If those #'s are correct i will stay with nitrous oxide i
think.. can get the same relative power increase, don't have
to mix it and easier to turn off and on. I will have to make
some calls to see if thee is any more power than that to be
had with nitro on a N/A engine..
Dave
ardunbill@webtv.net wrote:
>
> Hi Folks, glad to see the chemistry of nitromethane under review. It's
> been around for about 50 years now as a motor racing fuel.
>
> As to the power it produces, sources I've been reading for years
> indicate that if a 500 cubic inch Hemi can produce 1000 HP on gas,
> unblown, the same engine can produce 1500 HP on nitromethane straight
> from the can, unblown, and if the same engine is blown at 30 psi
> manifold pressure, it will produce 5000 HP on the straight nitro. For a
> few seconds anyway. Cheers Bill
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