Nitrous questions

[LS6 Tommy]

Does nitrous go boom? 8)

Only when you least ecpect it. :shock:

Nitrous itself is not explosive or flammable. Like any oxidizer, it will drastically increase the flammability of any combustible it's mixed with.

You can burst a N20 cylinder from overpressure due to heat. Never use a torch to heat a cold cylinder. That's what bottle heaters are for.

Tommy

 

[Griswald]

Nitrous itself is not explosive or flammable. Like any oxidizer, it will drastically increase the flammability of any combustible it's mixed with.

You can burst a N20 cylinder from overpressure due to heat. Never use a torch to heat a cold cylinder. That's what bottle heaters are for.

Tommy

It was a joke, Tommy. And trust me.....nitrous does go BOOM!!!

 

[boyzbad]

Does compression determin how much nitrous you can use? Would 250 or less be safe at 14 to1?

 

[BottleBaby Bu]

Does compression determin how much nitrous you can use? Would 250 or less be safe at 14 to1?

IMO
Yes, you will be fine with 14 to 1 and 250. 250 is not alot of nitrous. Personally I think nitrous likes the compression. The window for ignition timing error gets smaller but it is very doable.

 

[Griswald]

Does compression determin how much nitrous you can use? Would 250 or less be safe at 14 to1?

We run 18:1 in our Outlaw motor and spray close to 900hp total on 3 systems. I ran 14:1 in my old 434 and sprayed it with a little over 600hp.

Compression is a GOOD thing!

 

[boyzbad]

Now as far as ring pack goes. I see a big time builder in ND that has a 434 at 9" deck with 6" rod claiming 1200+hp on NOS. Can you spray that much with that tight ring pack??

 

[Griswald]

Now as far as ring pack goes. I see a big time builder in ND that has a 434 at 9" deck with 6" rod claiming 1200+hp on NOS. Can you spray that much with that tight ring pack??

I figured I was around 1150 at the wheels with mine.

If your tune is on, it will live.

 

[Anonymous]

Hey I'm new to the whole nitrous thing and I'm considering a plate system prob a 100 wet shot, 150 at the very most. We built the motor with forged pistons and good headgaskets to handle a bit of spray, im just curious how the whole fuel system would work i'd like to keep it simple as possible. Thanks for your help.

 

[BottleBaby Bu]

Tell us about the fuel system

 

[Anonymous]

The way it is now? Basically a stock mech pump system, with braided lines to the Holley DP. I'm just looking to find out if i need to run a separate fuel system for the N20. Maybe a small cell with race gas and a separate pump for the nitrous side, or from what I understand you can use a single fuel system with a big pump and two regulators. I'm really a little confused on how it would work. I'm looking to go the simplest route that is going to be safe.