The chemistry behind header flames

RP ... Give a little taste of the special formula to Rosetty for the FF

 

Hey Big Al..!

Bobby is my brother from a different mother...and he is welcome to any and all info, chemical or parts I have!

Rocky

 

You want flames?
Easiest way is to feed LP gas into the exhaust stacks of all four of your turbos like this Aussie Bandag Bullet dag racing truck.

www.cairns.com.au/.../15755_print-version.html

 

Warspeed,

I'd love to know more about what their doing....any in depth info. available?

Rocky

 

Ah Oh

Does that mean I'll feel the heat from the flames all the way in FL?

 

http://thrashcar.com/articles/article.asp?articleID=99

Just Google "Bandag Bullet" there is plenty of technical info and pictures, and even some video.

That truck is officially the world's fastest diesel drag racer, and has become a real legend in Australia.

 

So its Old Racing Folklore, reduced to a Gimmick....

 

All I can contribute is that the pictures look bad***!!

 

Rocky has the best looking ALCOHOL Flames going. Rocky it is a great gesture of you to share your Flame show knowledge to the Funny Car World...I am sure they will appreciate it. Frank Kunkel

 

Those are nice pretty equal flames too!! Cool Rocky! I need one of those deals on my 450 Honda scrambler. Lippy

 

There is no disrespect intended to the Nitro Gods. I was brought up on blown g***ers and nitro dragsters and nitro funny cars in the late 60's early 70's. There is nothing BADDER than a blown nitro engine on 90% plus . The Screamin Eagle is a alky car, I do not go around saying its anything else.

I get paid to put on a show, to continue, you need to keep coming up with ways to entertain. A gimmick? absolutely. We run 6.30's at close to 220 on straight alky, the additive does little if anything for performance. Its there for show.

As far as folklore, the majority of my cars try to capture the essence of when drag racing was in its golden ages. My g***ers are as period correct as I can make them and still race them safely. My "Soul Survivor" Nitro Compe***ion Coupe is built to cackle on 90%. I refused to update the ch***is in a effort to let people see what these cars sounded like and looked like in 1967.

I love those days as much as anybody, and wouldn't do anything to disrespect them.

 

Thanks for a straight and honest answer, man.

You have my respect for that...

 

If anyone wants to see more. You can go to my website http://www.rockypirrone.com/index.php
Go to Rocky's Blog and then to Hooters April 2010
Hope you enjoy!

Rocky

 

Frank,

Once we get it perfected, I have no problem with sharing our info.

Rocky

 

If you're talking about the Bandag Bullett... here's a better one (even if I say so myself)



And some with flames...