Nitrous Bottles

Looking For the Best Brackets For Your Nitrous BottlesIf you have a nitrous powered kit installed in your car then it is important that it should be installed perfectly. These kits are powered by nitrous bottles that are highly flammable and can explode if left loose fitted, so you just have to ensure that you are making use of right type of bracket to hold it in its place. When selecting one you

Energy Secretary Unveils Plan For Hydrogen-Car Systems

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced the "National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap" at the recent Global Forum on Personal Transportation in Dearborn, MI. This "roadmap" details a plan for putting fuel cells in the nation's cars and trucks and further committing the United States to a hydrogen-based transportation system."Creating the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle of the future presents complex

Split hoods and split bonnets

Split hoods and split bonnets As you can imagine, a lot of consternation arose when I mentioned doing a section on split hoods and bonnets. Bre wanted to know how that makes your car go faster, and he's got a point, it does nothing for car performance; but it's a must have for a customized show car. While it may have nothing to do with car performance, it has everything to do with car

Testing and Tuning Nitrous Injection Systems

TESTING NOS SYSTEMSOnce you have your nitrous system installed, you must test the system to ensure adequate nitrous and fuel flow. This will ensure proper performance and reliability.Start by ensuring that the fuel line is properly attached to the fuel solenoid and turn the fuel pump on. You can do this by turning the ignition key to the ACC position. Check for fuel leaks where you tapped into

NOS Basics and Layout

The basic nitrous oxide injection system, or a NOS kit, is pretty straight forward and easy to grasp. It consists of a nitrous oxide tank, some tubing, a nitrous solenoid, a fuel solenoid and toggle switch, throttle position microswitch, jets, a nitrous fogger, a relay, nylon pipe, and a distribution block.The nitrous tank is used to store Nitrous Oxide in a liquid form. The tank is actually a