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How come nobody uses nitrous anymore?

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Old 09-11-2014, 05:12 PM
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Default How come nobody uses nitrous anymore?

I went to a meet last night with a bunch of cars and out of probably 70 cars there, I was the only person with nitrous. People were telling me that having nitrous in a street import is like owning a dinosaur. You only see nitrous setups in pro drag cars. Is that true? Why has nitrous usage fallen so much over the years?
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Because The Fast and The Furious came out a long time ago?



If someone thinks nitrous is old fashioned and out of style, it is because they are a dummy who doesn't appreciate being able to go fast for cheap.
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Because turbo.
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People are idiots. Most of the people at meets these days are going back to the "all show, no go" mentality.



Why bother with someone elses option anyway? If I did that I'd've traded my Tib in for a civic years ago.
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I think it's getting more difficult to find shops that can fill bottles too.
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If it makes you feel better ive ran 35 shot n2o with 16 psi boost. because race car.
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Off topic, but I absolutely love still seeing RD's around with an Alpine kit! Makes you feel all nostalgic and warm & fuzzy!
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only thing alpine about it anymore is the mani. and elbow to the throttle body. I used the mount for the old fifth injector for the nitrous nozzle. But thanks Visions.




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