If the use of a cold air intake modification on a combustion engine in an automobile helps improve power and gas mileage, would introducing a small- med.-lg. amount of compressed oxygen give the same result?
Anyone who's used an oxy-acetylene torch knows that acetylene alone isn't capable of cutting anything until you turn on the oxygen.
Is the principle of the cold air intake mod that colder air is denser and since oxygen excites combustian the fuel/air mixture is more volatile?
Why does nitrous oxide boost horsepower so much?
Aside from the obvious modifications needed to introduce oxygen into the air/fuel mixture and possible motor component strengthening, what mods would be required to make this work (if at all), ie.- timing, cam, valves, pistons, compression ratio, etc.?
2007-06-12
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