BLACK'98DSM
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There's a lot of big IF's and BUT's to be thrown around here. But I've ran a go kart engine with nitromethane as fuel and it easily made twice the stock power with only fuel delivery modifications.
So, I'm considering trying to build an N/T that runs on nitromethane. Not sure yet if I'd risk blowing my ride up or just buying a cheaper car as a lab rat.
Let's talk theory. What exactly might be needed for this little 420a to run well and make good power from nitromethane? Obviously we will need a tuning solution, first and foremost. Fill it up with a fuel that different from stock and the stock ecu won't know what the hell is going on.
Now, we will probably need more fuel. I haven't yet done research on the energy of this fuel. But I would assume you will need at least a little more fuel to make decent power from it. So maybe a good fuel pump and good injectors? Fuel rail should be fine. Maybe need to modify or remove the fuel filter if it can't handle that kind of fuel.
"Cars typically need about 15 pounds of air to burn one pound of gasoline. With nitromethane, you only need 1.7 pounds of air. Drag racing motors are big, with an average engine displacement of 8.9 liters. When supercharged, they can produce about 6,000 horsepower." - quoted from fueledby com
Does anyone here run nitromethane in their DSM? regardless of engine type. Input on this idea is greatly appreciated. For now we're really just talking theories and ideas.
So, I'm considering trying to build an N/T that runs on nitromethane. Not sure yet if I'd risk blowing my ride up or just buying a cheaper car as a lab rat.
Let's talk theory. What exactly might be needed for this little 420a to run well and make good power from nitromethane? Obviously we will need a tuning solution, first and foremost. Fill it up with a fuel that different from stock and the stock ecu won't know what the hell is going on.
Now, we will probably need more fuel. I haven't yet done research on the energy of this fuel. But I would assume you will need at least a little more fuel to make decent power from it. So maybe a good fuel pump and good injectors? Fuel rail should be fine. Maybe need to modify or remove the fuel filter if it can't handle that kind of fuel.
"Cars typically need about 15 pounds of air to burn one pound of gasoline. With nitromethane, you only need 1.7 pounds of air. Drag racing motors are big, with an average engine displacement of 8.9 liters. When supercharged, they can produce about 6,000 horsepower." - quoted from fueledby com
Does anyone here run nitromethane in their DSM? regardless of engine type. Input on this idea is greatly appreciated. For now we're really just talking theories and ideas.