My friend claims he got nitrous on his motorcycle...

[DrumminBoy]

My friend has an '02 Yamaha R6, and last night he was doing this thing with a red switch right next to his throttle that would make his bike backfire (sounded like it) and spit a blue flame out the muffler. He's claiming its a nitrous kit, but theres no bottle, no tubing, etc. What would do this? He also tried telling me it was a nitrous additive to his fuel

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EDIT: heres a picture of the switch he uses (kinda hard to see)

 

[theNEOone]

that blue flame is hot.

but it's not NOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KC5AV]

More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

Umm exhaust gasses DO NOT ignite.

 

[chin311]

heres a better question:

WHY?!? why in teh hell would you need NITROUS on a sport bike? if he thinks his R6 is slow for some odd reason, go R1 or 'BUSA.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: snik

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

Umm exhaust gasses DO NOT ignite.

They do if you run rich enough.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: snik

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

Umm exhaust gasses DO NOT ignite.

Pour a cup of gas in your muffler and tell me that again.

- M4H

 

[Glitchny]

Originally posted by: snik

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

Umm exhaust gasses DO NOT ignite.

he could have an injector into the tailpipe to ignite the gas, or have the mixture really rich, which can cause the exahust to be flammable

 

[snik]

After it's burnt up normal fuel that you get at regular gas stations will not ignite.

 

[Glitchny]

Originally posted by: snik
After it's burnt up normal fuel that you get at regular gas stations will not ignite.

yes but if he modifies the mixture it wqill ignite, hence all the idiot ricers with flaming tailpipes

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: snik
After it's burnt up normal fuel that you get at regular gas stations will not ignite.

If he's running rich enough it will.

He could also have an additional injector in the exhaust.

 

[brunswickite]

nossssssssssssssssssssssssssss (sp)

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Even unmodded cars running stock fuel will burn exhaust. Remember all that FUD the enviromonkeys spread about "uncombusted hydrocarbons" and "inefficient engines dumping fuel into the atmosphere"?

Yeah. Put 'em to good use.

- M4H

 

[snik]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Even unmodded cars running stock fuel will burn exhaust. Remember all that FUD the enviromonkeys spread about "uncombusted hydrocarbons" and "inefficient engines dumping fuel into the atmosphere"?

Yeah. Put 'em to good use.

- M4H

lmao

 

[slikmunks]

Originally posted by: snik
After it's burnt up normal fuel that you get at regular gas stations will not ignite.

that's assuming all the gas is burnt up in the engine... like everyone said... if your'e running rich enough, your exhaust gases may be flammable... i get flames sometimes, no injector or plug in my exhaust... just really high exhaust temps, and a little pop and i get a little flame....

i actually turned on my car without the headers on once... my friends were standing back, they said that when i blipped the throttle, a little fireball spat out... i wanted to experiment, but i was like, i might torch some stuff under my car...

 

[spidey07]

yeah,

you can run rich enough that your muffler will actually be damp with fuel.

 

[The Stigenator]

NOS kits are available for motorcycles.. however i think its more like a flame thrower he has on the bike..

Darn squids.. they will push our insurance thru the roof.. i hope he knows how to ride (and is experienced) to ride an R6.


http://www.tricktape.com/subcatmfgprod.asp?0=357&1=358&2=-1&6=1 for nitrous stuff.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

BTW, for those who don't know:

SQUID = Some Quick UnImportant Dumbass
They also sorta look like squids after they go *splat* on the road.

- M4H

 

[Demon-Xanth]

What it probably is is an engine kill switch, and flicking it for a short period (then returning it) kills the spark and loads up the exhaust with unburned fuel. When a nice hot pulse comes along, it ignites the mix causing it to flare up.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

If he really does nitrous, and is getting that flame, something is fscked up. I suspect he is just using the ignitor trick mentioned above. Nitrous gas additive? To quote you

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: snik

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

Umm exhaust gasses DO NOT ignite.

They do if you run rich enough.

Damn, beat me to it.

If he really does nitrous, and is getting that flame, something is fscked up. I suspect he is just using the ignitor trick mentioned above. Nitrous gas additive? To quote you

Hey, people thought Don Prudhomme ran nitrous in his fuel lines when in fact he just switched to a new type of fuel pump.

 

[DrumminBoy]

Originally posted by: KC5AV
More than likely it was something like a spark plug at the tail pipe that was igniting the exhaust fumes. If it WAS nitrous, there would be an obvious increase in speed when he hit that little switch.

He didnt do it while he was riding, he just had it in neutral, would rev up, then flip that switch, and a flame would shoot out his exhaust

 

[Toasthead]

Your friend is obviously the coolest guy ever.

Just worship him as he desires.

 

[wfbberzerker]

NAAWWSS

 

[Anubis]

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