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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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when it comes to racing (mostly street racing) do you consider nitrous cheating? theres some civic kids with big turbos that think nitrous is cheating, but its all the same, forced induction. Its not like nitrous is free. What do you guys think?
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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Wow I didnt know people still thought that.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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tell them the stickers and big wing on their car is cheating....street racing has no rules...thats why there is the win by ricer flyby...nitrous isnt cheating...run what you brung...hope you brought enough
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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If you beat me, then yes, it absolutely IS cheating.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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Tossing a spike strip in front of an opponents car is cheating. Making your car go faster is not cheating.....period.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Only if you lead them to believe you don't have it. I can't stand people who lie about their mods. There's no point to it. Either race while telling mods, or race without telling each other your mods. But don't be a scumbag and lie. That's when it's cheating, as is a turbo, blower, heads, cam, etc.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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I dont think it is, and yes the little insecure rice community thinks that n02 is cheating when half of them are running it. And some na sbc cars think that to for some reason.
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Old Apr 9, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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omg...
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I agree that cheating is when you don't reveal you have nitrous and win because of it or with someother mod. Not that it matters anyway..........race what you got and win or lose. Who the **** cares what he thinks anyway.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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There is no cheating in street racing. Whatever you gotta do to make a buck is the name of the game. This isn't NHRA, there are no rules. Unless of course rules were made before said contest. And even then cheating is OK, unless you get caught and there are more of them than you
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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If your on the track, and the race specifies no nitrous, then yes. If your on the street, hell no. The streets are tough for a reason, anything goes. Run what'cha brung.

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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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if they think nitrous is cheating tell them to turn off their turbos and then its a race
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by SexyTransAm
if they think nitrous is cheating tell them to turn off their turbos and then its a race
Amen my brother from another mother
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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I hear ya.
I have heard the most idiotic comments in my life over my nitrous kit.
Best one ever?
"Your car wouldn't be all that fast if you didn't have the nos".
True enough....
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Tell them to put up or shut up. Nitrous is what it is. I didn't hear any ricers watching Fast and the Furious and saying.. OMG They're cheating!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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a power adder is a power adder no matter how your look at it... nitrous turbos and blowers are they same jus how the perform is different
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by PICNIC_GEORGE
There is no cheating in street racing. Whatever you gotta do to make a buck is the name of the game. This isn't NHRA, there are no rules. Unless of course rules were made before said contest. And even then cheating is OK, unless you get caught and there are more of them than you
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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just ask to show in the "street racing rulebook" where nitrous is considered cheating.

hell, just ask to see the street racing rulebook, because i have yet to see one.

anything is game i guess, just whatch what you do because some people dont take kindly to getting hustled, if you say you dont have spray then they find out you do, better pray they let it go, you have more people, they dont have a gun or any other large objects to beat your *** with, i.e. shovel (almost seen it done before). or all of the above
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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anyone can purchase nitrous, its just if you have the ***** to use it. thus IT IS NOT CHEATING.
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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no way!!! i always got a kick out of the guys.
"i'll only run you if your off the bottle"

get over it, or get your own bottle.
a win is a win.
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