nitrous, spray, laughing gas, "noss", N2O.

nitrous is here to stay in drag racing. but it wasn't always. knowing cars are sometimes built around the "bottle" how are the E.T.'s of those rides not using it.Nothing against the guys that do. tell us what you got.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Toro on May 29, 2009 at 10:36am: I run 7.80's without the bottle and 7.30's with it. Single stage 300 shot. Nick; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jim adams on May 29, 2009 at 1:13pm: Thanks Rick, never used N2O in a drag race. this gives me a good idea what N2O actually does, in your case .50. looks like you got your car dialed in for both.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by WHITE BOY TROY on June 1, 2009 at 5:44am: yes there is no battlin this next gen of boost, but yall best remember its like the toothpaste at the house its seems ta always be there till its gone. thats jist a friendly reminder that if ya need the boost the roots is always there!!!!! try the blower stulff sometime and yall wont nere go back!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jim adams on June 1, 2009 at 9:21am: i hear you!! and besides, when you run out ther's always more at the store:-)

WHITE BOY TROY said:
yes there is no battlin this next gen of boost, but yall best remember its like the toothpaste at the house its seems ta always be there till its gone. thats jist a friendly reminder that if ya need the boost the roots is always there!!!!! try the blower stulff sometime and yall wont nere go back!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Calvin Starcher on August 17, 2009 at 12:20pm: I belive Nitrous is used a lot in heads up racing, and grude racing. (Quick 8, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, 10.5 classes ECT) But the everyday BRACKET racer probably has it but doesn't use it unless he/she really wants to take the strip.
I know of several Top Sportsman car (using singal stage systems) that will run say 7.20 without the bottle and 6.70 or so with it. Some will even Qualify with N2O and then run elimanations without it.
Its is instance power thats for sure.
I guess the days of all thortle and no bottle are over. LOL
Now its all bottle or nothing :)

Just my 2 cents
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Permalink Reply by jim adams on August 21, 2009 at 7:56pm: it's true Calvin, but their comes a certian pride that comes from running quick without the bottle, it has been shown that many n20 cars run very quick without it, and run much quicker with it!! i race both 3 amber and pro tree and have put away n2o cars, sometimes i push them out the door or they sand bag and let off at the end. i'll do the best i can. my car fits right in a heads up 10.60 class, all i need is a good light. soon my car will be running 10.40's off the bottle.i don't think an all steel car with hubcaps running those numbers is obsolete, nor the "pro stockers" from days of yore. and yes your right i do have a bottle in my garage for a grudge race, but would i run the same number all day long? would consistency be thrown out the window? a "flash in the pan"? lets see how Smitty does against CAMOMAN this Sept. thanks for your thoughts, i respect them, just as i have respect for the bottle car in the lane next to me. jim; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Johnson on September 3, 2009 at 8:19pm: is this 1/4 or 1/8 mile times?

Nick Toro said:
I run 7.80's without the bottle and 7.30's with it. Single stage 300 shot. Nick; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jim adams on September 4, 2009 at 11:01am: hey Jimmy, those are 1/4 mile times. at Calif. speedway, high desrt, 2,000" my best is a 10.78@123mph, the mph is a bit low but i think i can only change that wiith a cam. gonna start racing at Bakersfield, (sea level) and hopefully pick up two tenths. just made an airpan and installed an electric water pump drive. hope to see 10.50's. car hooks on a 9" slick. 1/8 th mile is 6.82 @ 100.05 mph.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Johnson on September 4, 2009 at 2:09pm: Jim what combination are you running, engin, tran., rear end ?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jimmy Johnson on September 4, 2009 at 2:16pm: I have a sbc 434 with 18 degree heads,running a 1050 dom with a powerglide and moser 9 inch with 410 gear. Runs 6.30 in the 1/8 and high 9,s in the 1/4. and this is n.a. going to spray it after the first of the year.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jim adams on September 4, 2009 at 7:25pm: 347 c.i. 11.5:1, vic jr., 750 Holley, C-4 with a break, 5,000 stall, 4.88's, 28x9 slick, a 630 lift roller cam.

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Permalink Reply by Bryan Anders on November 18, 2009 at 6:50am: I WENT 10.36 TO 9.96 ON A 50 HP SHOT SO NOS IS A LOT OF WORK BOTTLE PRESSURE BATTERY AND SO ON; ▶ Reply to This