Nitro + gas mix?

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This is an extremely dumb question but good to know. Most people know about the nitro rc cars. The gas is made of nitro methane and some petrol based lubricants. I was wonderin...if i throw a little bit of nitro into my clones tank with a whole tank of gas...would it be harmful? I think its properties might add a tiny kick yet might break something expensive. Stupid question-yes but i jist wanna know. Thanks guys
 

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Not nitrous nitro fuel so its a liquid. Also i have 2 gal jugs lyin around cause i sold my rc car anyway
 

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Methanol, nitromethane, and oil, in varying percentages. I believe it will cause predetonation if used in a high enough concentration in a spark-ignition engine. In our R/C applications, it ignites without spark. There are a few factors involved, but I think it's too volatile for our engines. We want the spark to precede the ignition of the mixture. Too early breaks things. That said, I think you'd have to have a high concentration of it to be a problem. Small doses probably won't hurt, but I don't think you'll feel any seat-of-the-pants improvement.
If you have an engine that you don't give a toss about, test it...
 
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