Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous Oxide
Adding power to your ride can be an expensive, time-consuming task. Both turbocharger and superchargers can be used on most vehicles to dramatically increase both low and high-end power; however, they are expensive and require quite a bit of tuning to get them correctly matched to your ride. How is a budget conscious tuner (by necessity, not choice, obviously) get the power boost needed, without breaking the bank? Nitrous oxide is the popular answer. You'll find that nitrous oxide (NOS for many turners), can double your horsepower in a mere fraction of a second and can work on both fuel injected and carbureted vehicles.
What is nitrous oxide, you ask? Nitrous has long been used by hot-rodders to give them that little bit of oomph they need to beat the clock or their opponent. Nitrous is a gas, which is injected into the engine, providing a better burn. Nitrous does not actually burn, but makes it possible for your fuel to burn hotter and longer. It acts much like a cold air intake, but super condensing the air in your intake, creating cold, dense air that engines love. In addition, nitrous kits come in two flavors: wet and dry.
Wet Nitrous Kits – Wet kits are the predominant type today. These kits inject nitrous with fuel into your air intake, just before the throttle body. The reason that these kits have become more popular is that many manufacturers believe they provide a better fuel-nitrous mixture, giving you a cleaner burn.
Dry Nitrous Kits – A dry kit injects nitrous into your air intake, separate from the fuel. These kits are still popular and still provide a fantastic boost of power for your ride.
What does a nitrous kit consist of? The answer to that will depend on the kit you purchase. At the very least, your kit will consist of the nitrous bottle (where the nitrous oxide is stored), a length of stainless steel line and a nitrous solenoid (which handles the injection). These simple kits are controlled by the driver, who pushes a button when an injection is needed. Kits that are more expensive contain a computer control box, which houses fuel and nitrous solenoids and automates the injection process based on a vast amount of information from the engine.
The typical nitrous setup finds the bottle installed behind the driver or passenger seat or in the trunk if you have one. Hatchbacks usually have the bottle mounted in the hatch, though the rear passenger floorboard is also popular. A length of stainless steel line runs from the bottle, through the interior of the vehicle, through the firewall and into your engine compartment, where it attaches to either your solenoid or your computer box.
Can you install nitrous kits on your own? You certainly can; however, professional installation is highly recommended and will help keep you safer. Nitrous is a safe alternative to turbochargers and superchargers, but must be used responsibly in order to maintain that level of safety.
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