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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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http://www.cryofuzion.com/products.htm#Cheetah
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:23 PM
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what a cheetah way to race. h:
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 12:34 PM
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I don't understand this. Why is it that Nitrous Oxide is used to add power by adding comustible oxygen but Carbon Dioxide will rob power? Is the bond between Nitrogen and Oxygen really weak or what? Is the bond between Carbon and the 2 oxygens so strong that it won't break and therefore the oxygen can't be used for combustion or what?
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cowanpp
I don't understand this. Why is it that Nitrous Oxide is used to add power by adding comustible oxygen but Carbon Dioxide will rob power? Is the bond between Nitrogen and Oxygen really weak or what? Is the bond between Carbon and the 2 oxygens so strong that it won't break and therefore the oxygen can't be used for combustion or what?
the co2 will displace the atmospheric air, supposedly. its like blowing co2 at your face while youre tryin to breath....

anyways, this product is a freagn gimmic. unless you have a HUGE tank of compessed co2, there's no way you could displace a negligible amount of atmoshperic air in the opposing car's proximity.
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cowanpp
I don't understand this. Why is it that Nitrous Oxide is used to add power by adding comustible oxygen but Carbon Dioxide will rob power? Is the bond between Nitrogen and Oxygen really weak or what? Is the bond between Carbon and the 2 oxygens so strong that it won't break and therefore the oxygen can't be used for combustion or what?
Basically, yes. At around 600°F (if memory serves) the oxygen molecule in Nitrous Oxide becomes availiable for use in combustion. But in the case of CO^2, the oxygen does not dissociate from the carbon molecules , instead displacing viable oxygen available for combustion.

That said, I have serious doubts about this system.
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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note to self: don't race a red PT Cruiser with giant crome rims h:
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Old Apr 5, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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they should make a system that just sprays oil under the opposing car's tires. or throws nails in its path.
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