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There is a reason why nitrous oxide is considered a dangerous gas! The Corvette nitrous explosion is a great example of why you shouldn't run nitrous. Sure you can get 50 to 100 extra horsepower from a quick shot, but is it really worth the risks? Even if you don't blow up your engine, the gas is harmful to the engine internals and over time will corrode them. Nitrous explosions happen frequently, all it takes is a leak and boom! Nitrous explosions typically happen as a result of a faulty hose, or leaky connection. If you are running nitrous, make sure each time you run your car that all lines are in tip top shape or face the consequences.
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By using a shot of nitrous on the C6 Corvette, with a basic kit you can instantly add 35 to 200 whp. That is a big difference! But is it really worth the $900 price tag for the kit, plus the possibility of catching on fire like this Corvette? I must say no. I personally would never run any type of funny gas or liquid injection in my vehicles. If your current setup isn't powerful enough, go bigger.
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There really isn't any reason to run these gases unless you are a lazy builder that doesn't want to seek power the correct way. Sure there gets to be a point when you can't modify for any more power; when that happens you need to seek the aid of an engineer to figure out other ways to improve your current setup. Many modifications can be made to the dynamics of the engine to improve overall power that most builders over look and skip directly to nitrous. If you are at this point, contact your local mechanical engineer and see what they have to say about your setup. You would be surprised what they come up with!
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Interesting he "left on the spray". Seems like it was fed by fuel as well. Shame on him for not having a fire extinguisher as well.
Btw, nitrous is a perfectly acceptable and safe tuning method for thousands of cars that drag race. Watch Pinks sometime...
This is just ignorant. Having personally run nitrous for many years, I can tell you it isn't dangerous or "cheating" as some may say. However, when it is pushed too far on a vehicle with a plastic intake manifold (read most LSx and some Mod motors) a hiccup can disintegrate the intake manifold leading to possible fires. Most hiccups are caused by people pushing for too much power without a proper tune (or good old fashioned ignition timing in older cars).
Don't be put off by a few videos like this, it's unfounded and uneducated paranoia. Just spray it!
Nice bit of misinformation here ~ Nitrous Oxide is an inert gas, not caustic in any way, and it's also not flammable. Its only function is to introduce more oxygen into the combustion chamber, allowing for a corresponding increase in the amount of gasoline that can be burned in the cylinder. All the power comes from the gasoline, juts the same way that it does in a turbocharged or supercharged engine.
The accident seen above is due to an improper installation that allowed for gasoline to pool in the intake tract and ignite. Anybody that doesn't properly prepare a motor can and should expect it to fail, no matter what method they choose to implement.
As far as avoiding any kind of liquid injection in your cars.... do you still bother to fill your gas tanks or do you leave them empty to make the car easier to push?
Great write up! I too agree NOS is cheating. It's about time someone published it, great job.
I personally know this car, race track, and was there the time this happened. the owner was not using a window switch and bogged on sticky tires, leaving the fuel to puddle in the intake and igniting. had he had a window switch this car would still be making ten second passes to this day.
i do not agree one bit with the fact you state nitrous harms engine internals. if this is true, then so does turbo chargers, superchargers, and any other power adder for that matter.
this debate will never be solved, as its a matter of opinion, but people are quick to disrespect nitrous because of ignorance instead of realizing its nothing more than a chemially released supercharger system.
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