nitrous question..
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nitrous question..
Was wondering has anyone sprayed there c5 below 2500rpms?without any problems no im not trying to blow mine up, read where tommy03c5 had sprayed at an early rpm but had no luck in contacting him, was just wanting to know if any of u guys spray sooner than 2500 without any problems , just think if i can spray little sooner will help my time an 60ft i think also....thanks for any tips on this subject>>
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St. Jude Donor '10
Bad idea, that is a quick way to blow stuff up.
Nitrous effectively adds HP directly (as opposed to forced induction, which adds torque).
HP = (Torque * RPM) / 5252
So let's say you're spraying a 100 shot at 2500 rpm
100 = (Torque * 2500) / 5252
You'd be adding ~210 lb-ft of torque. Without getting too overly technical here, I'll simplify things by saying torque is essentially the product of cylinder pressure. The extreme increase in cylinder pressure can have disastrous effects, along with the increased duration of the cycle due to the lower RPMs.
If you're trying to spray below 2500, you desperately need a converter (if you're doing that with a manual...then I have no idea what you're doing).
That said, you should be able to get away with a small shot, but I wouldn't go hitting it very hard. I think I saw in another post you said you were hitting it with a 125...while you'd probably get away with it, I'd be leery unless you're prepared to possibly fix it. At lower RPM's you also run an increased risk of detonation. If you're dead set on it, consider ramping it in with a progressive controller to be safer
Nitrous effectively adds HP directly (as opposed to forced induction, which adds torque).
HP = (Torque * RPM) / 5252
So let's say you're spraying a 100 shot at 2500 rpm
100 = (Torque * 2500) / 5252
You'd be adding ~210 lb-ft of torque. Without getting too overly technical here, I'll simplify things by saying torque is essentially the product of cylinder pressure. The extreme increase in cylinder pressure can have disastrous effects, along with the increased duration of the cycle due to the lower RPMs.
If you're trying to spray below 2500, you desperately need a converter (if you're doing that with a manual...then I have no idea what you're doing).
That said, you should be able to get away with a small shot, but I wouldn't go hitting it very hard. I think I saw in another post you said you were hitting it with a 125...while you'd probably get away with it, I'd be leery unless you're prepared to possibly fix it. At lower RPM's you also run an increased risk of detonation. If you're dead set on it, consider ramping it in with a progressive controller to be safer
