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Old 07-18-2003 | 02:52 AM
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Default Nitrous

Originally posted by Gped0124
To answer your question, no. Nitrous does not burn. It expands the air molicules to make your mixture more lean.

"Nitrous oxide is made up of 2 parts nitrogen and one part oxygen (36% oxygen by weight). During the combustion process in an engine, at about 572 degrees F, nitrous breaks down and releases oxygen. This extra oxygen creates additional power by allowing more fuel to be burned. Nitrogen acts to buffer, or dampen the increased cylinder pressures helping to control the combustion process. Nitrous also has a tremendous "intercooling" effect by reducing intake charge temperatures by 60 to 75 degrees F. "