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Why dragster engines explode so often

Top Fuel dragsters make around 11,000 horsepower, and the insane part is they’re basically always seconds away from blowing ...
Engineers design modern engines to survive huge forces, yet one small part can still fail with violent results. When a crankshaft damper lets go at speed, metal fragments can slice through belts, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eleven people on board a boat in the Mississippi River in Wisconsin were ejected when the boat’s engine exploded, injuring eight ...
Eleven people on board a boat in the Mississippi River in Wisconsin were ejected when the boat’s engine exploded, injuring eight of them, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.