Re: First drags of the year

From: Bruce Aaron Hefner (gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 13 1998 - 15:35:02 EDT


Well correct me if I'm wrong, but with all the aluminum and composites in
engines now want they crack if you cool them off to quickly? Something to
do with the different expansion and contraction rates of different metals?

Bruce
>
> Jon Steiger wrote:
> > Hmmm... A shot of nitrous would cool down the engine too. ;-) On a
> > related note, how about venting liquid nitrogen into the engine bay? ;-)
> >
> > -Jon-
>
> Cool!.... literally heheh. But where would you get it? Couldn't this
> over freeze the engine and make it shatter like the T-1000 terminator
> did?
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