Played with a little nitro today....

[JQmile]

There was a thread over on DTR about a guy who got a 100hp gain on a 300hp motor running like 3-4% nitro, so I decided to try a little....

Here's what happened....

I bit the bullet and poured in a quart of 20% nitro (R/C fuel) into about a quarter tank of diesel and rocked the truck to try and mix it in. By my figuring it was about 1% nitro. Truck seemed to run the same for a few minutes then the nitro hit the motor.....it started to idle a little rough and the pitch did change. I hit it a few times and didn't notice anything life changing. The weird idle freaked me out and I went at put a bunch more #2 in. Truck started a little hard when I went to start it up, but started after about 10 seconds of cranking. Not sure whether I will keep playing with the nitro or not it's pretty nerve racking stuff, I think it might take more to make any big difference. Crusing EGTs seemed a little higher, and the truck seemed to smoke a little less, but other than that I didn't notice any big difference. Two percent?

[seeker1056]

you are livin dangerously

even in a gasser we never went over two percent - and handlin it wihout proper safety gear is bad fer yur health

[cummins king]

that nitro fuel is really cool stuff, isnt it 97% methinal, i havent check but that what i was going to run in my water meth mix

[JQmile]

you are livin dangerously

even in a gasser we never went over two percent - and handlin it wihout proper safety gear is bad fer yur health

I didn't breathe when I poured it in

The stuff I used was like 20% nitro, 60% meth, and 20% lubricants and other stuff.

[ford69557ci]

wow i never thought of that i have some 35% that i used to run in my onroad rc cars think i will put 10 gallons of red in tomorrow and dump that gallon of 35% stuff in and see what happens

[JQmile]

wow i never thought of that i have some 35% that i used to run in my onroad rc cars think i will put 10 gallons of red in tomorrow and dump that gallon of 35% stuff in and see what happens

Huh....why am I not surprised you're going to try something like that .....I heard about 3-4% is all that will mix in with diesel so watch out. Also make sure you're willing to pay the price (melted pistons) let me know what happens if you actually do it though!

Jason

[ford69557ci]

i cooked two motors last month so i guess i will se how the ol marine engine likes some nitro. i tried runnin my banshee on the stuff one time and gained nothin

[JQmile]

I talked to a buddy that ran 5% in his quad and he said he had to go up ten jet sizes to get it to run right (most power) since most diesels overfuel anyhow, it seems like I should work even better in them!

[Back Woods]

i put some 20% in a push mower once, it was mixed about 25%. I was like 13 years old. i thought it was pretty cool.

[ford69557ci]

well 5gallons of red and 1 gallon of 35% fuel and nothin no egt increase no smoke change no power gain???? and i know the fuel is good i ran some through my t maxx this mornin

[JQmile]

Weird...maybe the nitro hasn't hit the motor yet? Did you notice a change in pitch when the truck was idling?

[ford69557ci]

nope my 435's i installed today made it louder but not the fuel change. i only drove about 30 miles so i will give it some time to get mixed and see what happens

[PToombs]

If you drove 30 miles, it's in there. What do you get 15, 18 mpg? So theres 2 gallons it went thru, and the filter only holds a quart, so I'm sure it's in the pump now. Maybe with your bigger injectors, it doesn't notice it so much.

[ford69557ci]

i did the sticks before i went and got some of that non taxed fuel lol then dumped the other stuff in. i know burnin it in an rc car stinks like hell i hope my truck does not smell that bad behind it