YIKES!

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
08/07/2015 at 16:52 • Filed to: None

I was toying with the idea of using nitrous but let me tell you the stuff scares the shit out of me. I’ve heard of lots of good and bad but these extreme examples makes my heart pound just by looking at it.

This is what happens when you get a nitrous backfire using a plastic intake manifold.

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And this is what happens when you leave a filled nitrous bottle in the car on hot summer days.

DISCUSSION (33)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 16:58

I think I’d rather have my car survive. Unless it’s a purpose built race car I didn’t see the benefit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 16:59

Why would someone think using the plastic manifold with NOS is a good idea? They should’ve learned that even with a built engine, NOS causes Danger to Manifold. Shoulda watched The Fast and the Furious.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/07/2015 at 17:02

Kinja'd!!!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:06

All modern kits have pressure relief valves to avoid the fate of that poor Mustang.

PowderHound > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:06

What about water/meth?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > PowderHound
08/07/2015 at 17:09

From my understanding water/meth doesn’t actually add HP, it cools inlet temps which could in theory make more power but on a non boosted car I doubt you would even notice.

On big turbo cars you bet it makes a huge difference.

I was talking more around a 50-75 shot on an NA car.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/07/2015 at 17:14

Where would someone find that info? I’m looking at the Nitrous Express site and can’t find that anywhere in the specs of the bottles.

PS9 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:15

Meh. There isn’t any significant mod you can make to your car that doesn’t have some kind of hazard associated with it. Do a shoddy job hooking up the nitrous + taking 0 precautions after the job is done = firey death for your car, and maybe you as well.

PowderHound > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:16

I have never looked in to it. Just occasionally saw the topic on NASIOC. So it's probably not worth it.

dogisbadob > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:20

Kinja'd!!!

nice Silverado photobomb

dogisbadob > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:22

Kinja'd!!!

ooo look at all the carbon fire

BeaterGT > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:27

Most of these incidents happen due to poorly built out systems and/or ignoring the safeguards. Just like you always used to see people blow-torching the bottles, that has actually dismembered people.

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:27

You vent the tank outside the car via a blowdown tube. Methinks this guy left the bottle heater on.

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:29

It can be perfectly safe.

Just make sure you take all the steps to only spray when you want to.

1.) Dry or wet shot?

2.) How much?

3.) WOT switch/window switch/arming switch?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly
08/07/2015 at 17:29

Is a blowdown tube the same as a purge line?

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:31

No.

Blowdown tube, meant to dump the nitrous if the safety valve blows:

Kinja'd!!!

N2O purge, meant to get air out of the lines before spraying but also to look intimidating.

Kinja'd!!!

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:33

And neither can I...

Zex seems to be the only ones with them?

http://www.zex.com/zx/nitrous-add…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/07/2015 at 17:37

I sure nitrous express offers such a thing. I’ll shoot them an email and see what they have to say.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly
08/07/2015 at 17:39

1. wet

2. 50-75

3. wot switch but considering window switch.

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:41

Gonna piggyback on your stock fuel lines and pump? Do you know if you have the capacity for that?

What vehicle?

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 17:53

I’d assume they would, seems like a no brainer. I checked NOS too, but only Zex mentions it anywhere.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly
08/07/2015 at 17:56

From what I can see from the kit you don’t need to upgrade anything so yes piggyback the fuel system.

2013 Ford Fusion 1.6L Turbo

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 18:01

Got a link?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly
08/07/2015 at 18:04

http://www.nitrousexpress.com/193623/0/0/136…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
08/07/2015 at 18:07

It looks like the bottle valve has a pressure relief valve built in but if you want to run the line out of the car you need a different fitting.

http://www.nitrousexpress.com/oldwebdocs/ins…

Kinja'd!!!

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 18:07

Good brand, and it looks complete, but I gotta ask-

Why not do exhaust mods and a tune first? Typically that’s where you want to go first.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly
08/07/2015 at 18:10

Essentially for an education.

I’ve always been curious about the stuff but before I would go big HP on a built V8 I would want to use it before hand to better understand it.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/07/2015 at 22:03

Kinja'd!!!

#Crispy

CB > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/11/2015 at 19:54

Isn’t NOS illegal to have installed in your vehicle in Canada?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CB
08/12/2015 at 09:42

Not illegal to be installed in the car but illegal to run on the street.

How they would know whether or not you actually used it on the street in the event something happens is beyond me though.

I guess it’s a bit of a grey area. You are allowed to have but not to use it.

CB > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/12/2015 at 11:59

Well, you can use it on the track, but not on the street.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CB
08/12/2015 at 12:20

But how would they know if you did or did not use it on the street?

CB > Luc - The Acadian Oppo
08/12/2015 at 12:24

No idea. If you have gauges labelled “NOS” and they needle is anything above zero, they might have some suspicion.