FAQ: Nitrous - Everything You Wanted To Know - But Were Afraid To Ask

[artichoke]

Originally Posted by FEAR

CLOSE HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE. ACTUALLY I WILLPUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY AND YOU SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY EASILY. WHY NOT JUST INJECT STRAIGHT OXYGEN INTO THE MOTOR INSTEAD OF NITROUS? AND WHY NOT PLAIN AIR?

Forgive me but I don't know what difference you are referring to. Please explain what you mean.

Plain air would be cheaper than nitrous. It would have more nitrogen, therefore it would have more of this "buffering" but provide less power than NOS.

Straight oxygen would have no nitrogen "buffering" but provide more power than NOS.

[Moose]

Originally Posted by FEAR

CLOSE HERE IS THE DIFFERENCE. ACTUALLY I WILLPUT IT TO YOU THIS WAY AND YOU SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT PRETTY EASILY. WHY NOT JUST INJECT STRAIGHT OXYGEN INTO THE MOTOR INSTEAD OF NITROUS? AND WHY NOT PLAIN AIR?

Yeah, that's called a supercharger, lol...

[Ukyo Yoshiro]

Originally Posted by Moose

Yeah, that's called a supercharger, lol...

haha i feel smart even i knew that lol

[FEAR]

Originally Posted by artichoke

Forgive me but I don't know what difference you are referring to. Please explain what you mean.

Plain air would be cheaper than nitrous. It would have more nitrogen, therefore it would have more of this "buffering" but provide less power than NOS.

Straight oxygen would have no nitrogen "buffering" but provide more power than NOS.

YES A SUPERCHARGER IS JUST LIEK INJECTING REGULAR AIR, THATS PRETTY OBVIOUS. YES INJECTING OCYGEN WOULD MAKE MORE POWER. BUT THERE ARE 2 REASONS WHY NITROUS IS USED AND NOT OXYGEN.

1. OXYGEN IS VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPLOSIVE. HAVING COMPRESSES O2 IN A MOVING CAR WOULD BE LIKE CARRYING BOMBS.

2. THE MAGIC NUMBER WITH NITROUS IS 572. 572 DEGREES IS WHEN THE NITROGEN MOLLECULES BREAK AWAY FROM THE OSYGEN MOLLECULE AND LEAVE THE O AVAILABLE TO BURN MORE FUEL. REMEMEBER NITROUS ISNT FLAMABLE. NO MATTER HOW WE MAKE MORE POWER, SUPERCHAGER/TURBO FOR BOOST, NITROUS, OR CUBIC INCHES OR INCREASED AIR FLOW, WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING , GET MORE OXYGEN INTO THE CHAMBER TO BE ABLE TO BURN MORE FUEL. ANYWAY, NITROUS IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLABLE BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT IS USELESS( EXEPT FOR THE INTERCOOLING FACTOR, BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY) UNTIL 572 DEGREES. THAT KIND OF HEAT IS ONLY GOIN TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE MIXTURE IS FIRED.

SO THATS WHY

[IGOTTASRT8]

Originally Posted by FEAR

YES A SUPERCHARGER IS JUST LIEK INJECTING REGULAR AIR, THATS PRETTY OBVIOUS. YES INJECTING OCYGEN WOULD MAKE MORE POWER. BUT THERE ARE 2 REASONS WHY NITROUS IS USED AND NOT OXYGEN.

1. OXYGEN IS VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPLOSIVE. HAVING COMPRESSES O2 IN A MOVING CAR WOULD BE LIKE CARRYING BOMBS.

2. THE MAGIC NUMBER WITH NITROUS IS 572. 572 DEGREES IS WHEN THE NITROGEN MOLLECULES BREAK AWAY FROM THE OSYGEN MOLLECULE AND LEAVE THE O AVAILABLE TO BURN MORE FUEL. REMEMEBER NITROUS ISNT FLAMABLE. NO MATTER HOW WE MAKE MORE POWER, SUPERCHAGER/TURBO FOR BOOST, NITROUS, OR CUBIC INCHES OR INCREASED AIR FLOW, WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING , GET MORE OXYGEN INTO THE CHAMBER TO BE ABLE TO BURN MORE FUEL. ANYWAY, NITROUS IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLABLE BECAUSE OF THE FACT IT IS USELESS( EXEPT FOR THE INTERCOOLING FACTOR, BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY) UNTIL 572 DEGREES. THAT KIND OF HEAT IS ONLY GOIN TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE MIXTURE IS FIRED.

SO THATS WHY

But what about the doohickey that fires the thingamabob after hitting the watchamacallit?