Nitrous.

[rice(er)]

do you guys call N20 nos or nitrous? how does it work? how do you know when to turn your nitrous on? how is it installed? any dangerous hazards?

[drewh4386]

If you say nos again in this thread..... a mod will probably ban you. I call it nitrous. I have decided on holley, zex, or NX. IT is extremely flamable....you use it a WOT. There are 2 ways that I know of. Dry and wet. Dry shoots into your intake and wet shoots into you intake manifold.......any thoughts??? anyone????

[rice(er)]

Originally Posted by drewh4386

If you say nos again in this thread..... a mod will probably ban you. I call it nitrous. I have decided on holley, zex, or NX. IT is extremely flamable....you use it a WOT. There are 2 ways that I know of. Dry and wet. Dry shoots into your intake and wet shoots into you intake manifold.......any thoughts??? anyone????

Some white boys call it nos at my school

[CivRacer95]

Originally Posted by rice(er)

Some white boys call it nos at my school

Let's not use the term "white" here. How about "ghostly" or "crackers" or even "caucasian".

As for your question about Nitrous. No idea. There is a section in the forums dedicated to this specific question. I'll find you the link and you can post your question there.

Edit: There's the link. Try there.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...lay.php?f=1038

[clawhammer]

Originally Posted by rice(er)

Some white boys call it nos at my school

Edit: Some ricers call it nos at my school

[Zgringo]

Originally Posted by drewh4386

If you say nos again in this thread..... a mod will probably ban you. I call it nitrous. I have decided on holley, zex, or NX. IT is extremely flamable....you use it a WOT. There are 2 ways that I know of. Dry and wet. Dry shoots into your intake and wet shoots into you intake manifold.......any thoughts??? anyone????

1. I don't think you'll get banned for saying NOS. NOS is a brand name and lots of uninformed people call it nos.
Call it nitrous or spray.

2. Nitrous IS NOT EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE, in fact it worn burn, but supports combustion. No part of it is flammable.

3. There's as many ways of installing it as there is types of induction systems.
If your car is carburated then you can use a plate under the carb. or port injection. It all depends on what you want and how much spray you intend on using.
If your car is fuel injected you'll have a wider choice of how to install. Dry or wet. Injected into the airstream of the air cleaner as Zex does, in front of the throttle bodys or each intake port.

4. If installed and operated properly is very safe to use, and like most anything has hazards if used improperly, including engine damage or possible death to the operator.

5. RICERS CALL IT NOS!!

[drewh4386]

Originally Posted by drewh4386

If you say nos again in this thread..... a mod will probably ban you. I call it nitrous. I have decided on holley, zex, or NX. IT is extremely flamable....you use it a WOT. There are 2 ways that I know of. Dry and wet. Dry shoots into your intake and wet shoots into you intake manifold.......any thoughts??? anyone????

then he was informed. NOS is a product name from Holley. NOS is not nitrous. It is NitrousOxideSystems

[nissanfanatic]

It catalyses combustion by providing high amounts of oxygen. Nitrogen is there to keep it stable. The heat of the combustion chamber breaks the compound down to nitrogen and oxygen. Since you now have high levels of oxygen, you can add more fuel and create more power.

[Xtreme_098]

I think it's cheap power. Anyone can go out and throw on a bottle and say they are fast. I support superchargers and turbo systems estaticly, but I abhore nitrous. I know you can get as much power from a stock motor with nitrous as you could with a stock motor and other types of forced induction. But, I always concidered nitrous for ricers aka fake power. My 2 cents.

[Zgringo]

Originally Posted by Xtreme_098

I think it's cheap power. Anyone can go out and throw on a bottle and say they are fast. I support superchargers and turbo systems estaticly, but I abhore nitrous. I know you can get as much power from a stock motor with nitrous as you could with a stock motor and other types of forced induction. But, I always concidered nitrous for ricers aka fake power. My 2 cents.

I think your so right Clint. This guy runs a N/A 300ZX with a 450shot of nitrous to get this car to run into the low 10's, and I had to spend thousands to do the same. Isn't fair. I think it's ricer all the way, just look at it.
I knew ahore once, but I don't think she had anything to do with nitrous.

[beef_bourito]

that car has a cool looking intake setup, anyway, i think nitrous is ok to use, that's not to say I'd ever use it (unless i built an all out drag car). the higher combustion temps create more engine wear than a turbo or supercharger, anyone who want to lose their engine in a much shorter time can be my guest.

[nissanfanatic]

I say its fair because everyone has equal access to parts and the ability to choose their path on what they want to do with their car. +/- for each path you choose.

[nissanfanatic]

I call it NAWZ.

[drewh4386]

I just don't like it cause you can't legally use it in the street for any reason what so ever. That is why I think it is cheating. Come on guys, lets have a good old race WITHOUT button pressing?

[Ridenour]

Originally Posted by nissanfanatic

It catalyses combustion by providing high amounts of oxygen. Nitrogen is there to keep it stable. The heat of the combustion chamber breaks the compound down to nitrogen and oxygen. Since you now have high levels of oxygen, you can add more fuel and create more power.

I thought I'd throw in also it's so effective due to the fact that it cools the hell out of your intake air. (cold air = denser = more fuel = more power) So it means you actually have more air crammed into the cylinder on each stroke, much like some kind of FI. Making the air denser, and adding the high oxygen levels like nissanfanatic said = added power.

Originally Posted by beef_bourito

that car has a cool looking intake setup, anyway, i think nitrous is ok to use, that's not to say I'd ever use it (unless i built an all out drag car). the higher combustion temps create more engine wear than a turbo or supercharger, anyone who want to lose their engine in a much shorter time can be my guest.

This is true. Too many dudes think that they can just "ADD NAWZ!!!" and that there car will be fast as hell. Lots of stock internals aren't made to take the added compression / forces associated with the use of nitrous. I, for one, would never dream of using it in my 3.4. Guys have done it in that engine, but the internals just aren't made for it - you use it a couple times on the wrong car, and you can say goodbye to the engine. In my opinion, nitrous on a stock engine (unless it's built strong from the factory) = bad idea. Obviously, there's many exceptions. But most sport compact / every driver common cars shouldn't risk it.