nitrous sprayed pre-intercooler, BOV question

[DGajre777]

... only thing that scared me was blow off valve poofin puffs of nos out under my hood.

Don't be scared, nothing would happen... unless you had a fire.

i wonder what would happen if a guy sprayed nitrous into the air filter pipe? like had the nitrous nozzle pointed at the compressor wheel? would a turbo just chop that $hit up and send spicy boost through out the whole system eventually hittin the engine?

It would spool up the turbo up a lot faster. Some people use nitrous oxide pre-air filter to spool up a huge turbo.

 

[talon2gbuyer]

Don't be scared, nothing would happen... unless you had a fire.

No offense man, this is really bad advice... one thjng ive learned when dealing with modded cars, always hope for the best, but plan for the worst. Always expect the unexpected to happen, because when you least expect it, it will happen. Just be careful... this is why I dont mess with nitrous unless its a dedicated strip only car..

 

[WES_393]

I thought we covered this already. Nitrous Oxide is not flammable/combustable/explosive. It simply assists combustion by supplying Oxygen, which also isn't flammable.

Basically all kinds of fuel (everything from hydrogen to wood) need Oxygen to burn. There is already O2 in the air, but it's only about 21% the atmosphere. The rest is mostly Nitrogen (78%). However, iirc N2O is around 32% Oxygen by weight. So with more O2 entering the cylinder, you can burn more fuel and make more power. But N2O is not fuel, think of it as air.

Saying N20 is a fire hazard is like saying the air from your turbo is a fire hazard. Let's say there's a fuel source openly burning in the engine bay, like an electrical fire. Yes, if the N2O hose bursts then the combustion rate will increase since your supplying more Oxygen. But your not adding fuel to the fire like oil or gasoline. And while oil and gas can ignite from heat or spark, N2O will not. It's air.

That's what DGajre means. If you don't have a fire, then N2O is completely safe. And with things like gasoline and oil in the engine bay, you have bigger concerns than some stinky air when the car bursts into flames.