Subject	I'm not a chemist.
Posted by	ZLover4Life on February 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
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In Reply To	Why not straight O2? Does the nitrogeon really make it... posted by Black95 on February 15, 2009 at 09:39 PM
Message	But Nitrogen is a flame retardant, so I'm sure that plays into it - protecting the internals from excessive heat when the molecule splits and the oxygen combusts. Pure oxygen is generally considered to be dangerous - it wouldn't surprise me if injecting pure oxygen would blow the heads off the car. I'm sure if there were a safer (or even as safe) compound that one could carry in a car that's subjected to temperature changes (like sitting in direct sunlight) that would yield similar or greater power output, someone would've thought of it... since the application of nitrous to motor vehicles after WWII, there have been lots of very intelligent people trying to figure out how to make horsepower. I love elitists who aren't really elite in any way... they amuse me greatly.
Follow Ups	SZR: Why NOS? I been wondering what it is about that... - Black95 21:23:24 02/15/09 Nitrous Oxide is just another source of oxygen, that's all. (n/m) - ZLover4Life 21:30:01 02/15/09 Why not straight O2? Does the nitrogeon really make it... - Black95 21:39:01 02/15/09 I'm not a chemist. - ZLover4Life 22:00:47 02/15/09 I started trying to explain, then I gave up and found this - EUGENE 01:20:45 02/16/09 thats a good read (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 08:54:36 02/16/09 2nd good read. - ZLover4Life 14:18:38 02/16/09 Its more air which equals more combustion. Not only are - 5280Z_nightstalker 21:36:30 02/15/09 Is it the nitrogen that makes it that much colder... - Black95 22:21:56 02/15/09 pv=nrt (n/m) - SactoTodd 22:28:56 02/15/09 2nd. Anytime you release pressurized gas, it cools. (n/m) - ZLover4Life 23:44:20 02/15/09 As sactotodd said Oxygen not air. Sorry kind of being - 5280Z_nightstalker 23:19:10 02/15/09 2nd. - nemo1080 (Iowa) 07:07:33 02/16/09 The nitrogen does not act as a "stabilizer" - BobbyT 12:06:04 02/16/09 Oxygen. (n/m) - SactoTodd 22:28:34 02/15/09 serious? (n/m) - kneronaSMZ 22:34:02 02/15/09 Re: SZR: Why NOS? I been wondering what it is about that... - twin3037 22:55:09 02/15/09 The temperature matters...in addition to - BobbyT 12:09:13 02/16/09 Re: The temperature matters...in addition to - twin3037 12:37:45 02/16/09 The fact that it's like 125 below zero means - BobbyT 15:06:39 02/16/09 Re: The fact that it's like 125 below zero means - twin3037 16:23:10 02/16/09 Because liquid O2 is rediculously dangerous - FuerGrissa 00:59:06 02/16/09 2nd. plus you would have to add a ton more gas to compensate - nemo1080 (Iowa) 07:04:56 02/16/09 It doesn't "burn" any hotter by itself than after being - BobbyT 12:12:57 02/16/09
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