John,
Welcome to the list...Two things to remember that will help keep it
together...RETARD the timing (2 degrees for each 50 HP is the rule of
thumb) and be sure that the mixture is right on the basic engine before
you hit the button. A Nitrous System that is properly set up is not
dangerous if your engine is built strong.
Our car has made many passes with nitrous...alky was the basic fuel, and
the companion fuel for the nitrous also. Just the way we happened to do
it! I have never had a problem because of the nitrous, it has always
been the basic setup that has bitten me, and I'm a guy who loses pistons
running straight alky.
We haven't run nitrous since 2000 when we went to the gas class, but I
am seriously thinking about installing nitrous on our new motor ... just
never satisfied with the status quo...
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
john@theromeros.org wrote:
> Funny, everybody else told me nitrous was totally safe and
>reliable...hey...wait
> a second...the only person who said that was my piston guy!!!
>
> Actually, Nitrous scares the bejesus out of me. I'm gonna wimp out and only
>use
> a 50 shot the first few times just to keep the explosion small. You got to
>keep
> in mind that it's only a 225 hp motor without it so assuming I get a
>reasonable
> tune on it, I should be fine (famous last words). The short block is totally
> overbuilt and good for about 450hp so If I don't melt it, i'm good to go. Even
> after (if) I get it under control, I'm not gonna use more than a 100 shot.
> Unless I have to, in which I'll stuff in the largest jets I got.
>
> I think this thing should go really well on the salt, but I've never been
>there
> so what do I know? I'll find out come this August.
>
> John Romero
> Thousand Oaks, CA
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