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Old 04-12-2007, 01:57 PM
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I was just wondering if anyone here runs nitrous in there bonny. My neighbor has a whole NOS kit and doesn't need it anymore and was going to give it to me for free and put it in if I wanted and I just told him I don't know yet. So I was just wondering if anyone here runs it.
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venom has it in his GXP but that is a totally different motor than yours. What kind of system is it?
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well FIRST we need to know what type of system this is....Dry or Wet....that is a large factor

FYI Nitrous is not looked upon highly on this forum
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Yea, I wasn't thinking about taking it from him, I personally thought it be stupid to do... I was just wondering if anyone had it in there car
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take it and sell it on ebay at the very least
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wow I didn't even think of that^^ Thanks for the idea!
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If you sell it on eBay, have fun shipping hazardous materials. Last I've heard Nitrous is flammable.
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
If you sell it on eBay, have fun shipping hazardous materials. Last I've heard Nitrous is flammable.
you can ship the bottle empty
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Originally Posted by BLACK94SSEi
Last I've heard Nitrous is flammable.
no its not.

Q: Is nitrous oxide flammable?

A: No. Nitrous oxide by itself is non-flammable. However, the oxygen present in nitrous oxide causes combustion of fuel to take place more rapidly.
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I am not going to claim that i am nearly as knowledgeable about the 3800 as many of the people in this thread who have dismissed Nitrous as an option, but is it really that bad? I've read books on forced induction, including nitrous, and i find it hard to believe that it is not a viable option for these engines if setup correctly. Can anyone elaborate why Nitrous is so bad for the 3800 in particular? Isn't there someone with a 1990 Bonneville who is successfully running a nitrous setup? I also recall Almachtige running it too a few years ago.


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