Is nitrous illegal?
depends on the state. some it is the line hooked up and some it is if the bottle is open. If you hide the bottle and have an electric cutout it doesn't matter unless they search your car.
I would say...only if its sprayed into an engine on public streets and a law is broken because of it.
Otherwise, shouldn't aftermarket turbos and sc'ers also be illegal, because they do the same thing as nitrous....add power.
Otherwise, shouldn't aftermarket turbos and sc'ers also be illegal, because they do the same thing as nitrous....add power.
So, do some states allow a full bottle in the car if its closed, but hooked up.
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There was a giant post of this some where on here a while back. That gave all the legal and illeagal things to nitrous.
It is illegal to have on the street, hooked up in Florida. I know that.
It is illegal to have on the street, hooked up in Florida. I know that.
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Verdad Gallardo It is illegal if it is the medical grade N2O. That is considered a controlled substance. In Indiana I can run the car all day long with the bottle hooked up and the valve closed. Once I open the bottle on the street Judas Priest's Breaking the Law comes on the radio for some reason.
It is illegal if it is the medical grade N2O. That is considered a controlled substance. In Indiana I can run the car all day long with the bottle hooked up and the valve closed. Once I open the bottle on the street Judas Priest's Breaking the Law comes on the radio for some reason.
you're going to have to find the laws for your state to know for sure... i've read practically all of the auto laws for NC and didn't see anything on nitrous at all.
i asked a city cop and he told me that its not illegal to have it hooked up, but that you just can't use it to break the speed limit.
i would imagine that it wouldn't be hard for a cop to make the case that it was your intention to race or break the speed limit if the bottle was hooked up.
i asked a city cop and he told me that its not illegal to have it hooked up, but that you just can't use it to break the speed limit.
i would imagine that it wouldn't be hard for a cop to make the case that it was your intention to race or break the speed limit if the bottle was hooked up.
your fine. 
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Are you sure? I have a friend who is a patrol officer who told me it is only illegal if the bottle is open on public streets.
Like stated above, each state has different laws concerning whether it can even be in the car. I think Super Chevy or Hot Rod did an article last year that gave a basic synopsis of each state's laws. For some reason, I remember Pennsylvania as being super strict ie. only allowed to have the bottle in the car on the way to/from the track
It is illegal if it is the medical grade N2O. That is considered a controlled substance. In Indiana I can run the car all day long with the bottle hooked up and the valve closed. Once I open the bottle on the street Judas Priest's Breaking the Law comes on the radio for some reason.
I ask the FHP guy that lives in my subdivsion and he said it is illegal to have hooked up and is with in the reach of the driver. Said some other stuff too. But hide everything and I guess you won't have to worry about it. Electric bottle opener.
