Competition Nitrous

[GO 4LO]

For those of you who run nitrous, who has actually blown something up as a direct result of using the nitrous? I'm looking at buying a truck with nitrous already installed and would like to continue using it, but keep hearing differing opinions. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Chris

 

[HoleshotHolset]

It's a little hard on the turbo - probably because it's like instant turbo spool in a bottle...



Besides the thermal shock on the hot parts in your engine... NOS isn't all that bad in a diesel. Nowhere near as dangerous compared to gassers...



Matt

 

[GO 4LO]

Thanks for the help, Matt. Another question on this subject: can nitrous be used safely in conjunction with a water/methanol injection setup?

Chris

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Some folks do it...



I don't see how they're not making ice... to each his own.



Matt

 

[qzilla]

Nitrous is not that bad, its the addiction and the fact that it is too easy to run too much.



Typical scenario is that a guy starts running the hose, has great success so he pills up a little, runs even better and so on. Before you know it he is shoving the biggest pill available in the system and then bam..... cylinder pressures though the roof and he smokes the motor. I see it happen all the time. A lot of people seem to think that if a little bit is good a whole lot is better.



Does the above sound like a N20 problem or a user problem? Most blame the juice!





We run it, and sell a ton of 2 stage kits and really don't have any problems. We run a 52 jet in our Dmax and have never had a problem.





Quad

 

[GO 4LO]

Thanks for the replies, guys. Good to hear something positive about nitrous for a change .

I'd love to hear from someone who runs nitrous together with water/meth. That'd be great - thanks!

Chris

 

[therabbittree]

i was told by doug Doring . . team diesel . . etc that too muchnitrous won't hurt the diesel in fact thats how you tune it keepgoing up jet sizes till you slow down then back off a size... dougs been running nitrous for years and sell diesel specific nitrous kits... i don't think the cylinder pressures increase like they do in a gasser with a diesel... main benifit is intaek temp drop , and turbo spool in a diesel... ...

thanks

later

deo

\x/ hillfolk!

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Hey Deo,



Do the two Dougs have the same theory for regulating boost pressure? Make a pass - oil down the track... and back off on the boost until you don't blow oil out of the engine... . (kidding!)



Matt