# electric dragster **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 22, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912 "2004-04-22T19:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/1 "2004-04-22T19:08:37Z")
is being built on discovery channel right now… it’s going to race a viper. it’s a mail truck with a vw transaxel and subaru shit, the dude is claiming 600hp… no ls1 :bigok: :gives: ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/2 "2004-04-22T19:12:29Z")
going to watch:cool: ---
**Author:** ![taco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@taco](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taco)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/3 "2004-04-22T19:40:19Z")
watching it right now. isn’t the discovery channel supposed to be educational. oh well this is more interesting anyways ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/4 "2004-04-22T19:49:58Z")
that had to be one of the worst paint jobs i ever saw ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/5 "2004-04-22T20:00:30Z")
how beat… it fuckin broke the whole time… :doh: ---
**Author:** ![taco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@taco](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taco)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/6 "2004-04-22T20:03:28Z")
yeah that dragster sucked. the paint was horrible and the design wasn’t much better. It shouldn’t be hard at all to build a fast electric drag car but they somehow screwed it up. Oh yeah and that guy welding with the four stacked pairs of sunglasses. :nono: :ugh: ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/7 "2004-04-22T20:03:49Z")
broke the record at 15 something…hahahaha…good thing they put the roll cage in and had the fire suit on… that show sucked ---
**Author:** ![integrrac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bcef8e/32.png) [@integrrac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/integrrac)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/8 "2004-04-22T20:22:47Z")
interesting thing about electric engines. constant torque across the board ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/9 "2004-04-22T20:30:16Z")
I :love: the discovery channel ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/10 "2004-04-22T20:57:33Z")
> _Originally posted by integrrac_ > **interesting thing about electric engines. constant torque across the board** yep. peak torgue at 0 rpms I dont see why they didnt do some type of chain drive instead of those belts. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/11 "2004-04-22T22:19:05Z")
I like the idea of taking a 2wd and using electric motors to power the other two wheels… I think it was Toyota or GM who designed a viable prototype using this idea… ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/12 "2004-04-23T05:58:28Z")
just think, when the world runs out of oil in 50+ years…we’re all gonna have to resort to building that crap :scared: ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/13 "2004-04-23T06:00:35Z")
either that or the liberals will finally let us drill in Alaska ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/14 "2004-04-23T06:56:19Z")
> _Originally posted by 1320_ > **just think, when the world runs out of oil in 50+ years…we’re all gonna have to resort to building that crap :scared:** we’ve gone from a horse to steam to gas. It’s only a matter of time before the next thing comes along. I can’t wait, technology kicks ass. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/15 "2004-04-23T07:33:11Z")
> _Originally posted by 1320_ > **just think, when the world runs out of oil in 50+ years…we’re all gonna have to resort to building that crap :scared:** power is power… why does it have to come from fossil fuels? i’d kill for a car that runs on water. ---
**Author:** ![Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3bc359/32.png) [@Blue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/16 "2004-04-23T08:33:42Z")
> _Originally posted by ShalerPunk_ > **I like the idea of taking a 2wd and using electric motors to power the other two wheels… I think it was Toyota or GM who designed a viable prototype using this idea…** dodge also made a Durango prototype that had an electric engine to power the rear wheels ---
**Author:** ![sunhawk08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@sunhawk08](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sunhawk08)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 8:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/17 "2004-04-23T08:34:52Z")
Technology 😕 me anymore ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-dragster/165912/18 "2004-04-23T12:58:32Z")
> _Originally posted by ShalerPunk_ > **power is power… why does it have to come from fossil fuels? i’d kill for a car that runs on water.** im sure a prizm probbaly would run on water… :greddy2: