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[TheStreetzKing]

anone runnig nitrous, wondering if u had to change anything before it was "ok" to run, i heard spark plugs should be changed and maybe some other stuff?.. any comments besides its stupid and dont do it ur gonna blow ur motor, would be helpful

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

I think theres alot of misconceptions around here concerning the effectiveness and safety of nitrous.

First off, just because it has an unfortunate ricer connotation when you hear the phrase "NOS" or "NAWWS" doesn't mean that it isn't an extremely effective way of squeezing that much more power out of your motor safely. Sure there are added stresses involved....but if you keep the shot within the tolerances of the motor and have a professionally tuned fuel and timing map it shouldnt be unreasonable to run on a more frequent basis with great results.

Also, using nitrous on a boosted motor isn't such a horrible thing....it can reduce detonation and cool your boost significantly if you're running a highly pressurized motor. Its a great option to use in drag racing if you eed to cram out some extra power, but of course only if you can support and tune in the nitrous' presence.

If you don't tune properly, then of course you'll blow your motor. Thats a given. Alot of systems probably don't work as reliably or effectively as the ycould because they use a very simple interface designed for ease of installation and easy operation to get the job sort of done. But if you utilize a colder plug, retarded the timing or used an ignition device that would progressively retard the timing according to the ammount of knock/ air fuel ratio, and an upgraded fuel system then I don't see why it would be a bad thing at all. In fact, I'd like to see what somebody could do with a setup like that.

This post has been edited by Silver94CelicaOwner: Mar 21, 2006 - 12:45 AM