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hit me up if you think nitrous is cool
im sayn nae
im sayn nae
Nitrous Oxide: Yae or Nae?
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Nitrous is not a thing I would do to my cars. I think it is alot of fun when someone else has it and I can drive in their car while they trash their engine. I was in a 1997 Chev Cavalier Z24 when the engine blew from nitrous.
I think it is very interesting and would make a good science paper. But it is too hard on an engine.
Verdict: Nae
I think it is very interesting and would make a good science paper. But it is too hard on an engine.
Verdict: Nae
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well i like Nos its kool to see it used and to be in a car with it being used but in my opinion its 2 expencive illegal in Australia and its no good for your engine
so i'll go: NAE
so i'll go: NAE
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Not interested in drags, and it's not legal on tracks.
fools
ShobThaBob
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- rosooftw
Whatever you do to your car. Please be careful street racing. Turbo-ing, NOSing, or doing anything to your car is nice, but take into consideration the amount of damage you are more likely to cause when/if you make a little mistake in it. I street race on occaision and...just be careful. As for the NOS...unless you have an engine that has the bottom end beefed up a lot, NAE.
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No, it doesn't suck . It's gotten a horrible name recently, and for very good reasons, but it still doesn't 'suck.' Plenty of cars that can take it put it to use... supra's, mustangs, any old muscle with big blocks, etc. You just have to use it right. When used right it's fine with me, but when a 17 year old just pops in his "NOS" system with a 75 hp jet on his stock civic engine, I have no pity when it blows up. If you use it right and are a serious racer with a built engine, it's great. But how many of us are that lucky..... so nae.
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Actually, I agree very strongly with you on that.
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- South Carolina
It's always fun reading what misinformed people have to say on the ole' nitrous subject. I too was once misinformed. It doesn't suck, it's not cheating(if so, please explain why and give good reasons), and it's not any harder on your motor than a turbo or s/c. If anything, a turbo or s/c is going to put more stress onto your motor, considering it's constantly "on"(okay, so the turbo doesn't boost if you drive like a grandmother) so to speak. You just have to make sure you're not using too big of a shot for the application.
Having used a direct-port wet kit, 150 shot, on a completely stock(bottom/top end) lt1 for like 3 weeks, I say yae. The motor handled it just fine until it was bounced off rev-limiter during a 1st gear spray.
I don't think this should have been that much of a problem with a wet kit, considering it sprays fuel/nitrous, but for some reason it quit spraying fuel, either that or I don't know wtf happened. Spraying all nitrous and no fuel into your motor = boom. Fuel cut's a *****.
It's just like any other power adder, you have to know wtf you're doing, and make sure your motor can handle it. If you know what you're doing, and use all the necessary equipment, nitrous can be, and is, a very reliable/safe power adder.
Once we rebuild the T/A's motor, and build the bottom end up a bit, a larger shots going in. Anywhere from the 200-300hp range. 300 is very doubtful though due to the fact I don't have unlimited funding for tires, nor do I have a deathwish.
I remember back in the day when I used to say **** like, "Nitrous is gay, it's cheating, I'll never buy it for one of my cars, etc." I look back and laugh at my ignorance.
Having used a direct-port wet kit, 150 shot, on a completely stock(bottom/top end) lt1 for like 3 weeks, I say yae. The motor handled it just fine until it was bounced off rev-limiter during a 1st gear spray.
I don't think this should have been that much of a problem with a wet kit, considering it sprays fuel/nitrous, but for some reason it quit spraying fuel, either that or I don't know wtf happened. Spraying all nitrous and no fuel into your motor = boom. Fuel cut's a *****.It's just like any other power adder, you have to know wtf you're doing, and make sure your motor can handle it. If you know what you're doing, and use all the necessary equipment, nitrous can be, and is, a very reliable/safe power adder.
Once we rebuild the T/A's motor, and build the bottom end up a bit, a larger shots going in. Anywhere from the 200-300hp range. 300 is very doubtful though due to the fact I don't have unlimited funding for tires, nor do I have a deathwish.
I remember back in the day when I used to say **** like, "Nitrous is gay, it's cheating, I'll never buy it for one of my cars, etc." I look back and laugh at my ignorance.
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hell no wats the point of shown off a bottle that shows your creativity the point is to bring out wat you can out of your engine not some juice so is stay with to my previuos answer
NAE!!!!!!!!!
NAE!!!!!!!!!
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turbochargers and superchargers are pat of the engine and permanent hp so its not cheatin
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Too late, the brand name has replaced the generic term in common use. If you dropped some gelatin dessert on the floor, would you use a facial tissue to pick it up? Nope, you'd grab the Jello with a Kleenex. Same deal, get used to it.
For the N2O argument, I agree with Josh. Properly managed, nitrous is a great bang-for-the-buck (no pun intended), and shouldn't be any rougher on your engine than a turbo or s/c setup. I also don't understand how it can be considered cheating, unless you consider any other changes to a stock engine as 'cheating' also...
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I'm not the type of person to "show off" my bottle. It's hidden very well, actually. My dad drove the car several times, and never knew of the kits existance.
Juice? It's not some magical race fuel juice type crap. It allows more oxygen to be burned. It provides the motor's cylinders with more combustible material, thus making more power.
Let me guess, you're one of those people who think "NAWS" is a flammagle gas, huh?
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Originally posted by PunkRock
i think what he meant is that you can't run out of turbocharger... well, you can, but not in the same way you'll run out of nitrous.
The way I see it...you can't use a turbo unless there's gas in your gas tank, and you can't use your nitrous unless you have nitrous in your bottle. I know it's not the same, but...whatever damnit!
where did you hide that bottle? last time i checked, T/As weren't known for their cargo capacity...
Spare tire well.
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1. cost money to fill it up and LEGALY its not supposed to be hooked up on the street.
2. turbos and superchargers are allowed to be hooked up
3. you can turn down the boost in turbos so it does not do as much damage to the engine, with a boost controller
4. nitrous bottles arnt hooked up to the engine are they?
5. nitrous is only good till it runs out, you cant run out of a s/c or a turbo
2. turbos and superchargers are allowed to be hooked up
3. you can turn down the boost in turbos so it does not do as much damage to the engine, with a boost controller
4. nitrous bottles arnt hooked up to the engine are they?
5. nitrous is only good till it runs out, you cant run out of a s/c or a turbo
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