Does nitrous really "F" up your engine?

[Timmy]

first, I never said the "bottle" would explode. read it again. it said explode out of the bottle. Chris left his bottle armed with the bottle heater on. it cought fire and blew the disc, so nitrous that was on fire engulfed his car. his whole body was covered with burns. Besides, passing out because of nitrous while you are on the highway prolly isn't the safest thing either.

[12secondv6]

Blow down tube:

It is hooked up to a section on the valve that has a pressure disc.

I'm told MAX psi is somewhere between 1600-2000 but I do NOT know the max psi.

If a blowdown tube is installed correctly and the pressure disc is fine then IF the bottle psi gets TOO high then the disc would rupture causing the nitrous to rush out of the bottle and into the blow down tube and then exit the vehicle.

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Originally posted by Timmy:
so nitrous that was on fire engulfed his car.

Nitrous isn't flammable.

[firebirdchick98]

Originally posted by 12secondv6:
If it is YOU WIFE's daily driver DO NOT spray it!

Thank you 12secondv6. I have been trying to tell him that. Won't listen to me cause he wants nitrous so bad.

[Timmy]

you are right, nitrous isn't flammable. Im glad you proved your point. However the pressure in the bottle is. But Im not going to sit here and argue about it with you. I still highly recommend he get one if he sprays it. I would recommend all of you on this board who use nitrous have one.

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Originally posted by Timmy:
you are right, nitrous isn't flammable. Im glad you proved your point. However the pressure in the bottle is. But Im not going to sit here and argue about it with you. I still highly recommend he get one if he sprays it. I would recommend all of you on this board who use nitrous have one.

Pressure isn't flammable either. It is a unit of measure. :D

I would also recommend the blow down tube, I know the NOS 5175 kit comes with one out of the box. I think most kits for hatchbacks do. The local dragstrips won't let you run without one either.

If it was my wife's car, I wouldn't spray it. I wouldn't spray it unless you have the money and or know how to replace what you can potentially break.

[12secondv6]

Originally posted by firebirdchick98:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 12secondv6:
If it is YOU WIFE's daily driver DO NOT spray it!

Thank you 12secondv6. I have been trying to tell him that. Won't listen to me cause he wants nitrous so bad. </font>[/QUOTE]So, this is your car in question?


I DO NOT suggest spraying it.

It is YOUR car, if YOU do NOT feel comfortable w/ it, do NOT do it.

Yes, I am the BIGGEST advocate of nitrous out there but if there is ANY doubt in the person, do NOT do it.

Smack him around [img]tongue.gif[/img]

['98 BlackBird]

Owned again the wife--&gt; [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img] &lt;--- me
I guess the verdict is in: no nitrous. I have to respect the decision of my wife. Maybe in the future I will have my own f-body and spray it.
As for right now, I will just keep adding bolt-ons and hope we can get the car in the 14 sec area. Well I can't say I didn't try.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by Timmy:
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Nitrous isn't flammable. [/QB][/QUOTE]

wait a mintue if its not flammable why the hell you putting it in your motor?

NO2 is 1 part nitrogen and 2 part oxygen.

is not O2 what you breath....
thats the same O2 THAT MUST BE THERE FOR FIRE TO HAPPEN
is this not how NOS work when the compound is heated (burnt) the O2 seperates from the Nitrogen adding O2 to the motor and making MORE HP,


if its NOT fammable then you can hold a match up to the line and spray and would would not do one thing? (well ok the match would blow out before it could ignite) but you get my point, go ahead and try and get back to us.

and the reason NOS "cleans" you motor is becuase the N combine with th carbon and there for take the carbon out your tap pipe with it

[chadder]

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[AZ3.8Camaro]

Originally posted by viper04af:
wait a mintue if its not flammable why the hell you putting it in your motor?

NO2 is 1 part nitrogen and 2 part oxygen.

is not O2 what you breath....
thats the same O2 THAT MUST BE THERE FOR FIRE TO HAPPEN
is this not how NOS work when the compound is heated (burnt) the O2 seperates from the Nitrogen adding O2 to the motor and making MORE HP,


if its NOT fammable then you can hold a match up to the line and spray and would would not do one thing? (well ok the match would blow out before it could ignite) but you get my point, go ahead and try and get back to us.

and the reason NOS "cleans" you motor is becuase the N combine with th carbon and there for take the carbon out your tap pipe with it

It is NOT FLAMMABLE. If you sprayed nitrous on a match it would make the match burn hotter, but the stream of nitrous WILL NOT BURN.

Nitrous simply contains oxygen, a chemical needed to have fire. Fuel burns, but only in the presence of oxygen. Nitrous oxygenates the fuel, and allows it to burn. When you supercharge or turbocharge your car, you are adding more AIR, just like with nitrous. You still have to supply more fuel to make more power. The fuel is where the fire and power come from.

Nitrous contains a similar chemical makeup to the air we breath, with slightly more oxygen though. Are you saying the air is flammable? If you lit a match, the whole world would catch fire. Air contains oxygen, like nitrous, and SUPPORTS combustion.

Oh and nitrous cleans your motor because it burns hotter, hot enough to burn away deposits.

[Timmy]

I concur

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by AZ3.8Camaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by viper04af:
wait a mintue if its not flammable why the hell you putting it in your motor?

NO2 is 1 part nitrogen and 2 part oxygen.

is not O2 what you breath....
thats the same O2 THAT MUST BE THERE FOR FIRE TO HAPPEN
is this not how NOS work when the compound is heated (burnt) the O2 seperates from the Nitrogen adding O2 to the motor and making MORE HP,


if its NOT fammable then you can hold a match up to the line and spray and would would not do one thing? (well ok the match would blow out before it could ignite) but you get my point, go ahead and try and get back to us.

and the reason NOS "cleans" you motor is becuase the N combine with th carbon and there for take the carbon out your tap pipe with it

It is NOT FLAMMABLE. If you sprayed nitrous on a match it would make the match burn hotter, but the stream of nitrous WILL NOT BURN.

Nitrous simply contains oxygen, a chemical needed to have fire. Fuel burns, but only in the presence of oxygen. Nitrous oxygenates the fuel, and allows it to burn. When you supercharge or turbocharge your car, you are adding more AIR, just like with nitrous. You still have to supply more fuel to make more power. The fuel is where the fire and power come from.

Nitrous contains a similar chemical makeup to the air we breath, with slightly more oxygen though. Are you saying the air is flammable? If you lit a match, the whole world would catch fire. Air contains oxygen, like nitrous, and SUPPORTS combustion.

Oh and nitrous cleans your motor because it burns hotter, hot enough to burn away deposits. </font>[/QUOTE]i see what you mean now

"Oh and nitrous cleans your motor because it burns hotter, hot enough to burn away deposits"

y does it burn hotter? its from the nitrogen, carbon and nitrogen love each other carbon has 4 electrons in the outer shell. ehh don remeber N but i know it has some open spaces

[AZ3.8Camaro]

There is just about the same amount on nitrogen in regular air.

[98Camaro3.8]

First of all, it's not NO2, it's N2O. [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

Nitrous adds oxygen. That's (just about) all it does. Just like forced induction, if you add more oxygen then you can add more fuel = bigger boom. It also cools down the intake charge, which causes the air to be denser, which adds even more power.

Nitrogen is an inert gas, it doesn't really do much. In Nitrous Oxide, it helps keep a controlled detonation, reducing knock.

Any time you add more oxygen to a fire, it's gonna burn hotter. This increase in combustion chamber temps burns off carbon deposits. Nitrogen doesn't do this.

Read: http://members.aol.com/agspeed/nos.htm