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Carburetors provide a perfect, stable fuel/air mixture at full throttle. Decades of development have gone into fuel jets, intake manifolds and all the other details required for carburetors in high performance engines. And tweaking them can be achieved with simple mechanical changes.
The usual advantages of fuel injection don't apply here: cold weather starting, dynamic adjustment of parameters while driving.
Eventually, fuel injection will replace carburetors as a new generation of mechanics come of age who are more comfortable changing computer settings. But it will take them years to invent all the tricks that the current top fuel mechanics already have for their carburetors.
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Why are carburetors still used in drag cars and muscle cars as oppose to these cars using an electronic based fuel delivery system?
You forgot to add: NASCAR race cars also have carbs. Fuel injection systems simply do not have the power or top speed. Most of the "muscle cars" from the 70's (and other cars), all had Carbs back then.
What are the release dates for Maddens Muscle Cars - 2013 Life's a Drag 1-1?
Maddens Muscle Cars - 2013 Life's a Drag 1-1 was released on: USA: 7 July 2013
What were muscle cars used for?
Mostly muscle cars were and still are used for drag racing which is a straight line race to determine the faster car or which car poped the longest wheelie. Some people just like how they look like me. but some people admire them for their performance. but i like them for both reasons.
Is there Alternative Gas For Muscle cars?
HI. you can use regular pump gas, as you already know. But people who drag race muscle cars sometimes use stroker engines....which can run on methane...or alchohol.
What is the difference between muscle cars now and muscle cars in the 1980's?
Muscle cars in the 80's...weren't really Muscle cars except for the Buick GN/GNX and the Turbo Trans-am 4.3L Turbo. They Technology didn't catch up to the ideal, until the early 90's. Even then the tire technology was still 10 yrs behind and didn't catch up until the michelin Cup tires were released. That's why, Old super/muscle cars aren't compareable to to todays cars. Drag slicks in the 1960's were as sticky as Track/dot legal slicks of today. A good example is that a 1968 Hurst Hemi Cuda would KILL a Dogde demon, McLaren 720s, or 911 GT2 RS with the same tires.
How many cars in a drag race?
2
Do hamster drag racing cars exist?
no
What are the skinny drag racing cars called?
A Rail.
How do you trade cars on drag racing for android?
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Why are the drag coefficients of Formula 1 cars higher than normal cars?
Formula 1 cars have high drag coefficients because they are open wheel, and they have large air dams and spoilers to create downforce.
Why are drag cars so powerful?
Drag cars are quite powerful because of both the engines used to run them -- which are built for power and unnecessary in a standard vehicle -- and the fuel used to run them. Most drag cars race on a combination of fuels known as "racing alcohol" rather than standard gasoline. In addition, the design and tire placement of the cars help keep the cars powerful.
Which are better cars: muscle cars or tuner cars?
Muscle cars, usually refers to Factory built performance cars, while Tuner means aftermarket mods. It's usually depends on what you want. A Factory original Muscle car will Always be worth more than a tuner car (Original price vs. sell price). Often it is cheaper to buy a high performance car than "Mod" a lower model but that mainly depends on if you do the work yourself or have someone else do it. You could mod a mustang for $5,000 yourself or pay $10k to have some one else mod it to make the same power. Tuner cars are definitely more specific than a factory muscle car.. be it more drag racing focused or track oriented.
