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! :)

[@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

[@The_Original_Nitro_Rat]

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!

[@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]

😂😂😂

[@biscuitblitzfilms]

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

[@kev_299]

@@biscuitblitzfilmsIt’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.

[@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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[@Saladais]

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[@Saladais]

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[@Saladais]

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[@neilreid2298]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Cody_4]

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

[@spencer6104]

just pure destruction and mayhem.

[@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

[@duke1281]

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

[@sategllib2191]

What are they gonna tell you, no?

[@AudiRSAvant]

@@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?

[@RichValentine1972]

Love that sound, and smell of Nitro!

[@gregsanders7128]

Awesome! I bet the neighbors love you guys!

[@mikesuch9021]

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

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi Mike how are you doing 😊

[@mikeleschber33]

my favorite song of all time!

[@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.

[@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 😊

[@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.

[@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 😊

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@frontcentermusician]

Bet the neighbors love that.

[@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.

[@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.

[@jg102xc]

Very nice, she sounded happy!

[@oldtimerf7602]

That throttle whack sound makes my spine tingle..

[@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.

[@michaeltibone6392]

The best neighbor

[@usualsuspectsfor1k]

Karen to the cops: "Yes, hello 911? There's a very loud car in my neighborhood, like a top fuel dragster" Cops to Karen: "That's ridiculous Karen, there can't be a top fuel dragster in your neighborhood" Emanating from Karen's phone: WHACK!!! Cops to Karen: "Holy shizz, you DO have a top fuel dragster in your neighborhood. We'll be right over to watch!"

[@hanley7707]

🤣

[@bmad1386]

"Damn it Karen stfu, we're trying to focus on the damn dragster!"

[@chrisguidry7586]

Karen to the cops: "Yes, hello 911? There's a very loud car in my neighborhood, like a top fuel dragster" Cops to Karen: "We'll be right there....with donuts!"

[@dbcooper1509]

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

[@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.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

"911, what's your emergency?" "Yeah, this is Carol Crenshaw of 2750 Mallard Lane. I think I heard an explosion down the street from me." "By any chance do you live near Scott Farley the NHRA drag racer?" "Why yes, he's a neighbor of mine!" "Well, you see, ....."

[@S_Carolina_Pyro864]

Ahhh man, this would be better than having a Rooster 🐓 for an alarm ⏰️ then to walk out and smell the Fuel ⛽️ would be out of this world 🌎 if you haven't seen these machines in action its a must see at least once 💪🏾💪🏾💯💯

[@eiserntorsphantomoftheoper2154]

That crew chief is a busy man.

[@liftbikerun]

"Good lord, the new neighbors bought one helluva weed trimmer Bob!"

[@dreamcarguy2159]

911 what’s your emergency? Umm we just heard some loud explosions down the street like something blew up! 🤣

[@dodgeturbo]

This makes me happy inside. God bless America.

[@wallacecash1959]

Like the guy on the 7Up commercial used to say years ago, "The smell of success is never too sweet hahaha"!

[@hanley7707]

Very cool. Now go do a burnout down the street!!!!!! 🤣

[@Sammy-Rosa]

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

[@returnedfrompanama]

That is incredible!!

[@dynomiterecords4348]

My neighbours used to have kittens when I started my naturally aspirated big block dragster in the garage. Can't imagine what would happen if I had a top fuel car, lol.

[@oscarljungberg8821]

Random Neighbor/Karen: "Noooooooo! You can't just start this loud monstrosity on MY neighborhood! You're destroying my Neighborhood!!!" 😭 me: "Haha, Top Fuel goes BRRRR."❤‍🔥🏁

[@bicylindrico]

Good morning neighbor! Dang that must be a welcome sound to the whole town

[@omegateamsports5291]

Let’s say I’m shopping for a house, I turn the corner into this neighborhood….see this exact scene….I’m making an offer without needing to see the house. 😂

[@Hercolubus33]

Wow! That power

[@szili76]

And now it is ready for a complete rebuild.

[@jasonharden2732]

Why can't I have neighbors like this 😁

[@mariarusso1155]

Hi how are you doing 😊

[@donsavignano4396]

I miss watching the drags at my local drag strip which permanently closed in 2023 after being opened for 50 years. Now I have to travel 2 hours to Sonoma raceway every July to see the Big show cars or 3 hours to Redding raceway. Go nitro rules

[@HomemadeGoalHorns.]

In the neighborhood too 😂

[@larryp85]

the neighbors love these guys

[@JohnPennock-d3y]

Wow, now THATS A REAL CAR! John P.

[@charlieromeo7663]

And my HOA complained when I ran my 383 powered 67 Camaro bracket car on Saturdays when I loaded up! I like how they ran a TF car in a neighborhood while somebody’s granny casually drives by. Classic.

[@michaelgunn4086]

Love to have that for my alarm clock

[@retired-pipefitter]

Finally something that will drowned out my wife😂🤣

[@RustyBarnacle]

Next time my neighbours whinge about my car I'm going to send them this

[@exploranator]

Are you allowed to make the air deflector barge boards into wing-cross-section pieces? They may not add much downforce, but they sure would reduce drag.

[@SouthwestD313]

I wish my neighbors were like this and not the crackheads I have now.

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

This is what the neighbors think when starting a SBC in the neighborhood

[@jswaggart01]

If any neighbour complains, they should be run out of town. I need neighbours like this 😎

[@scottparsons2031]

When neighbors complain about your Harley this is the next logical step

[@TheAmerican1963]

Never fails to give me chicken skin to hear that throttle whack !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂

[@spencer6104]

i just want one of these engines to fire up in the morning and listen to.

[@427Vette]

Bacon eggs toast and a 10 thousand horsepower throttle whack! Haha 😂

[@sungkim742]

I love the smell of nitro in the morning. It smells like victory.

[@voodoobluetaco]

omfg how epic. just starting the TF car at home, no biggie

[@manfreakcaharambe942]

his friends livin there in those house shakin lol

[@bullypopful]

We need more neighbours like this

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

Well come to America first off

[@samh7982]

the smell of nitro meth in the morning must be a breath of fresh tears and coughs

[@davidbrugman2171]

Now that's a serious machine 👍🏻👌

[@eccentricorgan]

Just noticed the long yellow strap connecting the back of the dragster to the tree!

[@flawlessfoose]

Absolutely sick!

[@redblue40rc33]

I wish this was my neighbor😅.....those ppl in his neighborhood is fortunate to hear it for free

[@pineychristian]

Hey Joe what you doing today? ahh cutting my lawn. Scott what about you ? Starting up my 10,000hp top fuel dragster around 9am is that cool with you ?

[@scottlecompte2400]

People in the town I live in complain about people's music they are playing in their vehicles, and someone shooting off fireworks on the 4th of July or New Years. I can't imagine something like this.

[@StrappedHistorian]

They all put in their matching shirts to bother the neighbors lol

[@GF-mf7ml]

These neighbors live their life a quarter mile at a time.

[@EmperorGary1971]

These guys are more than welcome in my neighborhood.

[@dramaface]

What I wouldn’t give to live by someone who had a dragster on nitro barking in neighborhood like that. I’d be over every time I heard it fire up!

[@mikeg284]

The person in the car has no idea what to do...the chief on the other hand seems to know...and has to help much more than we ever did in NHRA, all good though, car sounds good and shutoff was spot on...

[@SolamenteVees]

Aren't fuel cars usually started on alcohol then switched to nitro? This sounded like nitromethane from the beginning.

[@scottfarley5910]

I used 87 octane gas for that start. I will move to gas/alcohol mix from here on out.

[@willowwisp6401]

And all I got to play with this morning was My Cat…………….Binky is a Cool Cat.

[@philipsmith1041]

Pretty cool, but I think they could learn some routines and signals and coordination from the US Navy doing carrier ops. Its loud, visual communication only.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I bet that could be heard for miles away

[@lnr12241]

If I was driving passed that I'd be stopping for sure

[@revo3301979]

I'm all for the video and love it but why are we wearing team shirts for a warm-up at home?

Like a good neighbor nitro throttle whacks is there....

[@picax8398]

Love how the yellow caution tape to the right of the screen jumps when the throttle cracks

[@ryanmccullough09]

That appears to be multiple tow straps tied to the building to prevent the car from falling over. I believe they normally use a couple crew members to hold the wing struts when doing this in the pits.

[@dystopian..]

Bet the neighbors enjoy it

[@nitroperformanceguy]

Bet that was a big surprise to everyone living around the car lol

[@paulneron375]

Dats called a "Hillbilly Alarm Clock" !

[@JaYb97716]

Do they use different sized tyres on top fuels? I'm only just getting into it but noticed in races they use much larger ones

[@brianvalley5223]

Sounds like a monster.

[@toddclark332]

❤badass neighbor 😁🔥💪 that's what kind of band I like

[@christineayres7199]

Like starting up a Spitfire 😮

[@adamborowiak4995]

The wife be like, " I'm calling the cops! To loud!" Don't you fucking dare! This is my time therapy to put up with you!

[@DavidBonser-z3z]

That's very cool

[@jobdone3700]

I think this is a top alcohol dragster . Maybe they run it without nitro .There was no change in sound when the nitro comes on after the initial start up . Also the rear wing looks a little smaller.

[@scottfarley5910]

I mixed the nitro myself, 87%. The microphone on the Iphone recording didn't do the sound justice. I can assure you, this is an NHRA legal top Fuel car kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpvVmo2KoJiCqdk

[@jobdone3700]

@@scottfarley5910 Thanks for clearing that up 👍

[@crazedgoldminner7384]

I just made coming to my son that we just did that to our neighbors we used to race it Fremont Dragstrip

[@rpm2dayg648]

So when ya going to take it around the block-to see what she does?

[@Bigalinjapan]

She is completely clueless on her task...