Do you have to heat a nitrous bottle?
Manufacturers commonly recommend a bottle pressure of around 900-950 psi, and if the ambient air temperature is too low to create the desired pressure, it’s necessary to apply heat to the bottle. For many bottles, temperatures in excess of 130 degrees can weaken the bottle to the point of destruction.
Can you put nitrous in a propane tank?
And in case you didn’t get it earlier, no, you can’t use a propane tank for nitrous or any other high pressure gas.
What temperature should a nitrous bottle be?
The critical point for nitrous oxide is 97.5°F and 1,051 PSI. Supercritical fluids are compressible similar to gases. Above 97.5°F, nitrous bottle pressure will depend both on temperature and density.
What can I use instead of nitrous?
Propane is used to help reduce knock. It helps to reduce the piston temperatures and thus reduce knocks, allowing for higher PSI and more pressure. You can combine it with other things. For example, you could inject both nitrous and propane.
Can you run nitrous on a diesel?
Diesel engines are the perfect platform for nitrous injection. Since most diesel engines run a rich fuel mixture (denoted by the signature black smoke they can emit from the tailpipe), nitrous oxide helps burn this excess diesel fuel in the combustion chamber, extracting additional horsepower.
How long will a 10lb nitrous bottle last?
around 10 quarter mile
A: It depends on bottle capacity and the size of the nitrous shot being used. On the 75hp setting, a 10 lb. bottle will last around 10 quarter mile runs. On the 125hp setting the bottle will last around 6 runs.
How do I raise my nitrous pressure?
The best way to maintain pressure is with an electric bottle heater like this one from NOS. These heaters are designed with a thermostat to maintain a bottle temperature of 85 degrees F.
What kind of heater do you need for a Nitrous bottle heater?
If you’re building your own homemade bottle heater using a water heater element, the one most people use is a TG1153L 430342 1500 Watt Element, this is the 4 bolt square flange model that most fabricated bottle heaters use. This article on home made nitrous bottle heaters may be useful as well for more information on heaters and controllers.
How does a calor gas heater bottle work?
The unit consists of a bottle, containing pressurized gas, which is placed in a cabinet and connected to a burner. » Read more here about Calor Gas Heaters. The bottle is attached to a regulator, usually by a simple push fitting with a locking lever at the side. The regulator feeds the gas through a hose to the burner.
What happens when you remove the nitrous heater?
In the chart above it took us only 15 some minutes to get the nitrous up to 1000 PSI (99°F), but at the bottom of the bottle it was 13 degrees cooler than at the top half of the bottle. This indicates that the bottle isn’t fully heat soaked. Removing the heater at this point would cause the bottle temp to quickly drop.
Why is there safety disc in Nitrous bottle heater?
Nitrous bottles are normally equipped with a safety burst disc in the bottle valve to prevent over pressurization of the bottle, However it is possible that the disc may not open as planned which could lead to a bottle explosion.