bottle pressure question
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bottle pressure question tonight at the track i was seeing only two tenths difference(1000 ft spraying from beginning of second on) spraying a 150 and was wondering if that could be due to only haveing around 700 lbs of pressure or just under? i can see it making a small difference but i was only trapping 3 mph higher than on motor. i could feel it kick in but bearly and didnt really feel it much after the initial kick, or lack there of. i unhooked the line at the nozzle and tested the solenoid and it was fine. any ideas? 
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Im having a issue with this sort of to, i have 2 10lb bottles that are Y'd together and a heater on one, after i arm the system to let the only bottle i have with a heater on warm up and im only seeing maybe 800 lbs of pressure, both bottles open together(remote openers) any ideas?
Originally Posted by goodtimes44
Im having a issue with this sort of to, i have 2 10lb bottles that are Y'd together and a heater on one, after i arm the system to let the only bottle i have with a heater on warm up and im only seeing maybe 800 lbs of pressure, both bottles open together(remote openers) any ideas?
or just only open the bottle with the heater on it...one bottle for show, the other for go...but that's pretty pointless other than the fact that you have another bottle with you when the other one runs out
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When i first got my car from the shop i had 2 remote openers installed, well i guess one the clutch wasn't positioned right and it wouldn't open all the way. so when i took it back and fixed it so both bottles opened you could hear the full bottle fill the emptier one, so i thought it might have balanced them out and now there isn't enough pressure for either. does that sound right at all? and yea only one heater. Would it matter that the two bottles are connected with a Y line? Im running a 125 shot right now and ive hit it 4 or 5 times for maybe a gear length each. Is that about enough to empty a bottle?
thanks for the help guys
thanks for the help guys
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Verdad Gallardo sounds right...higher pressure gases/liquids will always move to lower pressure areas, so yes, the contents of the heated bottle will move into the other bottle and then the situation you are stuck with is having a heater that was designed to heat 1 bottle, trying to heat 2 bottles. With the two bottles, you will have a greater surface area for the heat to escape, therefore causing lower than desired pressures.