Competition Fuel used in pulling

[NPloysa]

How much diesel is used in a pull, average?

 

[big jake 1]

enough to go 300 feet... ... ...





big jake



THE FORD GUY Oo. Oo. Oo.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

AHHhhh - good 'ol Jake - MY kinda guy!

 

[Turbo Thom]

On a certain drag truck I know of, it takes about 1/2 to 3/4 gaL for a run in the quarter mile. I would think the pullers would use over a gal per. That's just a guess on my part, but a 1000 HP takes some fuel.



. . Preston. .

 

[jkern]

depends on how much power you make... i would venture to say that a stock truck uses less than a cup, but highly modified and smoking like crazy probably up to a gallon... it just depends on how "over-fueled" you are.

 

[sbentz]

Fuel Consumption Calc

For those of you that have more time than money (like me) here is the simple calulation:



Average b5. 9 engine has a BSFC (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption) of about . 300 across the curve under full load. (Rough Average)



That is . 300 pounds of fuel per Horsepower per hour.



Diesel #2 Fuel is 7. 1 pounds per gallon.



For 1000 HP, take 1000, times . 3, or 300 pounds of fuel. Divide the 300 punds by 7. 1 and get 42. 25 gallons per hour.



Now how long does it take to run the pull? In a 9. 1 second pass for us, (only during the run, no burnout) it would take . 7 gallons per minute, or . 106 gallons in a pass.



By the way, we are not at the 1000 HP level... ... Just an example.



Take the same factors and apply it to a long tractor pull, and you can see where the fuel goes. Also, as we are all SLIGHTLY overfuelled, you could take the . 300 to about . 4 or . 45 to get more accurate.

 

[Sled Puller]

Half a tank, lol.

 

[NPloysa]

Originally posted by Sled Puller

Half a tank, lol.

Sled, your tank is only 1 gallon?

 

[Cumminsman]

mine takes about 3 gallons for a 15 min warm up period. pull however far and a 15 minute cool down period.