Nitro in an RX-7

[Joey D]

I was watching the fast and furious the other day cause my friend had never seen it. Then during the race scence I was like how would you hook up Nitro up to a rotary engine? Is it even possible?

 

[Joey D]

Sorry wrong forum I thought I was in the Automotive

 

[LoudMusic]

It all works the same, you just squirt NO into the fuel stream and BANG instant boost.

If you're unfamiliar with the mechanics of a rotary engine, check this out:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/rotary-engine.htm

~LoudMusic

 

[Josh]

Yeah, it's possible. A friend of mine's cousin has a badass single turbo RX7 with over 500hp, and that doesn't include his nitrous oxide, I believe. He even has the bottles mounted underneath the passenger seat, but there's 2 medium sized bottles, instead of three little ones.

His car is extremely fast around a track. He's not some "ricer" who copied the F&F either, his car's been setup like that for over 3 years now. He doesn't do straight line stuff either, only turns on race tracks.

 

[Rx7_Rob]

Nitrous can ruin a Rotary over time, rotarys need oil mixed with the gas to produce lube to the apex seals and chrome linings, nitrous acts as an abrasive, big no no in a rotary...
I like my buddy's NA Rotary 450 hp off regular unleaded...Oh yeah!

 

[Dudebusta]

nitrous ruins any motor over time.

the same with turbo chargers and super chragers. they all screw engines up.

 

[SandStorm]

Well maintain the engine properly and it won't screw it, will it?

 

[alex_gt]

NOS now and then does minor damage....

But every night streetracing does wreck it .... :fire:

 

[Dudebusta]

forced induction = more pressure and wear on parts. no matter what you do your engine will slowly deteriorate.

 

[Ryan2]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
nitrous ruins any motor over time.

the same with turbo chargers and super chragers. they all screw engines up.

yeah, like my dad's saab

he hasn't had it for all lthat long but now he needs a new turbo

 

[MazKid]

yea, Rotarys shouldn't have Nitrous at all. And about the turbos, it depends on the car, a lot of times you get a number of PSI that the manufacture suggests as the maximum. Like on MX-6 GTs, it's 8.7 PSI, and if you go past it for some reason(if the turbo diaphram cracks, you will be going past that all the time), Mazda put an alarm and fuel cut off to prevent damage. I've been in a 626 5-door GT when the turbo was screwed up, and the alarm and cut off system didn't work, and it was fast as hell(in 2nd at about 3K RPM, the tires would light up and it was a rocket), but I'm sure some major damage was going on(didn't matter, the car was junkyard material to begin with).

You just have to go by the manufacture's specs...

 

[Gran Turismo7058]

I agree with Mazkid!!!!!They should not have Nitrous

 

[troy]

Originally posted by Dudebusta
forced induction = more pressure and wear on parts. no matter what you do your engine will slowly deteriorate.

Even without NOS an engine needs forced induction, so every engine no matter what has wear w/ or w/o NOS or turbo/supercharger.

 

[MazKid]

you've got that wrong Troy, an Naturally Asperated engine sucks in air, it has no forced induction at all.

A turbo works like a fan, but a little differently:
You have a turbine that exaust spins, and at the other side of it, is a turbine forcing air into the engine.

N/A engines don't have forced induction.

 

[Joey D]

ok I was just curious. I was confused cause i know how it works on a normal pistion driven car but not on a rotary. Thanks

 

[WhiteCharisma85]

MazKid then why does turbos make those hissing noises i here it all the time in cars in real life and when im in the cockpit view in GT3 in all of my turbocharge cars like my RUF RGT.

 

[Dudebusta]

Originally posted by troy

Even without NOS an engine needs forced induction, so every engine no matter what has wear w/ or w/o NOS or turbo/supercharger.

dammit mazkid i wanted to shut him down

good job though mate