and on the bottle protection, build some crash protection for it
so you dont have to find out what a pressure vessel could do
uncorked
Joe :)
"Smith, Simon-Pierre" wrote:
> I have zero experience with nitrous so go easy on me.
> This isn't exactly a land-speed question but it seems a good place to ask.
>In our local motorcycle roadrace club they allow nitrous in only one class,
>"formula unlimited". Absolutely no-one uses it. So here's my thought. If I
>get a nice modern 750 and leave it bone stock (well, new exhaust) I can run in
>the production class, then attach nitrous to run in the formula unlimited
>class.
>
> Questions:
> 1) How much nitrous would a 40 horse hit for 10 seconds done 10 times take?
> 2) The hits would be done every minute and 30 seconds. Will this allow time
>for the bottle to warm up? Do I need a heater?
> 3) Are there other mods to the bike needed? Remember I plan to run with a
>stock setup through the twisties and short straights, so lower compression or
>retarded ignition are out. An ignition retard just when the N2O hits is
>possible.
> 4) Any estimate on how much wear would be increased. It is usually possible
>to go a good 10-15 race weekends without a top end rebuild. I'd hate to turn
>that into 3.
> 5) What happens when I crash and the bottle grinds through or the valve gets
>busted off the top? Tipover switches are standard issue so the ignition/fuel
>pump would be off.
>
> Any other advice greatly appreciated.
>
> Simon Smith
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