Nitrous at night!
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Nitrous at night!
In case any of you guys ever wondered if cars running nitrous, shoot fast and the furious style flames at night. Here is your answer!!! 
Enjoy!
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...800064c167.htm
Enjoy!http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...800064c167.htm
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I don't know who made that vid, but the flames you see aren't caused from nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxide is non-flammable.
Those cars run nitromethane.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane
Nitromethane is usually used with rich air/fuel mixtures. This is partly because nitromethane can provide power even in the absence of atmospheric oxygen, and also because nitromethane tends to produce severe knock and pre-ignition. Rich mixtures cause ignition problems and a lower combustion speed.
When rich air/fuel mixtures are used, hydrogen and carbon monoxide will be two of the combustion products, when these and any unburned fuel comes into contact with the oxygen in the atmosphere at the end of the exhaust pipes they often ignite. The result is spectacular flames from the exhaust system.
EDIT:
I stand corrected. I just learned the excess fuel from running too rich (intentionally) with nitrous oxide can cause flames.
The second and the last car are clearly shooting blue flames though. That's what threw me off.
Those cars run nitromethane.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane
Nitromethane is usually used with rich air/fuel mixtures. This is partly because nitromethane can provide power even in the absence of atmospheric oxygen, and also because nitromethane tends to produce severe knock and pre-ignition. Rich mixtures cause ignition problems and a lower combustion speed.
When rich air/fuel mixtures are used, hydrogen and carbon monoxide will be two of the combustion products, when these and any unburned fuel comes into contact with the oxygen in the atmosphere at the end of the exhaust pipes they often ignite. The result is spectacular flames from the exhaust system.
EDIT:
I stand corrected. I just learned the excess fuel from running too rich (intentionally) with nitrous oxide can cause flames.
The second and the last car are clearly shooting blue flames though. That's what threw me off.
Last edited by aj_92rs; Aug 7, 2007 at 01:52 AM.
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I don't know who made that vid, but the flames you see aren't caused from nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxide is non-flammable.
Those cars run nitromethane.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane
Nitromethane is usually used with rich air/fuel mixtures. This is partly because nitromethane can provide power even in the absence of atmospheric oxygen, and also because nitromethane tends to produce severe knock and pre-ignition. Rich mixtures cause ignition problems and a lower combustion speed.
When rich air/fuel mixtures are used, hydrogen and carbon monoxide will be two of the combustion products, when these and any unburned fuel comes into contact with the oxygen in the atmosphere at the end of the exhaust pipes they often ignite. The result is spectacular flames from the exhaust system.
EDIT:
I stand corrected. I just learned the excess fuel from running too rich (intentionally) with nitrous oxide can cause flames.
The second and the last car are clearly shooting blue flames though. That's what threw me off.
Those cars run nitromethane.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane
Nitromethane is usually used with rich air/fuel mixtures. This is partly because nitromethane can provide power even in the absence of atmospheric oxygen, and also because nitromethane tends to produce severe knock and pre-ignition. Rich mixtures cause ignition problems and a lower combustion speed.
When rich air/fuel mixtures are used, hydrogen and carbon monoxide will be two of the combustion products, when these and any unburned fuel comes into contact with the oxygen in the atmosphere at the end of the exhaust pipes they often ignite. The result is spectacular flames from the exhaust system.
EDIT:
I stand corrected. I just learned the excess fuel from running too rich (intentionally) with nitrous oxide can cause flames.
The second and the last car are clearly shooting blue flames though. That's what threw me off.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...79015a2da4.htm
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Yeah, nitrous cars usually run richer, and with all that spray, it allows the unburned fuel to continue burning until its all gone (even if it finishes burning in open air). Nitro flames look different anyway, also nitro cars are required to run zoomie headers, and the flames are an orangish white color. See look, this is a vid I posted with nitro fuel altereds.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...79015a2da4.htm
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/4...79015a2da4.htm
My bad.
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