Wondering what kinds of temps and for how long are going to cause pressure problems in a nitrous bottle. For example is a bottle in the back of a coupe in a parking lot all day in the middle of summer going to blow the disc?

Never had a bottle in my car before so I'm wondering how paranoid I should be.

Thanks.

 

honestly depends on how hot the bottle gets. I would not leave the bottle in the car unless you intend on using it. most burst disc blow at 3k. I have never seen it, but a buddy of mine sd that hes seen the windows get blown outta veh from the pressure. hard to believe, but i guess anything is possible.

 

I think I read 90 degrees is around 950-1000 psi. In GA on a summer day where my bottle is mounted (tunnel mount ) with the sun shinning though the back window I could easily see it hitting the burst disc.I have seen temps around 140 inside of cars down here, I wouldn't try it. I usually bring a cooler of ice and a blanket on hot days at the track just to keep temps down.

 

If you leave it in your car it will blow the disc out. I would carry a bottle with me unless I plan to use it. If you have to take it with you take it into work I have done that and then went out after work and smoked people.

 

100 degrees is around a 1000 psi or so

 

Blindly stating that a heat = a PSI is a bad idea. It all depends on how much is in the bottle.

Bottom line, if you question it AT ALL, you shouldn't leave it in the vehicle.

Also, MAKE SURE you have a burst disc installed in the bottle.

If you're dead set on leaving it in the car, install a blow down tube. When the burst disc does blow, at least it will evacuate the nitrous from the vehicle.

-Will

 

A nitrous bottle can explode without ever poping the burst disk. Never leave a bottle in a car that is going to be exposed to extreme temperatures.

 

Really?

As long as there is some liquid nitrous present in the bottle, pressure will remain constant with temperature.

 

Thanks for all the input.

I see cars at car shows with bottles in them sitting in a parking lot under the sun all day although it's not normally 100 degrees out, I wonder if they have empty bottles in there.

 

Huh?

-Will

 

Nitrous is in a liquid and gas phase inside the bottle, allowing pressure to be directly correlated to temperature.