
Google/YouTube "Top Fuel Dragster"
What happens when a car fuel pressure goes bad?
the car won't start
What does the guy at the rear of the race car do?
In Nascar he holds the fuel overflow catch can.
Why do race car drivers rev the guts out of their cars?
to clean unspent fuel out of the cylinders
How do engines on cars work?
Fuel goes in the car's cylinder, and when the fuel goes in the cylinder it causes a device to to lower. Then the fuel explodes, and when this device comes up, it pushes the CO2 and SO2 out of the car. The system then restarts again and again.
Why the check gauges goes on and off?
What car? low fuel level???
Why do race car drivers use enriched fuel?
The petrol will combustion will be bigger, thus there is more horsepower and the car will go faster.
What cars race in NHRA?
spec cars only... top fuel dragster top fuel funny car pro-stock car and at some events pro-stock motorcycle
What is the weight of a formula 2 car?
Cars must weight at least 650kg, without fuel. This season they also carry 100-150kg of fuel at the race start, but are running on empty by the end of the race.
Why is your car turning over but no fuel goes to injectors 98 Civic EX to start it?
Could be fuel pump or fuel pump relay.
