Could you use keyboard cleaner as an alternative to nitrous in a car?

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I've noticed that if you turn a can of keyboard cleaner upside down it will turn into a cold liquid.  So theoretically speaking couldn't it work like a dry shot of nitrous?  Except it's a dry shot of keyboard cleaner. I'm not going to put it on my car because the stock pistons aren't strong enough to handle 10 psi if had a turbo on it. But in theory couldn't that setup work? I guess you could call it a poor man's nitrous kit. Just some idea that popped in my head while I was at work

gooseboy78 · Accepted Answer

unless the keyboard cleaner is made of nitrous oxide (laughing gas to you and me) it probally wont work.

most keyboard cleaners are made from methylated sprits.

cars can run on meth but you have to run high compression to make it work think 13:1 - 15:1 but that takes bulk money. meth runs cooler than petrol so you dont need radiator. but because it runs higher compression ratio its range is only limited by your wallet size

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NO!!!
first of all just because it comes out liquid does not make it nitrous oxide. in fact air dusters are often filled with different gasses that are far less flammable. you would essentially be creating extreme cold spots of non combustible gas in your cylinders if you do this.

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Yes

Could you use keyboard cleaner as an alternative to nitrous in a car?

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