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How are NASCAR engines different from engines in street cars?
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The cubic inches of the engine in a NASCAR race car must be the same as the cubic inches of the street car engine they represent. (you can't get a V8 engine in a Camry so the previous line is false.) Other than that there is virtually nothing similar between a NASCAR engine and a street car engine.
Most street cars today use advances in fuel efficiency such as fuel injection, electronic ignition and a host of sensors and vacuum control to help keep pollutants low. NASCAR race cars still use the tried and true technologies of a bygone era such as carburetors and distributors. Also, most of the engine options for the street cars these race cars are modeled after use overhead camshaft (OHC) and a front wheel drive configuration, whereas the race car engines use overhead valves (OHV) and a rear wheel drive configuration. However is is important to point out many sports cars and larger vehicles (trucks, vans, SUV's) still use OHV engines and real wheel drive.
NASCAR engines even run on leaded fuel still. A NASCAR engine can cost over 1 million dollars to build.
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Does the company NASCAR use Cometic Gaskets on their cars?
Nascar do allow the use of Cometic gaskets on the racing cars. The cometic gasket is produced with today's lightweight engines in mind and provides extra performance and power output
Are there lights on NASCAR cars?
No. Nascar cars do not have headlights.
Are there different types of Engines for different type of cars?
Yes.
Why did Nascar start using fuel injected motors?
FI is coming to NASCAR because the 2013 cars are getting more like the street versions. See the link below.
Indy Racing League cars use what fuel and what makes it different from the fuel used in Nascar and Formula One cars?
Indycars and F1 cars use alcohol-based fuels. NASCAR uses high-octane gasolines.
What is the similarties between race cars and cars?
they have engines and tire other than that they are very different. race car engines are EXTREMELY powerful.
Is there a limit to how fast you can go in NASCAR?
No, most street cars cannot accelerate faster than a nascar car, but some can. A typical nascar car can accelerate from 0-60 in about 4.0 seconds. Some street cars have acceleration times that are pretty close or even beat the times of nascar cars. For example a 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 3.8 seconds. Additionally if a street car is modified with a turbocharger and cold air intake it could very well pass the time of a nascar. However NOT ALL cars can accelerate more quickly than a nascar car. For example a 2014 Honda Odyssey LX minivan accelerates from 0-60 in 7.7 seconds.
What is a stage 1 clutch?
A stage 1 clutch is built for street cars that are mildly modified. The clutch has increased clamp loads that allow the capacity to handle the modified engines of the street cars.
What type of vehicle races on the Daytona International Speedway?
Depends on the race, during NASCAR events the NASCAR stock cars race, during the 24 hours at Daytona event different sports cars race.
Was convertible cars in NASCAR?
no
What training is required to become a NASCAR mechanic?
A NASCAR mechanic is like almost any other automotive mechanic but with slightly specialized training, since race cars are a little more high maintenance than ordinary street cars. Start by becoming a mechanic's apprentice.
How NASCAR was started?
After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, moonshiners, who had modified their street cars to escape from federal officials, decided to race these cars against each other on dirt tracks as entertainment. By this time, Daytona Beach was a sight for land speed records. Bill France Sr. brought the stock cars to the beach and in 1948 formed an organized racing series called NASCAR.
