Top Fuel Startup, Throttle Whack!!

First startup after sorting the timing (first time with Michelle at the controls and me out of the car)
/ scottrodf301

[@jgmopar]

I need neighbors like this. The fresh smell of Nitro in the morning would be better than coffee.

[@dindjarin559]

Facts!

[@derek_suki]

They are not mosquitos in that neighbor hood

[@andystone6777]

no human sound can stand up to this ! Merlin blocks forever

[@rd2fst]

@@andystone6777 No Merlin block could stand that HP... AJPE forever!!!

[@JThemelis]

they wouldn't want me as their neighbor....... i'd be sitting out in a lawn chair every morning with my coffee waiting for them to roll this thing out and yelling at them when they dont! :)

[@Doggie-m3y]

Got to be well timed, the HOA only allows whacks between 11-2.

[@dantelarrero3096]

😂

[@nickhale117]

Can't have an HOA dictate how you live if you don't live in an HOA ;)

[@bomber767]

😂😂😂

[@boberfilms9868]

What will they say to my M1 Abrams when I start up the turbine engine at 6am 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@kev_299]

@@boberfilms9868It’s not nearly as loud as a top fueler unless you want a tank that can also by detected on ocean sonar.🤣 I’d still think it was pretty cool though.

[@aired-downdisconnected4125]

I'd be chilling on my porch, eating cereal watching this awesomeness happen. Like a little kid. 😊

[@kimcrews1721]

Hells yeah everyday. I'm down

[@OGsNitroRCs]

I was Just going to say I'd have my breakfast ready n sitting on the porch taking this in like ah Saturday morning cartoon..but with.."smell-ah-vision"mmph..nitromethane in the morning❤🔥

[@ianmcdougall739]

People where I’m from get mad the neighbour has a loud 4.8L truck. Imagine this beauty firing up at 10am on a Sunday 😂😂

[@DK-ii5sc]

LOL! For Real Man!

[@RPM1967]

I would too!

[@Saladais]

Just when you think you've seen it all. A top fuel dragster on a neighborhood street getting a test and tune. Why? Because they can! Like a boss!

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Because they have money

[@Saladais]

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[@davidpalmer287]

Im just imagining what my neighbors would think because there is nothing like the sound and eyewatering smell of a top fuel car. 😂😂😂

[@BANSHEEBOY_1974]

..DraGsTeR

[@paullees5705]

You have never lived until you've heard and smellt, a top fuel car at full noise👍

[@mvnorsel6354]

Agree seeing them on TV, 1/100.😅

[@JCGodlyMan]

Yeah just buy a t Maxx 3.3

[@pnwrocker1965]

So true. My first and only time was in early 80’s. Could not believe the power and sound of Top Fuel dragsters. The earth shook. My young heart stopped. I’ll never forget.

[@whyareyoureadingmyname5854]

Yup, the ground shakes hard and it feels like quicksand because the ground feels like its sinking due to the 165 decibels of badass V8 power

[@neilreid2298]

A nitro car start up and whack never gets old...

[@checkurhead_3472]

Got a neighbor with some race cars, not top fuel by any means, but some loud, well tuned cars. He pops em off from time to time, respectively. Wish he'd hit em more often honestly.

[@marcelmallory2761]

I have a 70+ year old neighbor that lives about a 1/4 mile down the road. He still builds, tunes and tests race engines in this little 1 bay garage. We live in the country and some evening I hear those things fire up and run.....love it.

[@FugginCoyote]

That’s how it was when I grew up. Dad had a drag car and couple street hot rods. We lived in a smaller area and every time he would get any of the cars out a wash them or load them up all the neighbors would come outside because they knew he was going to stripe the road up in front of the house. 😂

[@LewisHamiltonMSPR]

My stepdad used to build and race his own rally cars when I was a child, he particularly liked Opel Mantas. His favourite one which he kept for many years was and one I got many rides on was an Opel Manta 400, engine swapped with a supercharged 2L Cosworth engine, straight piped, that redlined beyond 9K rpm. It was deafening and the backfire was like grenades exploding. The neighbours always went mental when he let the engine "breathe" on the driveway.

[@TheReaper42069]

@@LewisHamiltonMSPRrad story dude!! Sounds like an awesome memory

[@frankviterise7333]

If you love Top Fuel then you love that sound especially when they put a little twist on those butterflies there's nothing like being that close to a Top Fuel dragster when they give it a couple of good throttles! You will feel it in your bones there's nothing else like it totally awesome

[@moonscar119]

used to love going to the track early to see the first warmup. i'd sit back and watch the crown. loved all the tough guys with no ear protection running away falling over each other at that first cars blip

[@bomber767]

I honestly tip my hat to the pioneers of these top fuel dragsters. The 1st ones to build & race them. That would take some kind of next level courage.

[@JBeamGT3]

We have to give it to the racers that lost their lives bringing these things to where they are now. Just think, everything that could go wrong WENT wrong at some point. The trial and error trying to make 10k HP hookup and stay stuck to the strip... Id imagine there where some horrible sights to lay eyes on back in the early days of top fuel.

[@bomber767]

@@JBeamGT3 So very true & well said! Thanks for adding your comment.

[@bigman55434]

@@JBeamGT3 Yep, Scott Kalitta comes to mind, where he died at Englishtown. I saw John Hagen's pro stock crash back in the 80's up in Brainerd. Always tragic events, but good things always came afterwards in safety. Jim Head, an engineer and top fuel racer has contributed a lot to the safety of these cars, as have many people.

[@mariarusso1155]

@@bigman55434 Hi how are you doing 😊

[@ryanjarrell4359]

My best friend growing up, his dad raced top alcohol altered dragster, and that was a blast being in his garage helping around. And when he started it every time, was love at first sight.

[@nathanmedema5458]

As a fellow drag racer myself.... im a simple man. I see top fuel startup video, I click. Never disappointed!!

[@VW5767]

9AM on a Sunday? Are you kidding me? Loved every minute of it! :)

[@MMK86]

in that neighborhood, no one needs alarm clocks

[@Mtnmanmike62]

Every cat in the neighborhood is under a bed saying, "WTF!!!!!!!"....

[@jaguarblack5051]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen in a driveway!

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Awesome!! Your neighbors must really love you lol. My uncle used to drag race. When he would start that vehicle up, stuff would fall off the shelves for and you could feel that power drilling through your chest.

[@biknjak]

Elderly neighbors: "Those damn kids finally figured out how to build a top fuel dragster in their driveway! The go carts were bad enough. I'm DEFINITELY callin' the cops this time"....🤬

[@ryans6280]

😂

[@RichValentine1972]

Love that sound, and smell of Nitro!

[@jayt273]

Awesome,I love the smell and sound of those top fuel dragsters.

[@gregsanders7128]

Awesome! I bet the neighbors love you guys!

[@johnnymoran180]

Haha team shirts on in the driveway....

[@rickdaystar477]

Like keyless ignition that motor won't run unless you got your team shirts on. Little know fact.. kinda 👍😎

[@soflodoug]

nice

LMFAO !!! Good one, kinda seems like a clown show

[@garneauweld1100]

I had a championship top fuel drag boat next to me in Reno Nevada. The guy rolled it out and started it in the middle of the business day. Wow! I think it was about an eight point eight solid aluminum Donovan running on a very high percentage of nitro.

[@BadAIChats]

Might have been my uncle lol. Did he drive a big lifted Chevy Tahoe by chance?

[@garneauweld1100]

@@BadAIChats never saw the tow vehicle but I know the owner was from Los Angeles and was in the concrete business. This was a new boat and he won top fuel national championship in previous year.

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi how are you doing 😊

[@ecleveland1]

I had a neighbor that had a drag boat engine, 454 with zoomies . He started the engine up on a stand in his home garage once. It had one of those popcorn spray on ceilings. He blew 99% of the popcorn off the ceiling on the first start up. I thought it was awesome but I don’t think he liked it as much as.

[@1515cando]

Throttle whack is best experienced when you're not expecting it!😂😂😂

[@peteantonio1601]

damn, the sound of the most powerful engine the world has ever known, I would love to be woken up every morning with that sound,

[@frankjohnson6342]

They’re definitely not in a HOA, you would have six board members at your house before you could get out of your car if you rev’d up a Camry more than once. Here, I’d save a whack or two for when they got close, you might as well get your $$ worth.

[@mikeleschber33]

my favorite song of all time!

[@gregwesterman2115]

Having been to a few TF races, turning the volume up, doesn't do the real thing justice. The shear excitement of hearing these engines start and excellerate is phenomenal!

[@aananimity]

Better sounding than an alarm clock.

[@nhra7110]

OMG - how cool is a TF nitro hemi warm-up in the driveway!! You guys rock!!

[@mdavid2100]

👏👏👏Thanks for posting, and the throttle whack.

[@farklebarkle]

Nice job! Sounds great and reminds me of my 1970's childhood with a blown 327 methanol hydroplane in the garage. Nowadays I try and have somebody holding a fire extinguisher during fireups. I don't always but it's handy and I try too. I hope you have some nice runs this spring! USA!

[@Silojohnson]

I like that they need matching shirts in the drive at home.

[@tonyforrester5072]

You beat me to it

[@midnightsun2483]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@soflodoug]

Theyre doing it right👍

[@duke1281]

My neighbors won't let me start my top fuel in my driveway anymore...

[@sategllib2191]

What are they gonna tell you, no?

[@fujiwararowan]

@@sategllib2191 Yeah what are they gonna do about it? I have a top fuel dragster, they don't

[@chrisvorillas1875]

Your property just start it let them complain

[@rael1999]

Pussies !

[@mikeburger5761]

At 04:00 AM? Whats about three hours later?

[@d.johnson3033]

These gentlemen and what they are doing bring full culmination to the term “bad ass”!

[@RS-pk3lg]

That was amazing!! Loved watching the car driving by. Cool stuff man,,

[@rfbush]

In 1963 my best neighborhood friend's dad had a AA/FA with a little '32 open top coup body that he would fire up and test in the street. Team name was Walker and Evans from Santa Ana, CA.

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi Richard how are you doing 😊

[@mikesuch9021]

The smell of nitromethane in the morning. Smells like, VICTORY!

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi Mike how are you doing 😊

[@deanhilbig8606]

I definitely didnt consider ALL options before buying.... Buyers remorse, on Nitro!

[@scottfarley5910]

@@deanhilbig8606 😂

[@ITSNOTMEITISYOU]

He even got his hair dryer and styled off the pipes! Love it

[@kurtkaster5666]

This is the kind of neighbor people either love with all their heart, or hate with a passion, nothing in between. Either way, you have to appreciate the matching shirts for the start up.

[@josephnatti7492]

Unbelievably brutal power! Love it!

[@JamesHunter-p5h]

I think this is quite possibly the most Hill Billy thing I have ever seen, total classic for sure...

[@Muddinguy]

Now roll it into the street and do a big John Force style burnout 😅

[@davidbailey1721]

And here I am thinking I’m the king of my neighbourhood with my cammed LS1 Monaro and Harley with it’s Stage 3 kit….then there’s this guy.

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi David how are you doing 😊

[@supervette9953]

wow that was INSTANT throttle, I think I'd crap my pants if I were in the drivers seat LOL

[@happydays8171]

Man, when I'm at the races and they do this. Then seat the clutch, I know it's time to start heading for the stands, the show's about to begin!

[@derekb.miller3457]

Wish I was the neighbor 👍👍

[@patnaty]

I was going to tell the same

[@TBird89]

@@patnaty I would wish the same thing 😁

[@jaredrrrr5074]

No you don’t trust me

[@TBird89]

@@jaredrrrr5074 it wouldn’t be fun I know. My cousin ran modified class here in Sydney and lived 500m away and I clearly heard every start up and when I did I bolted to his place.

[@jerryd5471]

That would be cool👊🔥​@@patnaty

[@bobsmoot8454]

A Top Fuel rail is so f’ing loud when the light turns green, it’s like The Lord yelling at you for doing something wrong

[@chadspence7483]

I'd love to have neighbor's like them. That would be the perfect alarm clock.

[@chucktaylor6057]

Best 3 minutes of my morning…

[@longrifle.]

Give me a whack Farley........One whack only please. The song of my people!

[@scottfarley5910]

Now that I own the car and the program, throttle whacks at every event are now mandatory!!

[@RustyWells2]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen on KZbin!

[@smldemolition]

By in large the absolute BEST sound EVER!!! Scott I noticed though you didn't turn the fuel pumps all the way to Full when she let the clutch out. I don't suppose its a lean condition when you open the throttle blades, I just usually see most teams release the clutch, hold the brake and fatten the fuel whether they blip the throttle or just let it idle while seating the clutches. I'd love to be your neighbor or in your vicinity.

[@scottfarley5910]

Hey there. The car is equipped with an "All Valve" the fuel lever is pulled all the way on at the startup and left there till shutdown. Not all fuel cars have it, and it is always a good habit to pull it right before Stage to make absolutely sure fuel is full on before the run (it can move during burnout and backup)

[@smldemolition]

@@scottfarley5910 Ah ok that makes sense.

[@sixter4157]

Brings me back to walking the pits at Pomona. Nothing quite like standing next to a nitro car with a couple warm up whacks.

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Must have some pretty chill neighbours to not be complaining about the noise. 👍🏻

[@scottfarley5910]

We asked permission the day before and invited them over. Out of camera view, there were plenty of people there enjoying.

[@patrickkeenan1646]

I am moving immediately

[@whyyoulidl]

Just what Sunday mornings were made for 😍

[@tw9433]

I love how they tied the car to the house

[@23maggiemay23]

There’s been a car that came off the jacks while warming and crashed into other trailers and race cars! The guy was killed. RIP RM!

[@frankjohnson6342]

This why the PROS start these nitro engines on methanol and after a few seconds they start the nitro pumps and it’s an audible sound difference when the change is made. Nitro is hard to get going on its own even with two magnetos that you can literally weld with. That’s why he’s pouring so much alcohol into the injectors with that bottle and it was barely enough to do the job. It’s lot easier using a methanol pumps first then once is running turn on those mega GPH nitro pumps, I’ve never seen it done this way before. But once it’s running there is not another piston driven engine that can match it in any category, I can’t even imagine how loud they are in N.C. at the 4 wide nationals, that has GOT to show up on earthquake meters somewhere.

[@r1learner178]

If I was his neighbour, I wouldn't care what time of day or night he lit that thing up.

[@petert3355]

6am, Mon to Fri please. Best alarm clock there is.

[@Thedudeabides803]

My dads cousin owned a race track next door to the Sassy Massy tractor pull. There was no missing a fire up of that beast. 😊

[@dbcooper1509]

Would this work if y'all weren't in matching shirts?

[@marcplatek3113]

It’s like lightning striking. Coolest neighbors ever lol

[@zxcv78]

Looks like the Top fueler previously sponsored by Strut Masters ? Not sure who owned and or drove it?? Anyhow, nice to see it's alive and well. Hope to see you all at an NHRA event soon! ❤👊

[@cll1639]

Could have been one of several drivers who drove a Strut Masters sponsored car.

[@glennjohnso310]

I had neighbors like this. I grew up down the road from Cha Cha Muldowney. My uncle was really good friend Konnie Colette . Everyone of our neighbors ran oval track cars and when I finally got enough knowledge I worked on the pit crews.

[@AnthonyLincoln-sg1py]

That's only one of the most badass things I have ever seen. As someone who has attended the NHRA Northwest Nationals ever since 2005 I always try and be back in the pits between rounds to experience a top fuel or funny car warm-up.

[@Brian-ns2hw]

Anyone get the feeling these guys are new to this class of racing ? Good luck with it and be safe

[@vastervad]

Was thinking the same...

[@clementgoetke2385]

get all dressed up to run it in the street trying to impress someone

[@GMike22]

Shows how much you guys know about Top Fuel Class drag racing. . .

[@Pazernator]

Uh-Huh... No visible analytical electronics, that non-usual shutdown (bro caught the revs, brought them back up..yeah, had me thinking... Oh, and the whole "in the street" vibe 😉 oh well not quite the same when tuning my 50 year old 1.6litre Chevy luv somehow

[@scottshort3718]

I love the smell of Nitro in the morning!!! Hell yeah!!

[@craigcricket7932]

Not your "average" back yard mechanic 🎉😂❤

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi😊

[@brendaeaves1079]

Bet The Neighbors Are Like/“That Damn Farley’s Woke Us Up Again Working On That Thing!😂😂😂

[@michaeltibone6392]

The best neighbor

[@dogbarbill]

Imagine living anywhere within earshot!! I'd be there in a heartbeat!!

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi bill how are you doing 😊

[@dogbarbill]

@@mariarusso1155 fine

[@mariarusso1155]

@@dogbarbill ok

[@mariarusso1155]

@@dogbarbill nice to hear from you

[@chrisshell1094]

I can only dream of seeing or hearing something of that magnitude up close and in person. Gotta be an awesome awesome experience. Watch them on tv all the time but never in person.

[@illmindjunglist]

Treat yourself to the experience, there's nothing quite like it!

[@todydn]

Why not dude you gotta go my first experience was bandimere thunder mountains nhra nationals saw all the top fuels and then shokwave the jet bus finished the weekend woth amature drags i was 7 my pops brought his semis and his pick up i got to ride in both with a dirtbike helmet no 5 points 7 years old hitting the qtr i was hooked like a damn junkie had to wait till 19 to drive but man the first time i got behind the wheel of my 2000 nissan xterra i blew the wheels off it in a parking lot i live near bandimere and fish the lake next to it i love hearing people make hits on the track only disturbance to the peace i find fishing i dont mind... go at the very least witness it but if i have to make a real recomendation go make a pass at an open track day dont matter what you drive nothing like putting the pedal all the way down and holding it there

[@benlehman4827]

Its simply incredible. I pit a fuel altered dragster, and there's nothing like standing directly behind one of those things when they leave. You feel that energy go through every square inch of your body. If you ever have the chance, Top fuel is a must see!

[@ripemm5737]

@@todydnhope you went to the last race ,it’ll be houses in a couple years

[@F1fan007]

That sound almost takes your breath away. Your whole chest feels the wallop. It’s awesome!

[@jg102xc]

Very nice, she sounded happy!

[@Mega1Happyman]

My brother had a 60's model Nova with a 350 and dual Holly's carburetors on it. When he started it up to work on it, our cousin who lived 2 or three miles away could hear it. We'd see him in the convenience store and he tell my brother "well I heard you start your car this morning". Nothing like a top fueler but still pretty loud. LOL

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi how are you doing 😊

[@3PumpChumper]

“I got a couple 12’s in my trunk that’ll rattle my neighbors windows”. That’s cute, I have an engine that registers on the Richter scale when I run it.

[@otherwise7972]

besides watching two of these go down track my greatest thrill whenever I went to a top fuel meet was standing 7 - 10 feet away from one of these hemis when they were going thru the checks before a run and they would bump the throttle. Theres nothing like it in the world outside of The Lord Himself Youd think I was gonna get to take it down track the way I actted The energy that comes off of one of these literally pushes you back. If youre not prepared it could knock you off your feet ! Think im kiddin, go see for yourself when they come to a track near you.

[@brian70Cuda]

Had to come and watch it again, the sound is so nice:)

[@cardboardboxification]

that would be my Ideal Alarm clock, Wack at 5am sharp , wake up a few neighbors also

[@marcuswallace7613]

The fastest accelerating vehicle in the world. Amazing, insane power from an old school block.

[@rodger2499]

He must have really tolerant neighbors, or maybe they're all deaf. Years ago I used to race shifter karts, and I would occasionally take a hot lap around the neighborhood. My neighbors all liked me so there was never a problem.

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi😊

[@af4od02]

There was a dog in someone’s home who probably freaked out on that throttle whack and has never been seen again.

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi Bill how are you doing 😊

[@wyskass861]

Must be a joy to live in that neighborhood. And I mean sarcastically.

[@HomemadeGoalHorns.]

In the neighborhood too 😂

[@TraceyButtigieg]

I like the flames paint job on the Top Fuel Dragster 🔥

[@robertoconnor456]

i was getting worried on the start up. Bad things happen the longer that takes. I bet that sounds insane there lol. Love this!

[@weathervanerc8147]

That is awesome. I would love to have this in my neighborhood. Does make me feel a bit inadequate with my little slow street car though. And I'm fine with that.

[@avalon1rae]

I wish I was your neighbor. I mean that.I love the sounds since 1965.

[@TestECull]

I'd totally fire up one of my nitro burners too! OF course mine are a hell of al ot smaller, but hey.

[@Sully4Real]

AWESOME!!!! Love that sound of Nitro!!

[@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe]

Ain't no twin turbo Hellcat or LS messing with this 11,000 hp monster.

[@makiagrigsby8211]

FACTSS

[@Sammy-Rosa]

Man I wish we were neighbors. Florida welcomes you with open arms!

[@andyz3925]

This is the only noise I'd love to wake up to early in the morning while sipping on my fresh Columbian brewed coffee munch'n down on pumpkin empanadas.

[@tq8076]

I need one of those for an alarm clock. I would be proud to have you as my neighbor.

[@pseudo9616]

Love watching those tires stretch

[@albysmith3747]

You cannot beat the sound & smell of a Top Fuel dragster or Funny Car here in the UK go to SANTA POD as many times I can, but would love to live in there Neighbour hood 👍

[@KensGarage1]

That is beautiful music. Thank you!!!

[@robr4596]

This is the best stuff I've seen in a while on KZbin. I'd really appreciate neighbors like them, throttle wacker's vs tweakers stealing my grill. Hmmm.

[@evincent3102]

my neighbors just loved my 34 ford and 57 chevy both with blowers LOL!!!

[@mtnman1984]

Love the Hyundai Ioniq rolling by right after startup

[@rogerturner5504]

Easily the most terrifying and wonderful thing to do in life is to stand next to a cackling-up top fuel dragster and get that tear gas and molecule shaking ride. 😮

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi Roger how are you doing 😊

[@ProfessorIgor]

the next time you run it, record a video a few blocks away from here. it's hard to describe to people who haven't experienced a TF car just how truly loud they really are. Drive a half a mile away and listen how loud it still is.. LOL