These guys are racing heads. Nitrous is a rocket engine oxidizer and not properly handled can bit you, just like gasoline, but everyone knows how to handle it. I would be most of those guys don't know its potential or what they are playing with. With them it trial and error. They are adding 50 to 100% or 200% more power. The engines will not take the stress. But adding 10% or 15%, like a turbo may work, without the weight, then only using it when you need it. Proper flow control is how to apply it.
Just a thought! Ronald R. Eason Sr. President / CEO Ph: 816-468-4091 Fax: 816-468-5465 http://www.jrl-engineering.com Our Attitude Makes The Difference! -----Original Message----- From: krnet-bounces+ron=jrl-engineering....@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-bounces+ron=jrl-engineering....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of D F Lively Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:32 PM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Higher H.P. from your engine. Ron: My son told me that this is the "In-Thing" among "Street Racers" in Las Vegas when he was working there as a "Craps-Dealer" at the Barbary Coast and at Caesars Palace casinos on the strip.-- very very hard on the engines though with many engine disintegrations resulting in vehicle occupant fatalities! I suspect not a real good place to go except for the foolish. Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ronald R.Eason" wrote: > I found this article in Power and Performance magazine. Some day this my > make it's way into aircraft engines some day . It interest me because back > in the 60's when I was running rocket engine tests one of our oxidizers in > some of the engines was nitrous oxide it's a kin to red fuming nitric acid. > A little goes a long way. I would like to experiment with this some day in > an aircraft engine. Properly controlled it will work well to give safe HP > increases. > > FYI, > > While there has never been any question as to the wonderful power inducing > performance gained by injecting nitrous oxide into your engine, it has also > been surrounded by some total misconceptions. > > So we're here to clear the air. The following are what we believe to be the > top three myths about nitrous injection and its effects on your engine. > Remember, if you have any specific questions about nitrous oxide, call our > toll free NITROUS HELPT line at 1-888-817-1008, and we'll be glad to help. > > Myth number 1: Nitrous will blow up my engine! > Simply stated, nitrous, properly installed according to the manufacturer's > instructions, will not blow up your engine. Today, nitrous is still the > easiest and safest way to greatly increase your engine's horsepower. Where > people run into problems is when they get greedy. With today's modern > nitrous systems, all that is required is approximately two minutes to change > the nitrous and fuel jets, which will add an additional 50, 100, even 300 > horsepower. Often, beginners try to push the window, figuring if everything > appears to be running fine, a "little" more nitrous can't hurt their engine. > Caught up in the excitement, the novice nitrous user often forgets to make > the proper (and safe) engine adjustments in accordance with the increased > nitrous jet sizing. The most commonly overlooked adjustments include > forgetting to retard the ignition timing, not changing to "colder" heat > range spark plugs, and in some cases, not installing an increased flow > capacity fuel pump to deliver sufficient fuel flow. The result is a nitrous > system that is not correctly installed for safe operation, making engine > damage inevitable. As long as the installer follows the manufacturer's > tuning instructions and advice with regard to engine adjustments and vehicle > upgrades, they will have safe, reliable power gains that will not harm their > engine in any way. > > Myth number 2: Blowers and turbos are safer than nitrous injection! > A properly installed nitrous system offers virtually the same level of > engine safety as supercharger and turbocharger enhancements. Forced > induction engine kits are most commonly complete packages that include fuel > system and computer tuning upgrades. This allows the manufacturer to build a > safe computer "tune-up" into the system they provide. That concept is fine, > but adding all those extras dramatically raises the cost of the upgrade by > thousands of dollars. With a nitrous system, the manufacturer provides > precisely what is required to safely use nitrous, as well as detailed > recommendations when fuel and ignition upgrades are necessary. The beauty of > this information is that the customer makes the decision as to how far they > can go with their nitrous system based on their specific upgrades. A person > spraying a 75 hp shot of nitrous doesn't require a fuel pump upgrade, so why > should they have to pay extra for one? But a person that wants to spray a > 200 hp shot will definitely need to increase the fuel flow as well as the > ignition system performance. When it comes right down to it, a nitrous > system is just as safe as a blower or turbo kit as long as it's installed > with the fuel and ignition system upgrades needed for the power level you > want to run. > > Myth number 3: Nitrous oxide is the same thing as nitro methane! > Nitrous oxide and nitro methane are not the same thing - not even close! > Many people, especially those casual spectators of Top Fuel/Funny Car drag > racing competition, think that nitrous and nitro are the same fuel. Having > watched their favorite racers explode engines while making a 300mph run down > the quarter mile, they believe that nitrous will also cause their engines to > blow up. Nothing could be further from the truth. Nitro methane used in Top > Fuel competition is a very volatile liquid fuel and only racing engines > designed specifically for this fuel can handle its huge power and > destructive force. In these applications, nitro methane is the main fuel > source, constituting as much as 90 percent of the total fuel burned. Nitrous > oxide, on the other hand, is injected into the engine in comparatively small > amounts and delivers smooth burning characteristics that enhance the fuel's > combustion process. Nitrous oxide can be safely used even with bone stock > engines. Whether it's a small 55 hp shot of nitrous added to a four cylinder > engine or a 300 hp shot added to a properly built V8 racing engine, nitrous > allows you to add just the right amount of power without fear of damaging > your engine. > > Ronald R. Eason Sr. > President / CEO > Ph: 816-468-4091 > Fax: 816-468-5465 > http://www.jrl-engineering.com > Our Attitude Makes The Difference! > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
