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23rd Oct 2014, 11:16

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nomorecatering

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Magnetoes are used in top fuel dragsters for several reasons.

They give the spark energy that is required.

The engines only need fixed timing because they only have 1 operating rpm

They have a life span 1 second more than required, ie 5 seconds.

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