Great info! I'm trying to become a weekend engineer as opposed to a weekend
mechanic. If I'm going to make a mess altering cars, it might as well be
from the developmental side of things. Here's an excerpt I just found on
the web:
<<According to David Ingham, a nitrous kit is a system that injects nitrous
oxide into the air intake. This technique was developed during WWII as a way
to obtain short bursts of extra power from gasoline engines. Keith Spillman
points out that the nitrous oxide is injected as a dense liquid so that it
greatly increases the number of oxygen atoms inside the cylinder at the
moment the fuel ignites. Since nitrous oxide breaks down into nitrogen and
oxygen at high temperatures, it supports combustion and allows more fuel to
burn during each engine cycle. The engine thus produces more power. The
liquid nitrous oxide also provides an "intercooling" effect when it
evaporates--it cools the gases in the cylinder prior to compression so that
there is less possibility of knocking. >>
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Bernd D. Ratsch
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 9:34 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: Cold Air Intake Theory
It carries more oxygen into the mixture. (Thus creating mucho power!)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: RE: Cold Air Intake Theory
Thanks Bernd. Is it just the super-cooling that nitrous is used for or are
there other combustibility enhancements?
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: Cold Air Intake Theory
Well, on the extreme side, Nitrous super-cools the intake so I would say
that colder is better. On a more "Real World" example, running the intake
tube and a "Cold Air Tube" from the front of the grill to the filter helps
out quite a bit. Being VERY humid is not good but a little bit won't hurt.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Cold Air Intake Theory
We're always talking about cold-air intakes and insulation of pipes, etc. to
keep the air as cool as possible. Does anyone know what the ideal
temperature of the air should be at the throttle body? Does the temperature
of the air affect the CFM rating? What about humidity, we know that real
humid is no good but is 0% best?
Thanks DML!
Ron
00 SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
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