modo
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Re: In Response to Javi's Post....
that would have to be another discussion as there is a lot involved but
nitrous itself is not flammable. when it breaks down via atmospheric pressure and heat in the intake manifold it is essentially oxygen which can be burned. it does cool the inlet charge as well but you NEED to increase fuel into the combustion chamber to make up for the additional oxygen.
methanol will burn if it is 100% meth. since meth injection setups are a mix or water / meth it will not burn outside of the combustion chamber. the water will flash evaporate which causes the drastic cooling of the combustion temps and alcohol burns a lot cooler... the leftover meth is what increase the octane and burns as a fuel. that is why when you spray meth/water your air/fuel ratio will go richer.
the water evaporating has great detonation suppression which is another added benefit.
that is a quick and crude answer
MustangChris said:hey now. lets not get too hostile... civil debate will gain more ground/credibility than aggressive (sp?) arguments. lol.
It seems the topic of IATs is coming into play with questioning:
will N2O or Meth cool the air charge more effectively?
Also, i think the basics of how N2O vs. Meth works.
Is the Meth actually "combustable"? is it like an afterburner on a jet? Is that how the power is gained? or is it simply a non-combustable that cools the aircharge to add power?
Is N2O a "combustable?" or is it an extra substance to change the chemical-structure of the fuel?? ya know? how does all this stuff work?
are we comparing apples and oranges here?
that would have to be another discussion as there is a lot involved but
nitrous itself is not flammable. when it breaks down via atmospheric pressure and heat in the intake manifold it is essentially oxygen which can be burned. it does cool the inlet charge as well but you NEED to increase fuel into the combustion chamber to make up for the additional oxygen.
methanol will burn if it is 100% meth. since meth injection setups are a mix or water / meth it will not burn outside of the combustion chamber. the water will flash evaporate which causes the drastic cooling of the combustion temps and alcohol burns a lot cooler... the leftover meth is what increase the octane and burns as a fuel. that is why when you spray meth/water your air/fuel ratio will go richer.
the water evaporating has great detonation suppression which is another added benefit.
that is a quick and crude answer