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The BME Top Fuel Dragster backing up to the starting line after a burnout at Houston in 2016. Image: Auto Imagery.
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BME Top Fuel Dragster
Specifications
and
Component List
| chassis |
BME #02
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| engine displacement |
500 cubic inches |
| power |
10,000 horsepower
at 8200 rpm
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| weight |
2350-lbs |
| wheelbase |
300 in. |
| engine block |
Brad Anderson Enterprises, forged aluminum |
| bore |
4.187 |
| stroke |
4.500 |
| bearings |
Clevite 77 |
| crankshaft |
Bryant or Winberg |
| connecting rods |
BME Forged Aluminum Connecting Rods |
| pistons |
BME Forged Aluminum Racing Pistons |
| piston pins |
BME Wrist Pins |
| piston rings |
Mahle |
| oil filter |
XRP |
| oil pump |
System 1 |
| oil pan |
Copperhead |
| camshaft |
Bullet Racing Cams |
| lift and duration |
BME proprietary |
| lifters |
Crane Cams, 1 1/16 in. roller |
| pushrods |
IRC |
| cylinder heads |
Brad Anderson Enterprises,
billet aluminum |
| intake valves |
Manley, titanium |
| exhaust valve |
Manley, Inconel |
| valve springs |
Manley 500-lbs seat, 1200-lbs open |
| rocker arms |
Stage 5 |
| supercharger |
Gibson/Miller Mark II |
| supercharger drive gear oil |
Red Line Synthetic, Heavy Shockproof |
| injector assembly |
Gibson/Miller |
| fuel pump |
Earp, 110-gpm at 8000 rpm |
| fuel system |
BME |
| hoses and fittings |
XRP |
| barrel valve |
Pete Jackson |
| ignition |
MSD, dual Pro Mag 44s |
| spark plug wires |
MSD Super Conductor |
| spark plugs |
Autolite AR5383 |
| oil |
Red Line Synthetic, SAE70 Nitro Racing Oil |
| fuel |
90% nitromethane 10% methanol |
| engine and supercharger blankets |
Taylor |
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| reverser |
Moore Performance |
| chassis builder |
BME/Bob Tobin |
| steering |
BME |
| wheels |
Front, Gibson Rear, Weld |
| front tires |
Goodyear Eagle Top Fuel Frontrunner |
| rear tires |
Goodyear Eagle Dragway Special, 36x17.5-16 |
| rear axle assembly |
Chrisman, 12-in ring gear, 3.20:1 ratio |
| rear end oil |
Red Line Synthetic Heavy
Shockproof |
| brakes |
Chrisman, carbon/carbon |
| body fabrication |
John and Jerome Brown
ABC Metal Fabrication |
| parachutes |
Taylor |
| data recorder |
Race Pak |
| wiring |
BME |
| driver |
Troy Buff |
| team owner |
Bill and Virgie Miller |
| crew chief |
Bill Miller |
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