Funny cars sit at the top of the drag racing heirarchy, with engines capable of 10,000 hp or more. As you can imagine, those engines don't last for very long.

Maynard Rupp’s rear-engined Hemi-powered Chevelle funny car was a one-year wonder in 1966.

To the original manufacturer, of course. Like the other cars in his collection, Jay Leno's Chrysler Turbine Car saw regular use— until its engine failed.

Funny Car engines packing all of their power sit right in front of the driver as opposed to dragsters whose drivers are positioned in front of the engine.

Should NHRA look seriously at slowing 11,000-plus horsepower Funny Cars down, possibly cutting the horsepower or engine revs that can lead to catastrophic engine explosions?

Read about John Robinson's common rail 5.9L Cummins Funny Car diesel engine with 1,500 LB-FT and 5,200 RPM, only on dieselpowermag.com, the official website of Diesel Power Magazine.

But what does it take to rebuild one, you ask? Well, here's a seven-minute time lapse of a complete teardown and rebuild of an 11,000-HP supercharged top-fuel dragster engine.