Is Nitrous Cheating???

jjtgiants · 01-07-2006, 03:58 PM

I was watching a documentary on A&E last night called "Need for Speed, Underground World of Street Racing" and it basically profiled these kids with imports that would street race and how the cops are always trying to catch them.

Anyway, on one part of the show they went to a NHRA track so they could run the 1/4 and one of the guys had taken out his nitrous bottle cause he wanted to see what his car could do without it. Although he took it out the NHRA track official insisted that he put a mark on the car stating it had nitrous, which the kid didn't want.

They started arguing and the NHRA guy in the midst of the argument said he thinks nitrous is cheating.

Do any of you think Nitrous is cheating? I have mixed feelings about it, but I just wanted to get your opinions.

*4.6 Love* · 01-07-2006, 04:01 PM

Whoever thinks using nitrous is cheating is a fawking moron. However these sort of comments usually come from guys who have a different type of PA..i.e. charger,turbo and such. If a car has a supercharger is he cheating.

....in conclusion, nitrous is not cheating and if you think otherwise you're a moron...

Miguel

*4.6 Love* · 01-07-2006, 04:03 PM

http://www.mustangboards.com/showthr...trous+cheating

Badfish · 01-07-2006, 04:09 PM

Refer to the quote in my sig

Juicedcoupe · 01-07-2006, 04:11 PM

nitrous is definately not cheating. now noss is a different story, that stuff is so powerful, all the ricers use it to outrun those snake mustang cars. it's powerful.

Badfish · 01-07-2006, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juicedcoupe

nitrous is definately not cheating. now noss is a different story, that stuff is so powerful, all the ricers use it to outrun those snake mustang cars. it's powerful.

excuse me, its " NAWZ"

Juicedcoupe · 01-07-2006, 04:19 PM

oh yeah, i knew it was sumthin like that.

MattJ · 01-07-2006, 04:19 PM

It injects oxygen in (n2o), which is the same concept that superchargers use. So if nitrous is cheating, so is a supercharger. Plain and simple as that...

Badfish · 01-07-2006, 04:22 PM

again, refer to sig

spike_africa · 01-07-2006, 04:42 PM

basicly if its cheating, so is any form of un-natural asperation.

Nofire · 01-07-2006, 04:51 PM

Nitrous is definitely NOT cheating. And even if it is, who cares!? It's like this: If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough!

:banana:

jjtgiants · 01-07-2006, 08:39 PM

[quote=Nofire And even if it is, who cares!? It's like this: If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough!

:banana:[/QUOTE]

ha ha...that's funny dude. I would say even though the supercharger/turbo and nitrous are somewhat the same concept..... the supercharger/turbo provides power all the time without having "flip a switch". Does flipping a switch make it cheating....probably not, but I would much rather have a power source that is constant rather than having to flip a switch.

I'm not saying it's cheating at all, just saying me personally I would rather have a constant power source that I can use from stop light to stop light.

*madmatt* · 01-07-2006, 10:10 PM

Like stated, its not, and usually the ones who are doing the complaining are the ones who didnt bring the bottle to help them along...or the ones who spent 5k on a blower and still get beat by a guy with maybe 1k in a nitrous setup.

*Lances03SVT* · 01-07-2006, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmatt

Like stated, its not, and usually the ones who are doing the complaining are the ones who didnt bring the bottle to help them along...or the ones who spent 5k on a blower and still get beat by a guy with maybe 1k in a nitrous setup.

Exactly!!

There is alway's people who make an excuse to why they lost.Just tell them your spraying and see if they back out or not.Most of them will think they can still beat you even though they probally can't.But it takes the "cheating"
excuse away because they knew it before you raced.

Icefreezen · 01-07-2006, 11:01 PM

or try and hide it so they can b**** and moan saying how "you had nitrous and thats cheating" ...all so everyone can point and laugh at how stupid he looks for crying like the sorry little girl...oh was that too harsh my bad :shifty:

csledd · 01-07-2006, 11:09 PM

Every other weekend I get asked by a damn stock civic or some pos car that's slow as balls but has nitrous on it for this weekend only to race. I always say no. Not because I think it's cheating but because I wouldn't want to risk my life to get in a car going god knows how fast and have no clue how or who hooked up this stuff to their car or even how their car is going to react to the stuff. Now on the track it's a completely different story. It makes perfect sense, cuz most people who use it there already have a built car and they're just wanting to push their car a little further and get a lower time.

WaterDR · 01-07-2006, 11:11 PM

Nitrous is only cheating if you hide-it and race and say you don't have it.

But when a Civic pulls a 15.1 instead of a 17.8, you kinda know something is up - LOL

csledd · 01-07-2006, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT's#1Customer!

But when a Civic pulls a 15.1 instead of a 17.8, you kinda know something is up - LOL

LMAO!

*Lances03SVT* · 01-07-2006, 11:14 PM

Damn that's a fast Civic ROFLMAO

jacliff_3521 · 01-08-2006, 01:34 PM

ok depending on what kind of racing, or rules aplied, and what kind of class your running, and at what track. Its not cheating if its street racing, but at a track its different. i dont know, NOPI or what ever they want to call them selves might have different rules. I mean it shouldnt matter with ET bracket racing, but head to head racing usualy has classes, and I think they look at nitros as a power adder.

Grimmz · 01-08-2006, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MT's#1Customer!

Nitrous is only cheating if you hide-it and race and say you don't have it.

But when a Civic pulls a 15.1 instead of a 17.8, you kinda know something is up - LOL

LoL damn you under 15'ers Lol...oh well Atleast I make above 15 LOOK GOOD!...

01-07-2006, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjtgiants jjtgiants Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dublin, CA Posts: 3,764	Is Nitrous Cheating??? I was watching a documentary on A&E last night called "Need for Speed, Underground World of Street Racing" and it basically profiled these kids with imports that would street race and how the cops are always trying to catch them. Anyway, on one part of the show they went to a NHRA track so they could run the 1/4 and one of the guys had taken out his nitrous bottle cause he wanted to see what his car could do without it. Although he took it out the NHRA track official insisted that he put a mark on the car stating it had nitrous, which the kid didn't want. They started arguing and the NHRA guy in the midst of the argument said he thinks nitrous is cheating. Do any of you think Nitrous is cheating? I have mixed feelings about it, but I just wanted to get your opinions.

01-07-2006, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
4.6 Love Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mexico Posts: 6,154	Whoever thinks using nitrous is cheating is a fawking moron. However these sort of comments usually come from guys who have a different type of PA..i.e. charger,turbo and such. If a car has a supercharger is he cheating.....in conclusion, nitrous is not cheating and if you think otherwise you're a moron... Miguel __________________ Go Cowboys! X pipe and flows

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4.6 Love Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mexico Posts: 6,154	http://www.mustangboards.com/showthr...trous+cheating __________________ Go Cowboys! X pipe and flows

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01-07-2006, 04:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	It injects oxygen in (n2o), which is the same concept that superchargers use. So if nitrous is cheating, so is a supercharger. Plain and simple as that... __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

01-07-2006, 04:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Juicedcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 234	nitrous is definately not cheating. now noss is a different story, that stuff is so powerful, all the ricers use it to outrun those snake mustang cars. it's powerful.

01-07-2006, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Juicedcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 234	oh yeah, i knew it was sumthin like that.

01-07-2006, 04:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
Badfish Listen to reggae. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 8,898	again, refer to sig __________________ '04 2.3l Evo '86 GSXR 750

01-07-2006, 04:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,426	basicly if its cheating, so is any form of un-natural asperation. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

01-07-2006, 04:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
Nofire Sooner #65 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: University of Oklahoma Posts: 692	Nitrous is definitely NOT cheating. And even if it is, who cares!? It's like this: If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough! :banana: __________________ 2004 Mach 1----Black--------Sold. 285HP, 304TQ I WANT MORE!!!

01-07-2006, 08:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
jjtgiants jjtgiants Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dublin, CA Posts: 3,764	[quote=Nofire And even if it is, who cares!? It's like this: If you're not cheating, you're not trying hard enough! :banana:[/QUOTE] ha ha...that's funny dude. I would say even though the supercharger/turbo and nitrous are somewhat the same concept..... the supercharger/turbo provides power all the time without having "flip a switch". Does flipping a switch make it cheating....probably not, but I would much rather have a power source that is constant rather than having to flip a switch. I'm not saying it's cheating at all, just saying me personally I would rather have a constant power source that I can use from stop light to stop light.

01-07-2006, 10:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
madmatt Traitor...lol Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 7,929	Like stated, its not, and usually the ones who are doing the complaining are the ones who didnt bring the bottle to help them along...or the ones who spent 5k on a blower and still get beat by a guy with maybe 1k in a nitrous setup. __________________ RPMPlanets

01-07-2006, 11:01 PM	#15 (permalink)
Icefreezen Mustang Superman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Your mom's bed Posts: 3,908	or try and hide it so they can b**** and moan saying how "you had nitrous and thats cheating" ...all so everyone can point and laugh at how stupid he looks for crying like the sorry little girl...oh was that too harsh my bad :shifty: __________________

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csledd DSG!!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Paducah, KY Posts: 3,074	Every other weekend I get asked by a damn stock civic or some pos car that's slow as balls but has nitrous on it for this weekend only to race. I always say no. Not because I think it's cheating but because I wouldn't want to risk my life to get in a car going god knows how fast and have no clue how or who hooked up this stuff to their car or even how their car is going to react to the stuff. Now on the track it's a completely different story. It makes perfect sense, cuz most people who use it there already have a built car and they're just wanting to push their car a little further and get a lower time. __________________ CAP DSG Registry 2003 Mustang GT - daily driven check out my cardomain for more info 296 rwhp / 310 rwtq Money spent @ AM: $4623.20 1984 Mustang Hatch - low budget project

01-07-2006, 11:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,374	Nitrous is only cheating if you hide-it and race and say you don't have it. But when a Civic pulls a 15.1 instead of a 17.8, you kinda know something is up - LOL __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

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Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,247	Damn that's a fast Civic ROFLMAO __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

01-08-2006, 01:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
jacliff_3521 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Port FL. Posts: 156	ok depending on what kind of racing, or rules aplied, and what kind of class your running, and at what track. Its not cheating if its street racing, but at a track its different. i dont know, NOPI or what ever they want to call them selves might have different rules. I mean it shouldnt matter with ET bracket racing, but head to head racing usualy has classes, and I think they look at nitros as a power adder.

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