Nitrous Oxide Regulation System - Nitrous Pressure Games

On the dyno without the use of nano, the Formula pulled down a respectable 579.2hp peak at 5,400 rpm with 661.4 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 with a 175-shot. The variability in horsepower above 5,400 and the fluctuations in air/fuel ratio are typical of nitrous cars.

After turning on the nano and purging the system to 1,050 psi, the rowdy 244/248 rpm Vi camshaft used every bit of its .612/.615 lift and blistered out 604.5 hp and 708.7 lb-ft of torque, netting gains attributable to the nano system at 25.3 and 47.3 respectively.

A comparison of the baseline run and the nano-enabled run for Horsepower clearly shows the peak and average gains attributable to the system. Although we expected the nano system would improve top end horsepower, the assist that the nano system gave should not be discounted when the 6.0L motor was fully loaded at the beginning of the pull. Although it's clear that the baseline run's converter flash occurred earlier in the pull, the absence of a "temporary" dip in power coming out of the converter flash on the nano pull keeps the air/fuel ratio in the safe zone.

A final pull was made to test the nano on the dyno, this time with a 300-shot. Although torque didn't register properly, a gain of 47.5 hp was attributable to the nano over a non- nano pull. Even on a 300-shot, the horsepower curve is almost dead flat as opposed to the drunk-man's s-graph as depicted without the nano. Although it is tempting to "pill" your car up, think twice without nano, as the cylinder pressures and pounding your rods are taking as they cycle through this type of abuse are portents of a wicked storm a brewin'!

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