This will tell you some things about NOS that maybe you didn't know like how it works and what it is.
If you have a big enough shot of NOS, it will make more power. Nitrous would make more power in pretty much any type of engine that compresses air, injects fuel, and ignites the mixture to produce energy.
NOS is only for low powered cars, heres the basics behind nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxide is N2O (NOT NO2, nitroux dioxide, an exhaust emmission) and is NOT REACTIVE under STP (standard temperature and pressure, for those of you who never took chemistry). It is NOT flammable, it does NOT explode. NOS tanks CAN burst due to pressure under heat (like putting an aerosol can in the oven), but not due to nos reacting. NOS is injected into the intake manifold where it mixes with the air/fuel mixture. Extra fuel is also injected when NOS is used. When it's drawn into the cylinders, the compression of the cylinders heats up the air/fuel mixture, and N2O breaks down to N2 and O2 at a certain temperature (don't know exactly what, something like 500 degrees F). The extra O2 then allows you to burn more fuel as if more air was in the cylinders. Remember, the limiting factor of most engines is how much air can be put in the cylinders, it's fairly easy to pump more fuel in there.
NOS can be used on pretty much any combustion engine, rotary's, small displacements, big displacements, motorcycles, turbocharged, supercharged and N/A.
So there, now you've all learned a little something by the way, NOS stands for Nitrous Oxide Systems, a company. it's just become a common name like kleenex or q-tips. |
