Description
By: Joe Pettitt .
This is a new revised and updated version of a best seller.
Sport compact vehicles: Hondas, Acuras, Nissans, and even the Ford Focus, and the alteration of these vehicles is the fastest-growing automotive performance market in the country.
Nitrous oxide injection is the preferred performance enhancement for street driven vehicles and is one of the easiest, least expensive, and fastest ways to substantially increase engine horsepower while maintaining everyday drivability.
This title shows the reader how to produce safe, nitrous enhanced power from high-revving, small displacement, 4-cylinder engines.
Like most things in life, Nitrous Oxide has an upside and a downside. On the upside, Nitrous — when used correctly — can give just about any engine a substantial boost in horsepower at the simple push of a button. But used incorrectly, Nitrous can turn that same motor into a pile of worthless, busted parts. Unfortunately, stories about busted engines get more attention than they deserve, which has made a lot of sport compact owners reluctant to try adding nitrous to their performance mix.
But armed with the right knowledge, almost anyone can make nitrous oxide work for their engine. Nitrous works by simply making more oxygen available to your car's engine. More oxygen means you can burn more fuel, which means you make more power. But Nitrous use needs to be carefully managed and monitored to ensure that you get as much power as you can without grenading your engine. In this book, Joe Pettitt shows you how to do exactly that.
Pettitt starts by explaining what nitrous is and how it works, then moves on to cover the fuel system, the components of a nitrous system and how they interact, nitrous activation systems, and installing and wiring a nitrous system. Other chapters are devoted to tuning with nitrous, and building an engine strong enough to withstand the power generated by nitrous injection. The book also includes information on drag racing classes for nitrous-equipped sport compacts, and an extensive source guide for nitrous systems and related performance parts. Packed with more than 250 photos, charts, and illustrations, this book has what you need to get the most out of your nitrous system — safely.
