Double or triple adjustable coil over shock absorbers are commonly used as well as electronic control of the damping. On this particular car the rear bodywork is supported by a carbon fibre spine and the whole of the body can be removed.Ĭars are required to run with a damper and spring on each corner of the car. A central driving position is not permitted. The maximum front overhang is 45" (114cm.) A rear wing is added to give down-force at the top end of the track. The bodies may have been roof chopped, sectioned, stretched in the wheel base, scaled from the original or otherwise modified to give better aero dynamics and accommodate the huge rear tyres.
#Turbo drag cars for sale mod
Pro Mod body shells are highly modified replicas of original car bodies built in composite materials. Current cars are making much more use of lightweight materials such as carbon fibre and titanium. The bare chassis weighs only 200-350lbs (90-159kg). Features of the chassis include twin chassis rails, strut style front suspension, carbon or aluminium interior panelling, aluminium motor mounting plates, coil over rear suspension and a 4 link mounted axle. The maximum permitted wheelbase is 115" (2.92m). A Pro Mod car will produce around 2600-3200 horsepower and the fastest will rundown in the 5 second zone.Įach chassis is custom fabricated from 4130 chrome moly tubing according to strict rules. read' the plugs or every 2 or 3 runs if not.A blown car would change spark plugs either every run if they wanted to Valve springs are consumable items and individual pistons and rings need changing on a regular basis. Connecting rods last up to 20 runs on a blown car and up to 50 runs in a nitrous car. Nitrous or blown motors cost approximately £60,000 from a recognised engine builder.
#Turbo drag cars for sale driver
The complete car including driver has to weigh a maximum of 2350lbs for cars with a nitrous engine or 2650lbs for a supercharged or turbocharged engine. Pro Mod cars are allowed to run either a nitrous assisted engine running on unleaded race fuel or a supercharged or turbocharged engine running on methanol. Pro Mods are purpose-built race cars cloaked in replica street car bodies ranging in style from the 1930s to the present day.īelow is the anatomy of a typical Pro Mod, though cars do vary in detail. They are the fastest class of drag cars with working doors only rail Dragsters and Funny Cars are quicker. Pro Modified Cars are 200mph doorslammers, running on petrol or methanol.
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