akira motorcycles

dwb · Post by **dwb** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 8:55 pm

CaTaClYsM wrote:what kind of fuel do they use in rockets? *ponders*

specially formulated rocket fuel

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 8:58 pm

I think that engine coudl take nitro fuel.

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:28 pm

dwb wrote:
CaTaClYsM wrote:what kind of fuel do they use in rockets? *ponders*
specially formulated rocket fuel

isn't it mostly aluminm flakes mixxed with celuloid? or somethign like that becasue i rmember watching a documentary on the hindinburg and they said that it was pretty much painted with rocket fuel, and they said that they had this celluioid mixed with aluminim flakes painted all over it. bah i can't remember ... this was somethgin i watched half an hour of 2 years ago .. why am i talking about it ...

CaTaClYsM wrote:yea and when my uncle went and rebuilt the engine with parts designed specificaly for notro he though it could handle nitro too. Besides, if you use nitro you wind up beating the snot out of the engine. But if yrou going on a kamkazi run that won't matter.

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:30 pm

CaTaClYsM wrote:yea and when my uncle went and rebuilt the engine with parts designed specificaly for notro he though it could handle nitro too. Besides, if you use nitro you wind up beating the snot out of the engine. But if yrou going on a kamkazi run that won't matter.

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yea talk about a quoting mistake ...
that should look like this...

CaTaClYsM wrote:I think that engine coudl take nitro fuel.

yea and when my uncle went and rebuilt the engine with parts designed specificaly for notro he though it could handle nitro too. Besides, if you use nitro you wind up beating the snot out of the engine. But if your going on a kamakazi run that won't matter

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:49 pm

Are you kids confusing nitrous oxide (the go-fast gas) with nitromethane (Top Fuel dragster fuel) or nitroglycerin (explosive)?

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:43 pm

depends. which goes fastest?

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 1:07 am

All three of them will tear your engine to shreds if you dont run your compression, timing and boost at the right levels... and unless that thing has an A)Absurd weight(1700+ lbs), B) an absurdly geared box, or C) full wheely bars, with 500 brake horse at the rod (there is no way in hell youre getting 500 at the pavement... the laws of physics reign... probably 430 or so at the road), you are still going to wheelie out of every gear in the box.

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 2:41 am

Nitroglycerin would give you the most bang for your buck.

....so to speak.

Propyro · Post by **Propyro** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:29 am

RichLather wrote:Are you kids confusing nitrous oxide (the go-fast gas) with nitromethane (Top Fuel dragster fuel) or nitroglycerin (explosive)?

nope i was talking about nitrous oxide (laughing/go fast gas) the whole time. lol notroglycerine ... if it was stable enough that would probalby make a good fuel ... but you'd need severly heavily reinforced cylinder walls to use it ... actualy i don't even know if nitro is flamable ... i never took chemistry .... i regret that to this day.