What do you guys think of Nitrous?

 

One more thing. You can use Nitrous on a Carbureted engine right?

 

i dont really like it cause its like the steriods for cars,but id put a 150 shot or somethin for the track

 

1.) I have it for those 'emergency situations' ...

2.) Yes, there are carb systems.

 

It's on my wish list.

 

almost all the kits in Summit and Jegs are for carbs
I like nitrous. Unfortunately I can't run it in my engine cause of titanium valves
before you ask why my heads have titanium valves, I bought them that way, guy who had them on his car before felt like he needed titanium valves, I would've personally gone with LS1 sodium filled stainless steel but to each their own, $600 for a set of ported race motown heads with oversize valves was too good a deal to pass up.
anyways, its the only power adder that I've seen where the gains are at the wheels where it counts. a 100 shot is 100 RWHP and a bit more than a 100 RW ft. lbs of torque. seen it time and again on dyno sheets, and thats throughout the powerband.
if you are ever racing with something at stake (money, bragging rights, etc.) its not wise to go without it.

 

why can't you use nitrous with titanium valves, we use the stuff on the aircraft I work and it's stronger then steel, almost as light as alumnium, and it's melting temp is higher than steel, the only drawbacks it has are fatuge life and it's price, and, I don't see how fatuge life would be affected by nitrous (I could be wrong though)

 

The titanium will crystallize when its exposed to the nitrous oxide and can shatter.

 

you learn somthing new everyday, I wonder how that reaction works

 

What the hell does “will crystallize” mean and where did you get that?

FWIW, there are quite a few serious N2O engine packages out there that come with Ti valves… I suppose that some of the better engine builders out there don’t know what they’re doing?

 

I did some research, and coulden't find anything on Ti valves and a NO2 reaction (not saying there isn't but I coulden't find one)

 

i run a 150 shot on a carb 355 and don't cair for it, i'm getting a turbo so i have the power all the time and more of it, 10 pound bottle last me about 4 runs

 

we have a nitrous kit AKA "THE *****" we use it on all of our cars when we think we need some quick fun. the only draw back is you go through it too fast. and people get this dumb Idea that it's a bad thing?? anyway I like superchargers better for the reason there is no refilling. but, if you got to race some one nitrous is a quick add on.

 

I'll never personally put it on my car. But I won't diss anyone who does. The effects can not be argued. It increases horsepower and torque significantly for little to no up front cost. My personal car... well, it's 18, so it's too old to be still on the bottle. I'd go for other forced induction that I can feel all the time. Power is too addictive.

 

This dispute really doesn't carry to much weight for most people here.

How many people can honestly say they run titanium valves on the street?