Gyrobob
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Posers ain't motorcyclists
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Newnan, GA
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I have those two tubes ducted into a .928" ID stainless tube running underneath the seat, exiting just above the rear tire. About 4" from the aft end of the pipe is an electric igniter I pulled off the BBQ.
When I find I need some more power, I click the igniter, lighting the afterburner, so to speak.
There are a few problems, though. -- The first time I set it up, the carb exploded. You shoulda' been there,... I must have looked like one of the balls of fire coming out of a roman candle. Within a few days of checking out of the hospital, I repaired all the fire damage, and then installed a couple of one-way vapor valves acting as flame arrestors to fix that problem. -- Another problem is the extra thrust doesn't last very long. Just one loud KAPOW and that's pretty much it. Sounds really cool though,.. everyone within 100 yds thinks I am shooting at them. It is spectacular at night!
Maybe I should add a fuel pump and have it start pumping atomized fuel into the stainless tube. Continuous afterburner, eh? -- I could have it all controlled by timed relays and sensors. -- A low manifold pressure sensor could enable the whole system, then the igniter switch could close a relay to send 12v to the pump and to send 12v to a timed relay that would send nitrous to the afterburner .28 seconds after the fuel started flowing.
nah
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