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1. Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: William McIntyre <acromac@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 19:19:27 -0800; Greetings to the list! There is a wealth of talent on this list and very few questions go unanswered. I was having lunch today with 2 dear friends from the top fuel wars of the early 60's.The questio; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00067.html (7,840 bytes)
2. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 00:29:24 -0400; William, we used a lot of that stuff, it seemed to be a secret where it came from. I do remember that a company somewhere used to add a dye to it and charged about $10.00 a gallon for it. Jim Bucher; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00071.html (8,846 bytes)
3. Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 18:10:03 -0700; I have searched for info on the manufacture of Nitromethane and came up with the following. Definition: Ni`tro*meth"ane (?), n. [Nitro- + methane.] (Chem.) A nitro derivative of methane obtained as; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00083.html (8,473 bytes)
4. RE: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "Hyatt Engineering Ltd" <Hyatt-Engineering-Ltd@fuse.net>; Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:17:08 -0400; Hi Bill, I am not a chemist, but did have the following in my archives. Nitromethane is a nitroparaffin (rather than a hydrocarbon) that is primarily used in the manufacture of paints, agricultural c; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00087.html (10,869 bytes)
5. Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:30:35 -0400 (EDT); 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 indi; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00088.html (7,927 bytes)
6. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 06:44:16 -0400; 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 i; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00093.html (8,347 bytes)
7. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:04:27 -0700 (PDT); Yeah, but if you use nitrous oxide AND nitro methane - - blown, just think what those numbers will be! And, you could sell all of the leftover parts for paper weights, key chains, and hood ornaments.; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00112.html (8,033 bytes)
8. RE: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "Steve Pitt" <steve@seattleconstructioninc.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:14:08 -0700; 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 accumulate; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00115.html (9,171 bytes)
9. RE: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:18:54 -0700 (PDT); 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 desi; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00116.html (8,834 bytes)
10. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 06:16:58 -0600; 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 cov; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00118.html (8,971 bytes)
11. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: 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 /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list ///; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00119.html (9,906 bytes)
12. Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:10:56 -0400 (EDT); Hi Folks, didn't see any mushroom clouds from the numbers I put out about nitro Hemis the other day, maybe they are in the ballpark. Couple more from our theoretical 500 inch Hemi that does 1000 HP o; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00121.html (8,023 bytes)
13. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>; Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 15:58:01 -0700; As most of you know, I have been running Nitrous for a few years. I have to say that it is the least expensive HP available today, if you use your head, otherwise it can get expense real quick. Seve; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00123.html (9,372 bytes)
14. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: "JOHN BACKUS" <34ford@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 11:30:20 -0400; Bill and all, not anymore! The fuel boys started using a little nitrous injected in with the nitro and were blowing the body panels off the alky boys. NHRA does not allow nitro in these classes any m; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00248.html (8,586 bytes)
15. Re: Nitromethane (score: 1): Author: ardunbill@webtv.net; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:48:00 -0400 (EDT); John, thanks for the clarification, time marches on, I guess. Bill /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net /// with not; /html/land-speed/2001-04/msg00252.html (7,403 bytes)

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