Anyone here that used to use Nitrous???
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From: Maple Grove MN
Re: Anyone here that used to use Nitrous??? I use to use it. In fact I think I'm going to continue to use it. With some 110 octane of course. I switched because I wanted power all the time and I like the sound. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I think running a 150 shot like I was over time will greatly reduce the life of your engine because of the instant HP and TQ increases. Unless you use some sort of progressive controller it has to be bad for bearings and just about everything else. But a SC with a nice little 50 shot to make up for boost lag and cool down the charge seems like a good idea to me. Now I'll have to refill my bottle once or twice per summer istead of 10 times. Not really any $ savings because of the high cost of the SC kits but less of a pain in the A$$.
Justin
Justin
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From: Richmond, VA Where fast cars, well......are hard to come by.
Re: Anyone here that used to use Nitrous??? I'm switching from nitrous to a procharger currently. My feelings are, that nitrous is a great power adder for the track. Works good on the street, but the bottle will run out faster then you can imagine. I also got tired of having to go through all the trouble of getting it refilled. I think the instant hp/tq is also pretty rough on the motor, not near as easy as a gradually building effect. I may rig up a small shot for it later for track/big race only occasions.
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Re: Anyone here that used to use Nitrous??? If you guys don't know why boost is easier on your motor then nitrous, get the book "maximum boost" by corky bell and find out. The enemy of corse is detonation, which can be kept under control.
