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Re: Another Fuel Question

To: <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Subject: Re: Another Fuel Question
From: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:13:36 -0800
Tom
We have a saying at work in the engineering labs.
EXPERIENCE IS WHAT YOU GET  WHEN YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU WANT.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
To: "glen barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Cc: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>;
<FastmetalBDF@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: Another Fuel Question


> Glen,
> My reply was passing on what Bill Temple told me. (At that time I had
> not yet used my system)  He said that he was running alky & nitro with a
> gasoline/nitrous addition. At the time he was convinced that it work
> well. I know, from experience, that you can make costly mistakes with
> any fuel, if you try hard.
>
> Tom, Redding - #216 D/GCC
>
> glen barrett wrote:
> >
> > Tom
> > The Gotcha roadster, Bill & Greg Temple did run NOS. When Greg turned it
on
> > about the two mile it banged real hard, lifted the blower and the car
spun
> > several times. When we got to the car Greg was out and looking over the
> > engine. My self and Cagle were laughing at the Enderle Injector as when
it
> > banged the three butterflys bent around the shaft and looked like
TACO'S.
> > Somewhere in there should have been a working burst panel. They do work.
> > Just a little history from the best seat in the house.
> > Glen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>; <FastmetalBDF@aol.com>;
> > <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Another Fuel Question
> >
> > > Dick,
> > >
> > > I have no idea what percentage of our people use nitrous, or nitro,
but
> > > it can be run together, and some do. The engine doesn't care what you
> > > mix nitrous with. I was told that the nitrous works to reduce
detonation
> > > with nitro. I believe that the "Gotcha" roadster ran that combo.
> > >
> > > Tom. Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
> > >
> > > Dick J wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Out of curiosity:
> > > > What percentage of LSR fuel racers use Nitrous?
> > > > What percentage of LSR fuel racers use Nitro?
> > > > Can nitrous and nitro be run together? -
> > > > -(Without making a big mushroom shaped cloud that is.)

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