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Old Aug 10, 2001 | 06:58 PM
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nos and alum heads

I have an argument going I say you can use nitrous on alum head engines a couple of others say no anybody know for sure
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Old Aug 11, 2001 | 02:43 AM
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i am using nitrous with TF aluminum heads with no probs.

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Old Aug 12, 2001 | 12:18 AM
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The guy that told you that you can't use nitrous on an engine with aluminum heads might be the same guy that I once heard saying that a nitrous plate is a disc that you put on the top of each piston (like armour) to protect the pistons from being burned up by the nitrous.

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