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Old Jun 11, 2003 | 09:06 PM
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heres info on boosters

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/gasoline-octane.html

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/octanebooster.html

http://www.team.net/sol/tech/octane_b.html

http://www.turbofast.com.au/racefuel12.html

http://www.diabolicalperformance.com/hotrodoctane.html

http://www.pricechemical.com/nitromethane.htm

http://www.stanford.edu/~bmoses/knock.html

http://www.dynopower.freeserve.co.uk/nitrous_oxide/

Q: What are the advantages of using nitrous compared to other performance options?
A: The cost of many other performance options can put you in the poorhouse. Dollar for dollar, you can't buy more performance with less money than nitrous. With a nitrous system, performance and reliability can be had for a much more reasonable price while still retaining the advantage of a stock engine during normal driving. And, Nitrous offers tremendous gains in torque without having to rev the engine to excessive rpm's. These factors help your engine last longer than many other methods of boosting horsepower.

Q: What kind of pressures are components subject to in a typical nitrous kit?
A: Pressures often exceed 1,000 psi. This is why NOS uses only high pressure tested aircraft quality components like stainless steel braided Teflon lines throughout its system.

Q: How do I know how much nitrous is left in the bottle?
A: The most reliable method was is to weigh the bottle to determine how many pounds remain. When a bottle is near empty (about 20% or less nitrous remaining) a surging effect is normally felt.

Q: What is the function of the blow-off safety valve on the bottle?
A: It is very important not to overfill a bottle; i.e., a 10 lb. capacity bottle should not be filled with more than 10 lbs. of nitrous oxide by weight. Over-filling and/or too much heat can cause excessive bottle pressures forcing the safety seal to blow and releasing all the contents out of the bottle.

Q: Will I have to change my ignition system?
A: Most late model ignition systems are well suited for nitrous applications. In some higher HP cases, it may be advisable to look into a high quality high output ignition system.

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nitrous articles you might want to read
http://www.gofastzone.com/techartic.../nitrous101.asp

http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLine/NOS.html

http://www.nitrous-power.com/

http://www.kb-silvolite.com/page14.htm

http://www.dynopower.freeserve.co.uk/nitrous_oxide/

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question259.htm

http://www.noswizard.com/

http://www.nitrous.info/

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