Is nitrous flammable by itself, or is it only flammable when mixed with gasoline?

thanks,

Dave

 

HIGHLY! flamable by itself. NOS has a greater amount of oxygen then regular gasoline. When you mix the two, it raises the amount of oxygen in your fuel mixture. Thus, packing more oxygen into your intake charge. I'm pretty sure that is correct. Anybody, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Nitrous is NOT flammable by itself. It needs some type of fuel, not necessarily gasoline, just some kind of fuel to combust with. It should even say on your bottle that it is non-flammable. It does on my ZEX bottle.

 

yeah,its not flammable..here is alittle Q and A from NOS Systems.......

Q: How does nitrous work?
A: Nitrous oxide is made up of 2 parts nitrogen and one part oxygen (36% oxygen by weight). During the combustion process in an engine, at about 572 degrees F, nitrous breaks down and releases oxygen. This extra oxygen creates additional power by allowing more fuel to be burned. Nitrogen acts to buffer, or dampen the increased cylinder pressures helping to control the combustion process. Nitrous also has a tremendous "intercooling" effect by reducing intake charge temperatures by 60 to 75 degrees F.

Q: What kind of testing or research is performed on NOS products?
A: NOS maintains a complete research and development center including computerized dynamometer equipment as well as a nitrous/fuel flow testing facility. In addition, NOS is actively involved in many aspects of racing; working closely with many top name racers to develop the most powerful and reliable nitrous systems in the world.

Q: How much performance improvement can I expect with a nitrous system?
A: For many applications an improvement from 1 to 3 full seconds and 10 to 15 MPH in the quarter mile can be expected. Factors such as engine size, tires, jetting, gearing, etc. will affect the final results.

Q: How long will the bottle last?
A: This largely depends on the type of nitrous kit and jetting used. For example, a 125 HP Power Shot kit with a standard 10 lb. capacity bottle will usually offer up to 7 to 10 full quarter-mile passes. For power levels of 250 HP, 3 to 5 full quarter-mile passes may be expected. If nitrous is only used in 2nd and 3rd gears, the number of runs will be more.

Q: How long can I hold the nitrous button down?
A: It is possible to hold the button down until the bottle is empty. However 15 continuous seconds at a time, or less, is recommended.

Q: When is the best time to use nitrous?
A: At wide open throttle only (unless a progressive controller is used). Due to the tremendous amount of increased torque, you will generally find best results, traction permitting, at early activation. Nitrous can be safely applied above 2,500 RPM under full throttle conditions.

Q: Does NOS manufacture 50-state legal nitrous systems?
A: Yes. In fact, NOS has several EO numbers for various kits such as the 5.0L Mustang and 305/350 GM V8's, etc. In addition, there is no need to remove any smog equipment when installing an NOS system. For more information call the NOS tech line.

Q: Will I have to re-jet my carburetor on my car when adding nitrous?
A: No! The NOS system is independent of your carburetor and injects its own mixture of fuel and nitrous.

Q: Is nitrous oxide flammable?
A: No. Nitrous Oxide by itself is non-flammable. However, the oxygen present in nitrous oxide causes combustion of fuel to take place more rapidly.

 

Nitrous is NOT flammable by itself, it is only an accelerator to an existing flame...

Example, if you added JUST nitrous to your engine and NO fuel, you would lean it out and damage the motor. This will happen when the atoms split leaving just the O2, blah blah...

That's why you need to add nitrous AND fuel to make power.

 

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thanks,

Dave</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think it is...in Fast and the Furious, Van Diesel yelled NOS, they ran away, and the Eclipse blew up.... j/k

 

Nitrous gas is Not flamible, however
Nitrous OXIDE gas is, and thats what you put in that bottle.

 

lol...riiiiiight..they must have been using those nitrous OXIDE gas bottles in FnF

 

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Nitrous OXIDE gas is, and thats what you put in that bottle. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

n2o is an inert gas and is not flamable on its own.

 

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I think it is...in Fast and the Furious, Van Diesel yelled NOS, they ran away, and the Eclipse blew up.... j/k</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is very true. but if the bottle is under 900-1000lbs of pressure the bottle, and it is hit with a bullet ar maybe dropped from really really high it could blow up. perhaps there will be no flame but the bottle could explode. or if you raise the pressure really high and dont have a safety pressure cap it could blow up too.

 

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this is very true. but if the bottle is under 900-1000lbs of pressure the bottle, and it is hit with a bullet ar maybe dropped from really really high it could blow up. perhaps there will be no flame but the bottle could explode. or if you raise the pressure really high and dont have a safety pressure cap it could blow up too.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct.

 

I guess you guys don't remember or weren't around a few years back when somebody left their bottle heater on and the nitrous explosion took out the rear end of the car and a chunk of the garage.

I don't recall the exact specifics, but the pictures spoke for themselves.

--
Tom

 

Wait, found them...

http://www.enhancedhealth.com/nitrousexpress.htm





--
Tom

 

i was just gonna bring that story up....i was so scared of notrous after reading that...im just getting into using it now

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by real9999 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess you guys don't remember or weren't around a few years back when somebody left their bottle heater on and the nitrous explosion took out the rear end of the car and a chunk of the garage.

I don't recall the exact specifics, but the pictures spoke for themselves.

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Tom</TD></TR></TABLE>

That explosion was from pressure though, not flame. Nitrous Oxcide is NOT flammable by itself. It may have ignited the gas tank after something like that however.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RyanCivic2000 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> It may have ignited the gas tank after something like that however.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Naa,the gas tank didnt go up,the car/garage didnt even burn.It was like someone tossed a hand granade in the car and the shrapnel ripped everything to pieces.You should see pics of the dash with metal stuck in it.That boy was lucky he wasnt in the car...BTW..Ive seen these pics long ago as the owner was at war with NX and posted pics all over the place on the internet.

 

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That explosion was from pressure though, not flame. Nitrous Oxcide is NOT flammable by itself. It may have ignited the gas tank after something like that however.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That guy left his bottle heater on a constant power supply and it heated the bottle too high and it exploded due to too much pressure.

Nitrous is NOT flammable, it even says so ON THE BOTTLE!!

 

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That guy left his bottle heater on a constant power supply and it heated the bottle too high and it exploded due to too much pressure.
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That was just part of his problem,the safety blow-off valve on the bottle also failed by not releasing the excessive pressure caused by the bottle heater.

 

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That was just part of his problem,the safety blow-off valve on the bottle also failed by not releasing the excessive pressure caused by the bottle heater.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Which would have been NX's fault.