I was just wondering if someone can enlighten me more on nirtous oxide and how much it will better your times. Is it legal everywhere? and if so, I am always hearing "50 shot" and so on, what does this exactly mean? Thanks....

 

the shot means Horespower.. a 50 shot.. is suppose to give you a continous spray of nitrous in an amount to cause 50 rear wheel horsepower.. 75 shot.. 75 rwhp gain.. and so on..


as far as legal i've heard mixed stories some say its legal in texas some say it isn't

as far as it improving times i don't know by how much.. i'll tell you in a few weeks

 

from my understanding, it is illegal on the streets everywhere (supposed to be track use only). i've never heard of it being legal on the streets for any state. nitrous oxide is explosive and exploding during accidents is the concern (and it is most commonly found in trunks to hide it....right above the gas tank). i've never heard of a nitrous tank exploding during an accident, but if anyone here has heard of it, i'd like to know. i was wondering about this a couple of days ago and asked around, since i know a lot of ppl have it, but no stories so far. anyone heard any stories or seen it yourself?? thanks.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by nHobbes
[B]nitrous oxide is explosive and exploding during accidents is the concern (and it is most commonly found in trunks to hide it....right above the gas tank).

 

I am no expert, but as far as I know, nitrous oxide is non-flammable, and the only danger would be a bursting bottle. If the gas tank were to start on fire, then a bottle positioned above the tank would be cause for concern, but in almost no cases does a car start on fire after an accident (except on tv and in movies). Many communities have school buses powered by LP gas, which is flammable, but this is not considered more dangerous than driving around with 10 gallons of explosive 87 octane gasoline, or flammable diesel fuel.

Nitrous works because the 2 oxygen atoms separate from the nitrogen atom around 500* F. This free oxygen is then available for reaction with the fuel. This is a paraphrase from something someone else wrote, so if this is incorrect, I apologize.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Insomniak
[B]the shot means Horespower.. a 50 shot.. is suppose to give you a continous spray of nitrous in an amount to cause 50 rear wheel horsepower..

 

99GT,

Nitrous, above its breakdown temperature, is an oxidizer. It does not burn -- it enables other things to burn, faster and hotter.

I believe the primary problem with NOS's legality is its emissions, not the danger of tank explosion. NOS is a stored as a liquid in its tank, and is under only moderate pressure. A NOS tank will not explode any more violently than a soda bottle.

The use of NOS produces a lot of ugly NOx compound emissions, which are some of the worst pollutants made by cars.

- Warren

 

Actually, nitrous in the bottle can explode much worse than just a soda bottle.

My fiancee's family has an insurance adjustments/claims company. They went on an inspection where a nitrous bottle in the back of a cavalier had exploded/ruptured in some way. (apparently not installed properly or the kid damaged it somehow) You could almost not recognize the back of the car. It was almost completely blown off. Had anyone been in the back seat, they would have been killed.

 

When a nitrous bottle explodes (very very rare) thats because the bottle heater was installed incorrectly. There is a safety valve on all nitrous bottles, which after the bottle exceeds a preset PSI, it opens up and lets the gas out.

The bottle heater is connected to 2 parts. One is the power source itself (i.e. battery) and the other is a relay. The bottle must be connected to a power source and the relay (on/off button) needs to be turned on for the bottle heater to operate. When the heater is connected to the battery only, or the relay isn't hooked up correctly, the heater will be constantly heating up the bottle and the pressure will be increasing rapidly. Even then, thats what the safety valve is for. The stars need to be aligned for the bottle to actually explode.

 

lol....stars and explosions! yeah, i agree the chances are very slim, BUT when it does happen, it can be very bad. also, i'm sure part of the reason is emissions (they do allow them at the track though), but i'm pretty sure the primary reason is the chance for an explosion.

btw, a little off topic: how would you describe the smell when someone is using nitrous in their car, when they're running in front of you? i can't find the words to describe it!!! frustrating! it has this unique smell that comes into my vents....