Nitrous Junky buys 944 !!
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There is no compressed oxygen bottle in a nitroous car. N2O has oxygen just the same as steam (H20) has oxygen. Heck, even sand has oxygen (SiO2) but I don't think anyone will think common beach sand will explode.
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Originally Posted by Legoland951
There is no compressed oxygen bottle in a nitroous car. N2O has oxygen just the same as steam (H20) has oxygen. Heck, even sand has oxygen (SiO2) but I don't think anyone will think common beach sand will explode.
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Originally Posted by Mike C.
Mavfan, is your set a wet or dry shot? What is the difference? BTW, nice documentation of the mod on your web site.
zex makes some great dry shots, the difference is wet kits use additional fuel lines(i believe).. where as dry kits usually have a emu that increases fuel according to how much nitrous you are using.
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Originally Posted by Jeremy Himsel
Hah this is a bit funny, I'm putting N20 on my C5Z just so it can keep up with my 951 (okay 951).
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Originally Posted by flosho
zex makes some great dry shots, the difference is wet kits use additional fuel lines(i believe).. where as dry kits usually have a emu that increases fuel according to how much nitrous you are using.
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propper installation is key for safety. I have seen the aftermath of a NOS bottle warmer that never shut off. After a number of hours in the garage, the bottle could no longer take the pressure and exploded...... I can't find the pics but amazing how huge this was. The back half of the car looked like a picture out of a warzone. The house was knocked slightly off foundation. Something (decklid or rear bumper), was imbedded in the wall. Nobody killed by sheer luck.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
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Originally Posted by 2bridges
propper installation is key for safety. I have seen the aftermath of a NOS bottle warmer that never shut off. After a number of hours in the garage, the bottle could no longer take the pressure and exploded...... I can't find the pics but amazing how huge this was. The back half of the car looked like a picture out of a warzone. The house was knocked slightly off foundation. Something (decklid or rear bumper), was imbedded in the wall. Nobody killed by sheer luck.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
How many hours though? Don't most nitrous tanks have a relief valve for over pressurization? Not to mention they are pressure tested to a certain extent.
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was around 4-5 hours I believe..... I think it was wired to a switch that was inadvertantly left on. Can't tell you if his bottle did or did not have relief valve.... i would guess not.
Sure wish I could find the pics to share. Totally unbelievable. I would have never guessed
Sure wish I could find the pics to share. Totally unbelievable. I would have never guessed
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I've got a picture from Fishey of his wet set-up...
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According to him, it takes about a minute to splice another fuel line off the existing rail and connect it to the solenoid. The purple thing is a nitrous/fuel injector.
According to him, it takes about a minute to splice another fuel line off the existing rail and connect it to the solenoid. The purple thing is a nitrous/fuel injector.
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Originally Posted by 2bridges
propper installation is key for safety. I have seen the aftermath of a NOS bottle warmer that never shut off. After a number of hours in the garage, the bottle could no longer take the pressure and exploded...... I can't find the pics but amazing how huge this was. The back half of the car looked like a picture out of a warzone. The house was knocked slightly off foundation. Something (decklid or rear bumper), was imbedded in the wall. Nobody killed by sheer luck.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
All this from a incorrect setup of a bottle warmer.
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agreed. i sure wish I could find the pics....... I was in complete disbelief at the extent of the damage.
Without a doubt a operator error. At the dragstrip I have seen idiots "warming" their NOS tanks with portable plumbers torch before a run o bring pressures up. Those idiots deserve whatever may happen to them. again not flamable, but not the propper way to manage psi.
Without a doubt a operator error. At the dragstrip I have seen idiots "warming" their NOS tanks with portable plumbers torch before a run o bring pressures up. Those idiots deserve whatever may happen to them. again not flamable, but not the propper way to manage psi.
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I agree. And I think I've seen the picture you're referring to. Shell of what used to be a car... and you can't even tell what it used to be. It went around corvette forum a few months back. It was doubted then too.