Friday, January 25, 2008

Test #13 - Nitrous issues



Nitrous Oxide Problem

We've been running low on our nitrous tank for some time, and while we're still getting a line pressure of ~760psi its likely whatever liquid that's left in the tank is bellow the tank's stem. So only gas ends up in the line, causing the motor to deflagrate instead of getting a good burn.

So we need to refill the tank. We just had a very large tank of nitrous delivered; however the tank is gaseous only (it doesn't have a stem). Even if you set that aside, the transfer of nitrous from one tank to another is rather complicated and requires equipment we don't have, nor have the budget (or time) to invest in.

So the large nitrous tank is useless. Our small tank will have to be brought to the auto-racing store to be refilled.

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