| 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. it has nothing to do with burning faster
Luke Pavlick '90 Z32 Stage IV Twin Turbo
 Items in the mirror appear ... TO BE LOSING
I want to die peacefully in my sleep ... just like Gramps not screaming and terrified like the people in his car at the time |