Robert Cash wrote:
> Thought I'd throw my two cents in on the notorious nitrous. Sorry to ring
> in late in the thread, but there are a few items I'd like to share
> concerning this stuff.
>
> 1) Nitrous by itself is not flammable:
> N20 will only accelerate combustion under a tremendous amount of heat and
> pressure, forcing the release of the oxygen molecule.. In this environment,
> if there is ANYTHING capable of being oxidized, believe me, it will do it.
> At ambient temps with no pressure, if the tank blows the burst disk and you
> are near it, it will likely only hurt your ears from the noise, and you'll
> be silly for a few minutes from the gas.
I'd like to add something here, the rest, I totally agree with...
DON'T breathe non-medical grade nitrous! Even then, you must have a oxygen
supply or risk asphyxiation!
Commercial grade nitrous(common type) has sulphur dioxide mixed in to stabilize
it at altitude...highly toxic!
No legend either, try a oil test on a "juiced" engine.
Alan S.
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