Operating temps

[Programmer]

Nitrous ??

-----Original Message-----
From: digi <digi at saturn.terahertz.net>
To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Thursday, September 23, 1999 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: Operating temps


>think of it in terms of both quanity and quality. rather than having lots
>of quanity, how about minimize the quanity requirement by boosting its
>quality.
>
>by that i mean some supplmental air scrubber, or oxygen injection system,
>or something else that'd concentrate what we need, oxygen.
>
>anyone ever given this any thought?
>
>On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Programmer wrote:
>
>> The thermal expansion "thing" is great in theory--but that's where it
ends.
>>
>> Lyndon IPTECH
>> 1970 Camaro 379 CID SB
>> 12.5 CR on 87 octane
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Aaron Willis <darkmonahue at awwwsome.com>
>> To: gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>> Date: September 23, 1999 4:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: Operating temps
>>
>>
>> >At 10:20 AM 9/23/99 PDT, you wrote:
>> >>Yea, the colder the engine the less effecient, the IC process is
(thermal
>> >>expansion).
>> >>
>> >>Turn air at atmoshperic conditions into high cylindar pressure. i.e.
the
>> >>more thermal energy lost through cooling, less is avialable to cause
>> thermal
>> >>expansion.
>> >>
>> >>Ward
>> >
>> >
>> > FWIW, I understand Lingenfelter likes to run his engines very cold to
help
>> >eliminate detonation.  My own limited, carbureted experience seems to
>> >support this theory.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Aaron Willis
>> > Garage TE51 International  http://surf.to/garage-te51
>> > ICQ # 27386985
>> > AOL IM: hemiyota
>>
>