supercharged 3800 cal

[David A. Cooley]

At 08:55 PM 3/14/99 +0000, you wrote:
>> Will nitromethane run in a NA 3800????
>
>Yep.
>
>Ran a FWD 3.8L engine mechanically "as-is" on Nitromethane,
>though we changed all the seals, fuel pump, and used the
>electromotive Tec-II system, but its doable.  The block
>didn't hold together however.  Not sure if it failed due to
>the fuel or because of the RPM.  We didn't balance it... we
>just grenaded it :)
>

what kind of HP/torque did you see before parts flew?

>For a street engine, it would be better to use Nitromethane
>as a supplemental fuel, rather than a primary fuel.  Its
>very expensive and quite nasty to play with.  Nitrious Oxide
>would be a much lesser evil and give you great power and
>control if installed appropriately.  And yes, we ran N02 on
>a N/A FWD 3.8L engine too... that worked really well.  Run a
>supplimental fuel pump and install the 250 HP kit and run
>the second fuel pump to the Y tap that comes with the
>nitrious kit.  Works very well, and we dyno'd close to 600
>HP before the secondary fuel pump shorted out and the motor
>ran lean, and turned the pistons into swiss cheese.  We were
>playing, so we didn't run any of the usual "low fuel
>pressure" cut-offs that one should always install, test or
>not.

Hmm...
Had thought about NO2... Curious how much my trans would take though...
did you use a port system or a spray bar under the TB?

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