I guess it's similar to NOS - nitrous oxide. If so don't use it as the extra
power = mucho heat and will melt your pistons especially if you run lean.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <SPL311RDST@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: an engineering question re: NITROMETHANE (OT!)(LONG)
> Ok, here's Mark w/ some thoughts on the subject :
>
> nqrithjim@hotmail.com writes:
>
>
> > My question is: What happens when you add this
> > stuff to gas? Will it mix with gas?
> > Will it have higher octane and allow more
> > spark advance, or will it work in other
> > positive ways, like have a higher power
> > density charge to the mixture (more energy calories/BTUs?)
> >
> I'm not a chemist, I don't even play one on TV. But consulting the Writ
of
> Common Wisdom (Colin Cambells book the Sports Car)
>
> Nitromethane is an oxygenator, like MTBE It brings extra oxygen
molecules
> to the equation. It has a latent heat lower than regular gasoline, and
lots
> lower than alcohol, so don't look for any cooling effects.
> It has less than 20% of the energy of gasoline as well.
>
> And the Stochiometric ratio is givenas 2:1 (as opposed to petrols 14ish
:1)
>
> > Would there be any negative impact? Blow up
> > the engine? Recommended mixture rate?
> > Would it eat up the carb gaskets and fuel lines?
>
> Well...... the book warns against experimenting with Nitromethane
fuels,
> due to the possibility of it causing spontaneous fuel tank explosions.
Bear
> in mind that this is an old book that cheerfully gives recipies for
acetone
> based fuels.
>
>
> >
> > Would innocent bystanders be able to tell non-pump
> > gas was being used? (like, for example, at an
> > autocross, would your roadster smell like a
> > Nitro Dragster??)
>
> Nitromethane does have it's distictive smell - no getting around that
>
>
> Mark not,
> Laurie :-)
> 70 SPL311
> AzROC
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>
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