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Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

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Old May 13, 2005 | 06:04 PM
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Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

What is the easiest way to tell how much nitrous is left in the bottle. I know pressure doesn't mean much because you could just have air left in it. Is there an easier way besides pulling the bottle out and weighing it??
Old May 13, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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Re: Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

nope
Old May 14, 2005 | 12:29 AM
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Re: Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

Pruging it will let you know if it is empty or not. If you can see it pruge then it still has some left in it. If you just hear it and don't see the fog then it' empty.
Old May 14, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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Re: Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

Well, there is actually one thing you could do, but I have to warn you... it's not very precise and it won't work at all if you're tone deaf.

Find something to use as a hammer, perhaps a 6" long socket extension or a piece of bar stock of similar size. It doesn't really matter what you use as long as you use the same item each time.

Lightly tap the bottle in the middle to create a ringing sound. The tone of the ring will be different for full, empty and half full. If you get used to what each sounds like you'll be able to make a pretty good guess as to the general fullness of the bottle.

Please note that if you have a blanket, heater or any other thing wrapping the bottle that would tend to dampen and dull the sound, you must first remove it.
Old May 14, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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to early for me to be reading

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Old May 14, 2005 | 08:31 AM
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Re: Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

Originally Posted by funina91ss
You must have mistaken what I was trying to say. You can see a pruge. If the purge is a white cloud then you still have some N20 left in it. If you just hear the purge and don't see any cloud then the N20 is empty and your just purging air.

And this is related to my post how...?
Old May 14, 2005 | 08:59 AM
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I read your post wrong myself

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Old May 14, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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No problem.
Old May 22, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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Re: Easiest way to tell how much juice is left??

I use a small scale for weighing the bottle. On a 10lb bottle, depending on the size of the shot, say a 150 shot, after 5 or 6 runs you are going to be noticing a difference in performance. I went with 15lb bottles in case I have to hot lap the car for the next round.
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