Look at this...A Video of the LS1 V8 in a Firebird blowing up at the Dyno!!

[bobtist]

It facilitates combustion of gasoline in a MAJOR way.

 

[Emulex]

Some chemistry person:

please explain the maxima blow up? the guy stated the tank nozzle leaked, which then touched the open flame of the water heater?

is that because the nitrous+oxygen is explosive?

 

[Jmman]

here is a link that briefly explains how Nitrous works....Link

 

[Viper GTS]

NOS 101

Viper GTS

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I think the Nitrous bottle in the Maxima blew up because of pressure. Something was leaking from the bottle which caused the explosion. At least that's my interpretation of it.

[RANT] And Chemistry IS SUCK! I'm taking it right now..I don't really care to know the electron configuration for each element. [/RANT]

 

[Sundog]

Dasm, the link is down

 

[yakko]

I wonder if that cameraman has a brown racing stripe now?

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

TNT Stands for "Texas Nitrous Technology", a wonderful place to buy stuff if you are a nitrous freak.

It was just a NO2 backfire. No harm done. Happened to me all the time.

 

[dimsum]

heheh one less american car on the road

 

[Cable God]

all it did was probably blacken his airbox and lid, while frying his air filter. It didn't blow his engine. It was just a everyday plain old nitrous backfire. If his engine blew, the camera man would be dead with a 5.7" rod and 4.00" piston stuck in his head and oil would have shot everywhere along with coolant.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Yeah, definately just a nitrous pop. Too much squeeze for the timing. I remember one guy (Pat Musi?) who was racing Pro-street and managed to break his windshield during a nitrous pop. Worst case on that LS1 is the airbox clips and filter broke.

 

[Mytv]

Thinking about using Nitrous?
Link