I can vouch for the price/HP effectiveness of Nitrous. My nearly stock 260
(torquer intake and 600cfm Edelbrock carb) was faster than my 345 HP 306ci
is when not using the bottle. Having said that, redoing the head gasket on
my date's driveway was a three-day job and pretty much killed that
relationship in the bud. The true cost of nitrous must be calculated with
any required changes to the current powerplant included.
I like my nitrous, but frankly hardly ever use it: didn't even open the
valve this summer. It IS fun seeing people's eyes bulge when they see not
only a V8 under the hood, but the solenoids and big blue bottle!
Michael
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10/21/2004 03:13 PM
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Re: Nitrogen Enbrittlement (acid manifold porting)
You mention price/HP ratio and it is an interesting subject. Hot Rod
magazine has done a few studies accepting the fact that a car will get
faster by
either increasing the HP or reducing the weight of the vehicle. I think
these
are both interesting exercises. As I remember the most cost effective way
they
found to reduce weight was putting in fiberglass racing seats for less
than
$100. Included in this study was considering and pricing composite body
parts....fenders, hoods, doors, bumpers, etc. I think the most cost
effective method
they found when considering price/Hp increase was installing a nitrous
system or for normal road use, a turbo.
Mark L.
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