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Re: Nitromethane

To: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
Subject: Re: Nitromethane
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 16:36:00 -0400
I'm with you for a quick and dirty 250 hp the bottle is the way.. can't wait for
the 'nitrous wars on the salt' in 2001..
Dave

Joe Amo wrote:
> 
> People are so quick to "bolt it on" because it works.
> Try doing that with nitromethane, on your grocery
> getter.
> 
> They can blow of "built" Camaros by the truckload
> and they have never had the valve cover off, or know
> what permatex is. :)
> 
> Joe (trouble maker) Amo  :)
> 
> Dick J wrote:
> 
> > You know, it's funny how everybody is so quick to
> > bolt on a nitrous bottle.  Probably half the 5.0s
> > at the traffic light have them.  But me, I really
> > want to "tip the can" some day.  I have no real
> > desire to put a bottle on the car, but I do hope
> > I can hear it fire off on "nitro" some day. I've
> > got all my eggs in that little Dodge basket.  241
> > cubic inches, 8:1 compression ratio, zoomie
> > pipes, lil'blower and nitro!  I figure that ought
> > to be more of a thrill than a gentleman of my
> > years should be entitled to.  tsk tsk tsk
> >
> > Dick J
> >
> > --- Steve Pitt <steve@seattleconstructioninc.com>
> > wrote:
> > > As I understand, nitromethane is pretty tame as
> > > a free liquid but gets real
> > > cranky when compressed.  I've heard about some
> > > really wicked explosions when
> > > motors are turned over to start with
> > > accumulated nitro in a cylinder.  I
> > > witnessed such an event a few years ago with an
> > > A/Fuel dragster at Seattle
> > > International Raceway.  Big bang, holed piston,
> > > bent rod, cracked block.
> > > Not very nice stuff under the right/wrong
> > > conditions!
> > > Steve Pitt
> > > > -----Original
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