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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 04:37 PM
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...it is about 85 here today! Bottle pressure's way high! almost 1200 psi. How you keep these things cool?
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 04:52 PM
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purge it or just keep the bottle covered! i had the same problem at the track i was actually putting ice on the bottle to keep the heat down! But i never liked wasting nitrous especially costing 1.50 a lb :cry
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 07:27 AM
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$1.50 a pound!!?? It's $5 a lb. here!!!! :mad :mad
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 11:16 AM
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and $4.00 a lb here :mad :mad
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 11:27 AM
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$3 here :smash:
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 11:33 AM
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$2 here.
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 11:38 AM
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and $4.00 a lb here :mad :mad
Same here in the Chicago area.
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Old Apr 17, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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Default Re: New nitrous prollem... (95AquaC4)

...it is about 85 here today! Bottle pressure's way high! almost 1200 psi. How you keep these things cool?
The best thing I would recommend is keeping it out of the sun. If your cargo cover can be extended over it, I would go that route.

Also, 1200psi isn't that bad but, it is a little high.
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