Is nitrous practical on a trail machine?

[doc_speeder]

So I happened on Dynotune's website. Complete universal single cylinder nitrous oxide wet kit with fuel pump, brackets, nozzles, lines, tank, etc, etc for under $400. Seems like it might be fun when you need that extra OOOMPH on a gnarly hill climb or whatever. Pretty cool bling factor too! I:I Just a 10 shot or so. Anybody try this? It's a pretty simple system, and well tuned it shouldn't be a grenade. Thoughts?

 

[thefastestkidontheblock]

n2o is never a practical application for anything.

 

[Kennedy_Power]

Drag racing, the power is explosive

 

[Paulie B]

It could be fun but not very practical for a trail rider.
You would have to make room for a bottle.
The bottle wouldn't last that long so you would also have to run to get it re-filled all the time or buy a re-filling station which will run you $500-800.

 

[Awk08]

i agree about not practical except possibly at the drag strip, but i did see a little nos kits on ebay one time for like under $50
anyone ever see those????
edit, went and looked it up....................
ATV & Quad Sneaky Pete Mini Nitrous Kit w/5 NOS Refills:eBay Motors (item 320376688826 end time Dec-23-09 04:57:53 PST)

 

[Paulie B]

Yeah I bought a kit just like that for my DRZ125.
That's a bicycle pump bTW.
The cartridges are good for about 2-3 seconds and just dump N20 at any rate they want.
Maybe I was doin it wrong but it made my lil pit bike run like sh*t on the bottle lol
I ended up filling a balloon with my last couple of cartridges

 

[yes se-r]

i hooked one of those kits up to my goped hehee was a lot of fun..i wouldnt hook it up to the blasty though

 

[2000blasternewb]

perhaps its kinda like asking if a turbo is practical on a lawnmower??

 

[blasterfreek30]

Yeah I bought a kit just like that for my DRZ125.
That's a bicycle pump bTW.
The cartridges are good for about 2-3 seconds and just dump N20 at any rate they want.
Maybe I was doin it wrong but it made my lil pit bike run like sh*t on the bottle lol
I ended up filling a balloon with my last couple of cartridges

and what did u do with those balloons.......lololol8-|8-|8-|

 

[super noober]

Yeah I bought a kit just like that for my DRZ125.
That's a bicycle pump bTW.
The cartridges are good for about 2-3 seconds and just dump N20 at any rate they want.
Maybe I was doin it wrong but it made my lil pit bike run like sh*t on the bottle lol
I ended up filling a balloon with my last couple of cartridges

lol baloons, were they 3 for $10?

 

[blasterfreek30]

lol baloons, were they 3 for $10?

damn lol........where were u gettin them for that price lol

 

[Tim Lutz]

First, Nitrous should only be used when the throttle is full open so on a trail machine it would be totally un practical. Second, if you go bouncing up a hill on nitrous with out a good rev limiter you will for sure hand grenade your motor or your clutch basket. It has no place on a quad where the tires are loading and un loading. Third, you need a way to regulate fuel and bottle pressure and maintain correct flow or you will start melting sh*t. Forged pistons and the highest octane fuel you can find are a must.

Nitrous, even in small amounts is nothing to mess with if you don't know what the hell you are doing. I have run nitrous on 2 strokes and 4 strokes. I know for a fact that a stock clutch basket on a RZ350/Banshee (similar to a Blaster) will not take the extra HP. I run it on a long rod 383 SB chevy and have twice as much money in my fuel, ignition and timing systems than in my nitrous system so don’t plan on bolting on a kit for a couple hundred dollars and expecting anything more than headaches & molten metal.

 

[2kuik4muharemovic]

^^^great info tim rep given

 

[lasxgames]

the ebay kits are not worth the money, they will only last for a few shots.