Dyno Numbers with Nitro Methane
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The most nitro that I have ran at once is one gallon of r/c fuel to about 5 gallons of #2. At 33% nitro, 10 % Castor, 7% Klots sythetic oil, 3% other lubricating additives, and the remainder 47% methanol. That equals an overall 5.5% nitro, 3.3% lubricant additives, 7.8% methanol.
Doesn't sound like enough bad stuff to seriously hurt the mighty cummins. Once or twice a months, prolly no worse than a bad fill up with watery diesel or an idiot running gasoline mixed.
It sounds awesome and smells pretty good too. The instantanious turbo spool up reminds me of driving a built gasser.
Doesn't sound like enough bad stuff to seriously hurt the mighty cummins. Once or twice a months, prolly no worse than a bad fill up with watery diesel or an idiot running gasoline mixed.
It sounds awesome and smells pretty good too. The instantanious turbo spool up reminds me of driving a built gasser.
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Gotta love guys who test out new things..... Pretty impressive gain! Folks had lots of bad to say back when I first started messing with nitrous on the cummins, now lots of guys are doing it. We did go through some parts though to get it to stay together.
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The most nitro that I have ran at once is one gallon of r/c fuel to about 5 gallons of #2. At 33% nitro, 10 % Castor, 7% Klots sythetic oil, 3% other lubricating additives, and the remainder 47% methanol. That equals an overall 5.5% nitro, 3.3% lubricant additives, 7.8% methanol.
Doesn't sound like enough bad stuff to seriously hurt the mighty cummins. Once or twice a months, prolly no worse than a bad fill up with watery diesel or an idiot running gasoline mixed.
It sounds awesome and smells pretty good too. The instantanious turbo spool up reminds me of driving a built gasser.
Doesn't sound like enough bad stuff to seriously hurt the mighty cummins. Once or twice a months, prolly no worse than a bad fill up with watery diesel or an idiot running gasoline mixed.
It sounds awesome and smells pretty good too. The instantanious turbo spool up reminds me of driving a built gasser.
An oil sample to the lab wouldn't hurt.
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Jetpilot, you and me, we're the forerunners in this diesel performance era.... Actually, you are a forerunner, I'm just an experimentive person with questionable judgement.
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I wish you luck with your tests. Yeah there are risks, but who knows, they may not be as bad as some are thinking. I have no experience with the stuff, but have found your results interesting. Good Luck. I hope it doesn't cost you expensive parts. The injection system is a cool idea...
I wish you luck with your tests. Yeah there are risks, but who knows, they may not be as bad as some are thinking. I have no experience with the stuff, but have found your results interesting. Good Luck. I hope it doesn't cost you expensive parts. The injection system is a cool idea...
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Wow, you saw my detonated exhaust cloud from VA? That must have been a site. Too bad my truck is so fast the burning mushroom cloud couldn't catch up!!! Oil analysis will be sent out this weekend!
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Cummins Diesel----30k
Nitro Methane------Enough
Sound of Cummins Exploding--------Priceless
*Why you might ask????
A Cummins exploding is so rare the scientist have yet to actually get one on video doing this rare feat!!! SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS TAPE THE DYNO RUNS SO THAT WE ALL CAN FEEL/SEE/EXPEREINCE YOUR PAIN!!!!! sorry, had too!!!!! JB
Nitro Methane------Enough
Sound of Cummins Exploding--------Priceless
*Why you might ask????
A Cummins exploding is so rare the scientist have yet to actually get one on video doing this rare feat!!! SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS TAPE THE DYNO RUNS SO THAT WE ALL CAN FEEL/SEE/EXPEREINCE YOUR PAIN!!!!! sorry, had too!!!!! JB
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The firewall is pretty thick on my truck, I have had to drill a few holes through it. It should be good for 1000 psi or so. Guess i'm gonna have to call myth busters out to do a scientific nitro methane experiment!
