Does nitrous really "F" up your engine?

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
First of all, it's not NO2, it's N2O. [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

Nitrous adds oxygen. That's (just about) all it does. Just like forced induction, if you add more oxygen then you can add more fuel = bigger boom. It also cools down the intake charge, which causes the air to be denser, which adds even more power.

Nitrogen is an inert gas, it doesn't really do much. In Nitrous Oxide, it helps keep a controlled detonation, reducing knock.

Any time you add more oxygen to a fire, it's gonna burn hotter. This increase in combustion chamber temps burns off carbon deposits. Nitrogen doesn't do this.

Read: http://members.aol.com/agspeed/nos.htm

Exactly what I said.

[98Camaro3.8]

Originally posted by AZ3.8Camaro:
Exactly what I said.

Just reinforcing what you said. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by AZ3.8Camaro:
Exactly what I said.

Just reinforcing what you said. [img]tongue.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]Me too!

[wantmorepower]

Just wanted to add 2cents here.

Just because NO2 is not "flammable" does not mean it is not a big time potential fire hazard.

NO2 is an "oxidzer". It wouldn't be a mistake to treat oxidizers with as much if not more respect than flammbles.


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[1fstSS]

the nitrogen helps carry the oxygen and cling onto other oxygen molecules, and yadda yadda... but w/ any mod you do eventualy the added hp will take its toll on your motor, i took out my SS with it, but my fuel pressure regulator line from the box blew off, dont ask me how but it did, and the car ran real lean and then boom!! but on the firebird, i reduced the shot to a 55 shot, and it runs fine on it.