Every engine i have seen that was fried by nitrous was the result of not reducing total advance, wrong heat range spark plugs, and not using an air/fuel ratio gauge, and not testing and tuning. The ones i saw were 150 or less, i have no knowledge of huge shots. During WW2 the US and the German
Sucessfully used nitrous on high altitude aircraft. Some of those engines produced 1500-2000 horsepower.
I sort of agree. I only have experiance with nitrous on the slant six. I have hurt forged pistons with a 150 shot, on 225 cubes. But have also not hurt stock cast pistons on 225 shot on a 170 engine. It is a matter of the tune up.
I do agree it is a cheaper way to go quick, but not necessaraly because of a lack of ability to build NA engine. I'm strickly a low dollar racer. There is no way I can afford to build a 12 sec "A' body NA slant six car. The cost of machining alone is more then my fogger system. My car is almost 4 sec quicker on the bottle, then NA. The other niice thing about my motor is, if I do hurt a piston, it is a cheap fix. I just pull another stock piston/rod assy out of the used parts box, and put it in. Easy/peasey
