Competition Nitro methane injection???

[Highfinance97]

What would happen??? :-laf

How would or wouldn't this work??

how hot would the EGT's be at 10%nitro/90%Methanal all the way to pure Nitro?





Michael

 

[nwpadmax]

Maybe you'd get a comet named after you :-laf

 

[6BT-Dakota]

What would happen??? :-laf

How would or wouldn't this work??

how hot would the EGT's be at 10%nitro/90%Methanal all the way to pure Nitro?





Michael

Please let me know when you are going to try this I promise to bring the video camera and have the footage on Youtube before the truck is off the rollback.

 

[sbentz]

NITRO? Been there, done that, have the T-shirt and failed parts to show for it. Here is the result:

 

[Highfinance97]

Scott that got a bit hot... huh??? LOL



What kind of temps did you see??

where all the injectors like that??



And what mix ratio??



Michael

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Scott, did you mix it in the water/meth? I've done it too but along time ago and for a very short period.



Jim

 

[Forrest Nearing]

nitro does mix well with methanol!



nitro is like a feisty latina girl w/ a few drinks in her... an awful bunch of fun and makes really loud noises, but she can turn on you on a dime!



I'll leave the nitro for the guys w/ deeper pockets to play with

 

[Highfinance97]

nitro does mix well with methanol!

It does mix well, Because methanol is another form of alcohol,

and in the Top fuel cars they use 85% nitro 15% Alcohol



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I think also, if you could get the ratio right,The drive pressure be phenomenal(even more than nitrous) Correct??

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As for leaving the Nitro to the guys with deep pockets, I'd have to agree at $35. 00 a gallon :-laf





Michael

 

[TNicholas]

that quote about the latino girl was some funny ****

 

[sbentz]

Scott that got a bit hot... huh??? LOL



What kind of temps did you see??

where all the injectors like that??



And what mix ratio??



Michael

Well, let's say that the normal 2500F on the data logger pyro was well exceeded. We lost only one hole and one injector, as we kind of slugged one hole with most of the spray.



It was a early version of a water injection, and it was only about 10-20% Nitro.



But it made for neat sounds!

 

[Highfinance97]

But it made for neat sounds!

It sounds pretty cool when Nitrous pops, I could imagine what that sounds like :-laf





Michael

 

[mattymac]

NITRO? Been there, done that, have the T-shirt and failed parts to show for it. Here is the result:

Looks like it worked to me?

 

[Forrest Nearing]

nothin' meaner than the sound of an engine running a good nitro mix! ever hear those 2 stroke hill climbers on nitro!?!?!?!

 

[fest3er]

It does mix well, Because methanol is another form of alcohol,

and in the Top fuel cars they use 85% nitro 15% Alcohol ...

I thought 'twas the other way 'round: 85% meth, 15% nitro... .

 

[AMassaro]

Currently, I believe, NHRA rules state max 85% Nitromethane and 15% Alcohol. A few years ago it was 98%Nitro2%Alcohol. They lessened the amount of Nitro to slow down the TopFuelers/AAFunnycars and to alleviate alot of the blow ups/oil downs which take away from TV airtime and such. The master tuners that they are (crew chiefs) have still made these monsters faster with a less potent fuel(pop)... :--)

 

[fox]

nitro does mix well with methanol!



nitro is like a feisty latina girl w/ a few drinks in her... an awful bunch of fun and makes really loud noises, but she can turn on you on a dime!



I'll leave the nitro for the guys w/ deeper pockets to play with

You can send that latino girl my way!!!

I'd like one really good go around!!!!

 

[John Robinson]

fwiw, one of out techs in the shop spent 16 years in the nhra working on fuel cars. I ran this question by him, He said in no uncertain terms to forget it & get it out of my head. Nitro wont light with a open flame & is very stable until you compress it. With a diesels compression the #s will go off the charts. A fuel car runs around 7:1 compression. We have racing diesel fuel we are helping develop though. It will be for sale soon.