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02-28-2007, 09:01 AM
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I was at the track running and hit the nitrous going into second gear (weak 10 bolt afraid to break it at the time with 200 shot) and by the end of the track the car was cutting out and running like crap. Found out I burnt a valve and that was it. I think i got lucky myself becuase it could have been worse. By the way my car has been apart since that happened in August. 
02-28-2007, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gsxrjack
on my older 89 gsxr1100 with a 50 shot and 1186 motor i had changed the carbs and was having problems mounting the WOT switch so it was running late and i wanted to head up to the drags so i just jumped out the WOT switch 
now on the bikes the way mine was set up was when the nos system was armed it uses the horn as the juice activation switch.....so im in line waiting to go and i see someone that i wanted to get their attention....(can you see where this is going) I think i did too many drugs when i was a kid (54 now) cause I forgot that i had armed the system and hit the horn while i was just sitting there at idle
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the explosion blew off two of the individial air filters and shot out a fireball out the carbs (all between my legs) now there is two airfilters sitting on the gound, one on fire and the other one just smoldering ...lets just say that i have never jacked out any switches on a nitrous system since then...
now on the bikes the way mine was set up was when the nos system was armed it uses the horn as the juice activation switch.....so im in line waiting to go and i see someone that i wanted to get their attention....(can you see where this is going) I think i did too many drugs when i was a kid (54 now) cause I forgot that i had armed the system and hit the horn while i was just sitting there at idle
.....the explosion blew off two of the individial air filters and shot out a fireball out the carbs (all between my legs) now there is two airfilters sitting on the gound, one on fire and the other one just smoldering ...lets just say that i have never jacked out any switches on a nitrous system since then...
Well I bet that got there attention better then any old horn. But then again thats one expensive horn.
03-02-2007, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 02SOMWS6
I got lucky,I now have a standalone fuelsystem to feed the need
-and a stand alone fuel system. Not a bad way to spend $10,000-
Fast and Furious
03-04-2007, 03:37 PM
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2 chipped pistons and a huge hole in the head, not an ls1 though. the hole is from detination only and the chips probaly didnt happen at the same time. lets just say the shot was very very large, worked out a few times then once it just detonated.
03-04-2007, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by WS6HUMMER
OUCH!! I feel sorry for that vette owner, to such a nice looking car too. Hope I never get careless or have a soleiod fail.
yeah that sucks! did a HG let go?
03-04-2007, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dpren
At the drag strip I decided to up the jetting for my bike (Yamaha R1) in my haste to get it back together to make one last run I forgot to tighten the last fuel line. about half way down the track the fuel line backed off dumping fuel into the airbox and at the same time leaned out the engine. One of the spark plug electrodes burned up and fell down into the cylinder. That started a chain reaction which ended up igniting the fuel in the air box witch blew up, that explosion lifted my fuel tank which smacked me in the face. All this happened at about 150mph on two wheels. Now im obsessive compulsive about checking my lines.
I race my bike when I'm not racing my car. That had to be some scary ****.
At least you kept it 2 wheels up.
