ok you pyro's you guys sound like anarchists lol talkin about how and why stuff burns...anyway, nitro and quads...lmfao hahahahahaha thats a good one lmfao hahahaha, first of all when your runnin around a track or in the woods and you crash and something catches fire on your quad your quad will blow whether you call it a gas explosion a nitro explosion or a tire explosion, w/e explodes i personally would not want to be next to it i dont care how safe you think it is.....its like pickin up a firecracker that was a dud 2 seconds after you lit it...not a smart idea.....but go on you guys should think about bein firemen.....what really gets me everytime is when i see a movie with a huge gasoline explosion in space lmfao hahahaha its way too funny because first of all wtf were they smokin when they thought of that idea.....lol....o well just another making of star wars revolution....lmfao....o ya and guys u should read the anarchist cookbook if you havent already maybe youll enjoy readin it....you should of named this thread pyromaniacs...and put big anarchy signs all over the place it would be hilarious....good luck with the nitro and quads idea ill be readin the obituaries this week!

 

Ok... here's the deal boys.... and girls?

Nitrous oxide N2O = 2 nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Basically 33% Oxygen
Air in the atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen and 21% Oxygen.

Fuel needs oxygen to burn, however, only so much can get into the engine based on factors such as elevation, cam timing, intake/exhaust restrictions and so on.

The theory is:

1. It cools the intake air. Denser air either in the form of cold air or lower elevation allow more oxygen into the same amount of space. Take a look at the propane can on your Coleman barbecue when you're using it next time. It's cold.

2. You get more oxygen into the cylinder. 21% vs. 33% is one heck of an increase in oxygen and that's just in vapor form. Nitrous is normally fed in liquid form and vaporizes on it's way through the intake.

In most systems, there is an additional fuel line, which is activated along with the nitrous. This gives the additional fuel to the engine that it needs to even out the lean condition that would be caused by the nitrous alone.

Essentially what you're doing is creating a turbo or supercharged effect by getting more fuel and air into the combustion chamber. The more air and fuel available to burn, the more power you will make.

It's exactly why a bike at sea level will be jetted richer and make more power than a bike at higher elevation.

Nitrous is not explosive. Most nitrous explosions are from mechanical failure or a person failing to pay attention to what they're doing. Any compressed container will burst if given the opportunity. Cigarette lighters, spray paint, nitrous bottles, whatever.

Clear as mud???

 

i see some people still dont get the concept of nitrous not being flamable. 4wheelerjunkie, you are a classic example of someone speaking on something they know nothing about. you fear the fuel in your tank before a properly mounted nitrous bottle. also, the topic is nitrous oxide not nitromethane(nitro).

 

i agree HA2 i really dont know anything about nitrous oxide im just saying i dont want to be next to a canister of it if the quad is on fire knowmatter what is gonna explode besides even if it didnt have nitrous on it and it was on fire im not the type to stick around and roast marshmellows like some of you seem to be [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img] ....im not really tryin to prove anything im just sayin what i feel, sorry if it was directed the wrong way....i apoligize, and i do get the concept that nitrous isnt flammable ive got that concept for some time now its like tryin to light a match in space not possible, do you get were im comin from?

 

yes i get where you're coming from, but where im coming from is trying to defend what people are molding out of false facts. a lot of false facts are lying around nitrous and i fear it is going to lose some interest and thus lose engineers interest(they go where the market goes or they dont get paid), which means basically we will lose the great minds that refine these modifications and lose a great tool to make fast motorized vehicles. the recent release of the fast and the furious generation are much to blame though, not you atv'ers.

 

If you did have a nitrous bottle in the middle of a fire then it wouldnt explode in flames? On the movie Fast and Furious when they shot his mitsubishi to pieces and it was on fire it exploded into flames.probly wrong in the movie.

 

Nitrous is not flammable. It is an excelerator and will make a flame hotter. Think about an oxy/ace torch. When you hit the O2 it gets hot and blows holes in metal. I have several pistons that exemplify this phenomenon using a gasoline/nitrous torch. lol. However, N2O is under a lot of pressure while in the bottle--900 psi ideally. It can get as high as 1400 on a hot day with a full bottle. There is a safety disc on the bottle that pops if overpressured but it doesn't always work. Check this out:

http://www.enhancedhealth.com/nitrousexpress.htmText

 

just yesterday i was looking at a dirtwheels magazine and low and behold there it was there puttin nitrous in a stock polaris predator they say it increases speeds from 10-15 mph they were usin it in the dunes too!!

 

Nos bottles will not explode they will just have a burst disk and all of the nitrous oxide would go out of the bottle

 

well thats nice to know but when i go to the dentist and he gives me nitrous oxide he tells me not to smoke for about 5 hours even though i dont smoke....why would this be?