Are you huffing the silly juice? Not sure how it works? I would like to take a few minutes to explain the gas and why it’s so popular with the speed freaks. Nitrous Oxide is not a flammable gas as some think… when exposed to high temperatures in the combustion chamber it releases it’s oxygen molecule and helps to burn more fuel. This extra oxygen gives the same effect as increasing displacement or adding a supercharger or turbo charger. To make more power, you just need to get more air and fuel into the engine. When you add a turbocharger or a supercharger, you are compressing the air coming into the engine and cramming more oxygen into the same space. The downside of forced induction is that the compression process creates heat in the intake charge which costs you power. This fact makes nitrous much more atractive since when sprayed, the nitrous creates a cooling effect and cools down the intake charge. Also remember that if you are bringing more oxygen to the party, you will need to also bring more fuel for the oxygen to consume. Just like a kegger, if you have too many people (oxygen) and not enough beer (fuel) things are going to get a little dicey. Small shots of nitrous 50 - 75HP usually do not require a dedicated fuel solenoid since the stock system whether fuel injected or carburated can compensate and supply the additional fuel needed. Once you get over 75 HP you need to use a seperate solenoid to feed fuel to the engine and keep the oxygen happy.
If you have a need for speed and want a quick and safe (if done properly) way to increase HP, take a look at nitrous. It’s simple science and a great way to add a few HP.
Kevin
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