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How Nitrous ACTUALLY works.

Rinkk

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rares923 said:
So, there are actually some facts that you missed.
So, there is propane which is understood to be NoS, but it isn't. It is known that way as it generally has the same way to work, the propane gets in the piston and makes a more powerful explosion than gasoline as there is chemichal shit that is going on and that I'm not good at.
2nd, nitrous and propane can be detected by its smell. While I was at a rally cup, I saw the extuinghishers, but there was one that was customed with a NoS sticker and was blue. So, after the stage finished, I went to the team and asked them about it, as nitrous/propane is illegal in legal racing competitions.
After he explained to me that it is an extuinghisher made to look cool and showed it to me, he then told me all about them.
Told me all I need to know. He told me that nitrous/propane has a particular smell which can be detected very easily if you're near the exhaust or the intake of the car.
Told me that nitrous blows up your piston if used too long, but it is just like a turbine or any other part blows it :
The car does not support the RPM's increase that fast, the piston not being timed, making it blow up, therfor is nothing special about that "blowing piston" while using NoS.
It is very dangerous on diesel cars as they support lower RPMs, as that fast RPM increase could blow the engine very fast if there is the power of a powerful turbine too.
That's all I kindda remember, but I'm going hit you up if I discover more.

Yeap, I have mentioned the detonation of the piston in case you use it for too long as it'd lean out. I have however forgot to mention the smell as I haven't really been close to any cars equipped with it, not very familiar with other racing competitions other than karting which I am doing regularly. However it might be illegal in racing competitions at it is obvious why, rallying has strict regulations unlike drag racing and such. However as far as I am aware, it is very much legal on the road as it is just another form of forced induction.
 

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Around here, I can't think of one circuit racing series that supports nitrous use.

Drag racing it's very popular due to its instant power and ability to be used in the unlimited class. It's the cheap way to get big power fast.

I've never see. Someone run it in a street car though.
 

rares923

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Nitrous Oxide is legal, BUT not all of it. You'll actually have to get it from a licensed autoshop and the instalations be performed by someone that's licensed in mounting them.
Also, when your NoS bottle finishes, you MUST buy an exactly same bottle. Welp, that's just in Europe, in 'Murica you just buy, install and go.
Also, same applies with propane gas/azote.
 
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