NITROUS OXIDE ( nos / n2o ) advice forum

Talking of other products available, have you seen the pressure regulator that another company is selling?


Looks pretty and in theory is a good idea, but surely it must have an affect on flow and phase change which outweigh the benefits?

I am curious as to why you think it would result in a phase change?

I've tested one of these units and they're far from ideal but it 'seems' they are adequate for small power increases as long as your engine is not close to detonation.

Any reduction in pressure results in a reduction in density which results in a greater risk of detonation.

This option also results in a lower efficiency in nitrous consumption.

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They claim it's good for up to 200hp.

If that 'is' the case then they must have drastically improved the design.

My bet is that they've worked that out by flow (and even then they must have increased it from the sample I tested) but I'd like to see anything other than a large displacement, low compression engine with hell took out of the timing survive that much gaseous nitrous.

I carried out some tests using a much higher flow reg than the example above and with a start pressure of 900 psi, the output was ALL gaseous at anything below 700 psi and the density was obviously reduced right from 899psi.

Regards

Since there would be a drop in pressure across the reg would it be at risk of freezing as well? Or is that a wrong assumption?

Yes that could be the case if there is enough of a drop and a lack of available heat input.

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This same company offers an air filter with a nitrous injector built in to it!! So that the nitrous "collects" extra air as passes through the filter using your dry kit.

Sounds like another company using marketing to gain profit.

Zex has had the injector in the airfilter for a number of years now using a dry kit.

The extra air you mention, I assume they mean the vacuum effect nitrous has and pulls more air in than NA would.