That be my friends from Mopar Action.
KW
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Shook <gary.shook@mci.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: DML: fast rice rockets -Reply
>This reminds me of a story that was run in a Mopar rag a while back, can't
>remember which one... they setup a Nitrous kit that was made for TEMPORARY
>installation... it plugged into the cigarette lighter, was contained in a
>duffel bag, got it's fuel from the Schrader valve on the fuel rail, and
>dumped the nitrous into the air filter box.
>
>so they tested this thing out on a RENTAL Neon... with an Auto, no less...
>they started with a 25 HP jet... not much... they were impressed when it
>held up to the 50 HP jet, then the 75... but then they went all out, with
>the 125HP jet... BONE STOCK Neon... the editor was pulling a MAJOR burnout
>across an intersection, when BOOM!!
>
>They thought they blew the motor... (good thing they got the insurance
>coverage, eh?) but as it turns out, all they did was rev the motor past the
>rev limiter (injector cutoff) but the motor kept revving on the juice &
feed
>from the fuel rail... until the valves floated & it backfired, blowing
apart
>the air box.... they just expoxied the air box back together, and returned
>the car... really impressed as to what the engine (and auto transmission)
>could take...
>
>
>>not your ordinary BOOM, but F*CKING BOOM. and I hear something hitting the
>cap.
>>So pull right into the gas station on the corner to see what's up (knew it
>>wasn't me!). The dude coasts in minus a hood and lots of smoke!! The dude
>>blew his head clean off the block!!!!! I mean GONE! (BTW the what was
>>hitting the cap was oil and pieces on there way back down). Dunno where
the
>>head went to, didn't want tohang around long enough to find out (you know
>>those siren noises off in the distance). Nobody was hurt (except for an
>>engine, and an ego or two). Dude said he "just put it on", no adjustments,
>>nothing! Thinking of making a blast shield..
>
>
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