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Why is my nitromethane mileage so poor?
Posted by stufis (more from stufis) on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:26:24
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Ummm, per the TLC show I watched last nite on drag racing, this stuff costs $30/gallon and they use 17 gallons in a quarter mile race.
Nitromethane "carries its own oxygen", so the engines can burn faster in generating 7,000 HP, per the show.
Also, after each run down the track, they strip the engine down to the bare metal and put it back together again...a 70 minute process...before the next run. Mind-boggling to watch these guys scrambling over the engine, yanking things off, pulling hot pistons out of the block (but not bare-handed, of course).
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why is my nitromethane mileage so poor?, stufis, Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:26:24 <-- Viewing This Message
- I watched that too! It was a cool show! (nm), turrbo
, Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:14:52 - Nitro or alky, get out the BIG jets....., Mike Lynch
, Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:22:03 - Re: Why is my nitromethane mileage so poor?, JBack, Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:29:57
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