Any such thing as a lay-flat N2O bottle?
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Any such thing as a lay-flat N2O bottle? Wanting to put something in my car that is hidden and I'd
prefer not to do the spare tire well. Besides which my well
seems to be smaller than the coupes. I have a convertible
and the trunk has sort of a sump area then widens out;
a false floor and replacement carpet, is what I'm thinking.
But there's not much height. Everything I see about bottle
mounting says the valve has to be up and forward (so the
siphon tube will stay wet I guess).
Can you pull the valve and bend the siphon tube so it is
against the cylinder wall, and run with the bottle laid flat?
Or is that impossible / stupid / unsafe (the siphon tube
work)? I could stand going dry a little early, if I could
get say 75% utilization that would be fine.
Also intriguing is the idea of something like 4 little 5-lb
bottles, two under each rear scoop-seat, like a series-
liquid-push arrangement. But that would be a lot of
money in custom push-fitted bottles I reckon.
Just not much room in the 'vert.
prefer not to do the spare tire well. Besides which my well
seems to be smaller than the coupes. I have a convertible
and the trunk has sort of a sump area then widens out;
a false floor and replacement carpet, is what I'm thinking.
But there's not much height. Everything I see about bottle
mounting says the valve has to be up and forward (so the
siphon tube will stay wet I guess).
Can you pull the valve and bend the siphon tube so it is
against the cylinder wall, and run with the bottle laid flat?
Or is that impossible / stupid / unsafe (the siphon tube
work)? I could stand going dry a little early, if I could
get say 75% utilization that would be fine.
Also intriguing is the idea of something like 4 little 5-lb
bottles, two under each rear scoop-seat, like a series-
liquid-push arrangement. But that would be a lot of
money in custom push-fitted bottles I reckon.
Just not much room in the 'vert.
not sure if your 4 5lb bottles would work.. they aren't that small a 1.4 lb bottle you might be able to do like that.. i have a friend who is using n2o in 2 of his cars with the bottle going side to side.. both are 5.0 vert's hope it helps
