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Re: NO2 Incident

To: Brad Cox <coxb@trimofran.org>
Subject: Re: NO2 Incident
From: Joshua Hadler <jhadler@rmi.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:02:14 -0700
Brad Cox wrote:
> 
> This thread is being discussed on a honda performance list also.
> Contributers have pointed out some things that the guy did wrong with his
> NO2 kit.  First, he wired the bottle heater (designed to keep bottle
> pressure constant) straight to the battery so it always had juice.  Second,
> he did not follow manufacturer's specs for the "blow off" valve that dumps
> NO2 when the pressure builds too much.  The reason he didn't follow the mfgr
> specs is because the bottle heater was building too much pressure by being
> on all the time, consequently spewing it's contents all the time.

        Well geez, if that's the case, he got lucky. Hmm, high pressure gas
bottle, PV=nRT, T goes up, V stays constant, Blamo! Just the simple fact
of having a gas bottle in the trunk of a car (that sits in the sun, and
consequently, happens to be painted black) would make me nervous. Not to
mention putting a heater jacket around it.

> I don't know much about NO2 kits, and this is all heresay.  I read the guy's
> statement, and he didn't mention any of these things.  Maybe some of these
> listers know him and have seen his setup or something.  Anyway, FWIW...

Could be, or could be more like Team.Net. Wow, whoda thunk it?
 
-Josh2

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