How Much Horsepower Does A Top Fuel Engine Make?

11,000 horsepower. A Top Fuel Dragster—distinguished by a supercharged, custom-built, 500-cubic-inch engine—boasts 11,000 horsepower and burns nitromethane. By contrast, a Top Alcohol Dragster’s output is about approximately 4,000 hp. How much horsepower does it take to turn a Top Fuel supercharger? At maximum pressure, it takes approximately 1,000 horsepower (745.7 Read more…