Honda racers have been using wet nitrous kits to achieve higher power gains and faster track times for many years. Honda is the 6th largest automobile manufacturer in the world as well as the largest engine-maker in the world, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year.
Nitrous kits can increase power by as little as 0.5 hp or as much as 3,000 hp (2,200 kW), depending on the engine type and nitrous kits installed. All systems are based on a single power kits but these kits can be used in multiples (called 2, 3 or even 4 stage); the most advanced systems are controlled by an electronic progressive delivery unit that allows a single kit to perform better than multiple kits can. Most Pro Mod cars and some Pro Street cars use three stages for additional power, but more and more are switching to pulsed progressive technology.
As all modifications to increase power, the use of nitrous kits carries with it concerns about the reliability and longevity of an engine. Due to the greatly increased cylinder pressures, the engine as a whole is placed under greater stress, especially the parts involved with the combustion chamber. An engine with components not able to cope with the increased stress imposed by the use of nitrous kits can experience major engine damage, such as cracked or destroyed pistons, connecting rods, or crankshafts.
There are many precautions one should be made well aware of when dealing with nitrous. Import users all over the world have been implementing nitrous into their cars instead of spending 1000's of dollars on turbo kits, or N/A motor cars for a long time. All true racers know that nitrous is the key to breaking new numbers at the track.
- Nitrous increases power to your car at any given time
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