Re: Nitrous Injection was Re: [DMCForum] looking for...

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

The preferred way is to have the fuel and nitrous spray out the same 
valve, i will be spraying the nitrous in to the fuel stream. A wet 
system is just adding fuel to the nitrous.

Mark V



On Sunday, November 7, 2004, at 11:19  AM, Walter Coe wrote:

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>> A wet system is just mixing fuel with nitrous before the throttle body
> in the intake before the cylinders. It gets sucked into the cylinders
> and has nothing to do with the injectors at all.
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> Whether it is throttle body injection, multi-port injection or cold 
> start valve injection -- it is all injection -- unless you are using a 
> carbureator.  I thought that a wet system involved dissolving nitrous 
> into fuel similar to how carbonation is added to soft drinks.  Or is a 
> wet system something else?
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>> What i would do is have the nitrous shoot into the tube on the
> coldstart valve, it couldnt possibly return to the tank.
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> This sounds like a dry system to me.  Since you said 'wet system', I 
> thought that this involved dissolving the nitrous into the fuel before 
> it passed thru the cold start valve.
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>> The fuel and Nitrous should mix evenly in theory in the intake before 
>> it hits the
> cylinders at full throttle.
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> I would expect the nitrous to vaporize and get into the intake just 
> fine.  But I think that too much of the fuel from the cold start valve 
> would stay too liquid to disperse evenly.
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>> Whip-its in the big balloons, LAUGH MY ASS OFF....
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> Ah, sounds like you have been going to those concerts with the 
> balloons for sale.  Have you ever noticed the thick oil residue left 
> over from that stuff?  I wouldn't want (my car) to breathe that. ;-)
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> Martin -- thanks for the explanation.  I bought a book on it from 
> Summitracing.com, but have yet to read much of it.  Does using nitrous 
> have similar effects on an engine as forced induction?  Why I ask is 
> because if Darren is building that engine then maybe it would be a 
> good idea to use harder pistons & such if I ever plan to play with 
> nitrous.  But then I wouldn't want him to roll his eyes at me. :-)  
> I'm going to call Lloyd tonight & see what is up.  Sorry to take so 
> long.  Give Darren a kick for me.
>
> Walt
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