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Old 11-14-2002 | 04:55 AM
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Originally posted by madlow
im not concerned w/ it being legal just curious if it's ok to go for an hour drive w/ the bottle open..
Yea, you should have a pressure gauge tho. Remote bottle openers are cool too but expensive.
Old 11-14-2002 | 05:52 AM
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Originally posted by ManTiS
Yea, you should have a pressure gauge tho. Remote bottle openers are cool too but expensive.
:werd: like 125 or so.
Old 11-14-2002 | 05:59 AM
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OK i have the real answer... NO its NOT illegal (in new jersey) to have it on and hooked up, IN FACT i have a state issued permitt to have it in my car... the only thing i can't LEGALLY do is arm it, the law about stuff like that is it has to ALTER the vehicles performance... so opened NOT armed is NOT illegal in new jersey.. it also falls under MOT (materials of trade) exemption, which allows for basic NON comercial transport of propane oxygen , and other compressed gasses..... No extra driving endorsments are required, JUST the state issued permitt to possess it...

now as far as pressure in the lines and all that.. NO it has NO baring... nitrous on a normal not hot day will bump lik 6-800 PSI.. these are NOT even operating pressure.. you would need to aditionaly heat the bottle to get it around 900 psi, for BEST performance.. so i also have an electonic heater on mine....

nitrous oxide is NEVER flamable.. not even when mixed with fuel... its an oxidizer.. the way it created power is by ACCELERATING the burning process... by adding more oxygen to the mix


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Old 11-14-2002 | 06:12 AM
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^ so basically the N in the N2O is just to dilute the oxygen when passing into the engine?

I wonder what would happen if you used a bottle of compressed liquid Oxygen rather then n2o :chuckles:
Old 11-14-2002 | 06:25 AM
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Originally posted by Duff Man
^ so basically the N in the N2O is just to dilute the oxygen when passing into the engine?

I wonder what would happen if you used a bottle of compressed liquid Oxygen rather then n2o :chuckles:

actualy i was just having that conversation with someone.. and i read somewhere that the nitrogen has a cooling effect in the combustion chamber in other words Pure oxgen would burn TOO hot, and hurt the motor unlike nitrous oxide so the nitrogen is like a buffer..

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Old 11-14-2002 | 07:13 AM
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Originally posted by oc_civic

nitrous oxide is NEVER flamable.. not even when mixed with fuel... its an oxidizer.. the way it created power is by ACCELERATING the burning process... by adding more oxygen to the mix
n2o is not flammable in itself but adding fuel makes it flammable. Fuel is flammable. By saying it doesn't means smoking when changing your fuel injectors is okay.
Old 11-14-2002 | 07:27 AM
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Originally posted by ManTiS
n2o is not flammable in itself but adding fuel makes it flammable. Fuel is flammable. By saying it doesn't means smoking when changing your fuel injectors is okay.

umm thats like saying water is flamable if you mix it with gas... NO the water is STILL not flammable.. the new liquid may be flamamble BUT it is still JUST the gas burning NOT the water.. so NO when you mix it with gas its still not flamamble....
Old 11-14-2002 | 10:24 AM
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isn't n2o just a step away from water?

gd chemistry class never did me n e good :doh:


Im just wondering how similar Hydrogen is to Nitrogen :dunno:
Old 11-14-2002 | 10:49 AM
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Originally posted by LoOkN4 a 92Si
i was thinking about the same thing? can anybody answer this question, i know its illegal, but i am aking about the harm also
nitrous will wear on your lines, which is no good.

and N20 is pretty flammable :-\
Old 11-14-2002 | 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by oc_civic
umm thats like saying water is flamable if you mix it with gas... NO the water is STILL not flammable.. the new liquid may be flamamble BUT it is still JUST the gas burning NOT the water.. so NO when you mix it with gas its still not flamamble....
mix water with electricity and tell me that again.



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