SilverStateZ06,

The context is pretty simple, "Is Nitrous considered 'Forced Induction'?".

BTW, is anyone else having difficulty understanding this question?

Let's take these in order:

Pipes,

You're right nitrous is nitrous and nitrous is not a blower, not a turbo, and not a naturally aspirated motor. But look at the question. Is nitrous considered forced induction. Did you just want everyone to answer and say, nitrous is nitrous? Implicit in your question is whether nitrous is similar to forced induction, enough to be considered forced induction by some. If you look at the opposite of forced induction, namely natural aspiration, then it makes sense to see which of the two categories is more appropriate to put nitrous in. Now I know fathers do not like to lose arguments to their children, so I understand you willingness to now just answer your own question by saying nitrous is nitrous, but why did you ask the question then if you don't want to hear why some people would categorize nitrous as forced induction?

As for whether you like nitrous or not, makes no difference to me. I like turbos (when done right with all the other things needed to make them work), but think they are somewhat expensive. Other than the Cartek guys with their awesome n/a setups, look at which cars e.t. the best - nitrous. Again, I point this out because I am result oriented.

99BlackFRC,

According to this forum member, I am not naturally aspirated. Please see above for why I am illustrating that nitrous is more akin to forced induction than natural aspiration. See below for why I think nitrous cars cannot be considered naturally aspirated.

96ViperGTS,

This member says it is plain and simple that nitrous cars are natrually aspirated. That begs the question, "what does it mean to be natural?" Let's do this the way Justice Scalia would do it - look at the plain meaning of the word.

Webster says that natural is: 1) existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial), 2) gorwing or arising spontaneously, 3) having undergone little or no processing and containing no chemical additives, 4) happening in the ordinary or usual course of things, without intervention, 5) not treated, in its original or raw state.

Webster says spontaneous is: 1) coming or resulting from a natural tendency, without effort, 2) arising from internal forces, independent of external forces.

Webster says artificial is: 1) made or produced by humans (opposed to natural), 2) lacking naturalness or spontaneity; FORCED, 3) chemical in composition.

Webster says forced is: 1) an influence on a system, producing a change in movement or other effects, 2) to grown at an increased rate by artificial means, 3) unnatural.

Air exists in nature. Air enters the motor naturally through the airbox, through the mass air, through the tbody, through the intake, and ultimately into the combustion chamber where power is generated igniting the air and fuel that has entered it via a spark plug.

Nitous oxide does not exist in nature. It is artificial. You combine two atoms of nitrogen and one atom of oxygen and end up with a molucules, namely N2O. Nitrogen and oxygen are processed and chemically combined. Aditives such as sulphur are used, and ultimately, the treated product is sold for use in automobiles.

Now let's look at whether this artificial product spontaneously makes its way into the combustion chamber. Spontaneous induction is when your car sucks air into the car without any outside interference. As said before, from the airbox, through the mass air, through the tbody, through the intake, and into the combustion chambers. That is spontaneous or natural induction. However, when outside forced are used that change the result, and cause more air (including oxygen) (and fuel for that matter) to be delivered, the induction is no longer spontaneous or natural, the induction is artificial. And according to Webster's definition of artificial, that induction could be considered forced. Why forced, because there was an outside influence on the induction system that caused the amount of air entering the combustion chamber to grow in an artifical way.

CONCLUSION:

So, if you are looking for a short answer, yes, nitrous is nitrous. If you are looking for a little more, nitrous is more similar to other forms of forced induction that it is to natural aspiration. As such, between the two categories, it can be, and is by me, considered to be a type of forced induction. If you are using three categories, n/a, nitrous, and forced induction, then obviously, nitrous is nitrous.

If you still are skeptical of whether nitrous is more akin to forced induction than natural aspiration, look at some of the racing organizations that separate cars based on whether they are n/a for have forced induction. You will see that the nitrous cars run in the same classes as the blower/turbo guys. To do otherwise would be ludicrous and a lot of the n/a guys would be at a severe disadvantage.

Why don't we just run all the nitrous cars against all the cars with no power adders and see if they run the same - that should enlighten you.

Nothing natural about nitrous. It is artificial - it is chemically manufactured and does not occur in nature. The lack of pressure used does not make it any more natural

99BlackFRC,

Above, I asked if you would consider my car on nitrous to be naturally aspirated.

You responded that NO, YOU WOULD NOT CONSIDER MY CAR TO BE NATURALLY ASPIRATED.

I believe the delivery method of your N20 is 100% NATURALLY ASPIRATED