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Old Feb 25, 2018 | 12:47 PM
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by the time the carburetors are running on this car, electronic fuel injection will be outdated and retired


....at which point he'll switch to fuel injection and we'll continue to poke fun of him
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 01:03 PM
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Nitrous setup looks great. Ive always been a fan of using those nylon lines with ferrules. Also, those distribution blocks look like they will actually give good equal distribution unlike those little blocks that make the nitrous make 90 degree turns.

Im sure it was probably mentioned at some point, but what is the plan for ignition?
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie

Im sure it was probably mentioned at some point, but what is the plan for ignition?
Steam powered electric generator. And the timing is controlled by a series of pulleys and weights that detect load by acceleration forces effecting a ball moving through a curved tube of viscous fluid. It's state of the art for turn of the century internal combustion locomotives but it is well suited to competition horseless carriages utilizing nitrous well into the 1910's.
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 01:40 PM
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I have always and will continue to use Electromotive ignition. Not making any changes until the car is finished.
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Steam powered electric generator. And the timing is controlled by a series of pulleys and weights that detect load by acceleration forces effecting a ball moving through a curved tube of viscous fluid. It's state of the art for turn of the century internal combustion locomotives but it is well suited to competition horseless carriages utilizing nitrous well into the 1910's.


I was thinking more like a centrifugal govenor, but instead using its linkage to advance the distributor

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You guys know I'm about to invent fuel transportation technology right?
Perfectly atomized compressed fuel, instantly in the combustion chamber at the moment of ignition, already lit. You just need to get the orientation of the tank and each cylinder to the ECU exactly right, then account for any engine movement
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 04:19 PM
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You guys are so ridiculous. How is all that going to work with my weight reduction goals?
Old Feb 25, 2018 | 08:07 PM
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Were thinking about this all wrong. Lose the engine. Solid rocket booster. 60ft wont be great but trap speed should be insane.
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Hydrogen is lighter than gasoline, just saying. Figure out how.
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Hydrogen is lighter than gasoline, just saying. Figure out how.
I mean, he's going to fill his tires with it right?

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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 06:47 PM
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To support the nitrous solenoid and keep the whole thing from drooping, I made this bracket.

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Old Feb 26, 2018 | 07:57 PM
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Here it is installed. It could use a little whittling, but I can get to all the fittings and fasteners to tighten them properly.
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Nitrous? What Nitrous?

its just an ole spec Miata with granddaddies carbs off his Austin Healy. How much money you want to race for?
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 07:15 PM
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Looking really good. What nitrous kit is that? Asking for a friend.
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Originally Posted by patsmx5
Looking really good. What nitrous kit is that? Asking for a friend.
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:16 PM
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Sleepers are the best!

Although the super nice fueling stuff kinda gives you away. Are there specific Miatas that look like that?
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:20 PM
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And those look more like high end porsh carbs than Austin Healy ones to me. I only got $20 on my car.
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by patsmx5
Looking really good. What nitrous kit is that? Asking for a friend.
It started out as a Wilson Manifold fogger kit, but because the starter was in the way, I Frankenstiened it with parts from NOS and Speedtech.
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:23 PM
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It's the M2F NoskTowPuss kit
Old Feb 27, 2018 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sonofthehill
Sleepers are the best!

Although the super nice fueling stuff kinda gives you away. Are there specific Miatas that look like that?
Originally Posted by sonofthehill
And those look more like high end porsh carbs than Austin Healy ones to me. I only got $20 on my car.
I doubt this kind of system has ever been done on Miata.

My ruse would likely only work on the most naive and ego driven meatheads.



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