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Originally Posted by tokolosh
slvoid, is there something about your ancestry you'd like to tell the class now?
Originally Posted by slvoid
No. I don't play by your rules, I synthesize what I what, who I want, when I want.
Aren't we playing Twenty Questions? |
Gearhead here... "NOS" is also Nitrous Oxide Systems...a company that makes nitorus injection systems for engines. We can thank Hollywood and Vin Diesel for this "car's got NOS" garbage.
I like the pic, but just wanted to throw my $0.02 in - and to clarify a bit. Maybe I'll get one less person to say "cars got NOS" NOS is a company that makes equipment. Nitrous oxide is what is sprayed into your engine to make your car 'go faster'. Anyway, don't mind me...just being a car geek. Nevermind. |
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Originally Posted by tokolosh
i seem to remember it's the only essential protein that cats can't synthesise. slvoid, is there something about your ancestry you'd like to tell the class now?
Maybe a racing sticker and rev your grips at stoplights. Wear a fullface helmet cycling in the city. Oh and a clear tubing to run from the 'NOS' can into your 'carburetor'. |
In psychiatric diagnosis, NOS means "not otherwise specified."
As in, "Psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified." If the shoe fits. . . . |
Originally Posted by slvoid
No. I don't play by your rules, I synthesize what I what, who I want, when I want.
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Originally Posted by tokolosh
fair nuff. it must have just come to mind because of all the people on this forum, you're the only one who seems to have 9 lives.
I'm pretty sure people here do stupid stuff all the time but are too embarassed to admit it. :p |
Originally Posted by slvoid
I'm pretty sure people here do stupid stuff all the time but are too embarassed to admit it. :p
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when i see NOS, i think of stuff they use in cars. not bike shop terms or crazy people term.
i guess most of you guys missed the joke. |
Originally Posted by gudel
when i see NOS, i think of stuff they use in cars. not bike shop terms or crazy people term.
i guess most of you guys missed the joke. |
Originally Posted by Tappets
Gearhead here... "NOS" is also Nitrous Oxide Systems...a company that makes nitorus injection systems for engines. We can thank Hollywood and Vin Diesel for this "car's got NOS" garbage.
I like the pic, but just wanted to throw my $0.02 in - and to clarify a bit. Maybe I'll get one less person to say "cars got NOS" NOS is a company that makes equipment. Nitrous oxide is what is sprayed into your engine to make your car 'go faster'. Anyway, don't mind me...just being a car geek. Nevermind. |
Originally Posted by Cadd
NOS is not garbage. It's the biggest bang for the buck upgrade for any car. I've been in Honda Civics with a wet shot of 100HP. Let's just say WOW!
Also, read the post more carefully. He called Vin Diesel's "Car's got NOS" statement garbage, not NOS. |
NOS= New Old Stock, of course.
What makes me wonder, is that it might be a 20 year old can of Pepsi, pulled from some old warehouse and relabled for resale. YUMMY!!! :D |
Not saying a (properly set up) nitrous system is garbage. I was just saying that this saying of "my car's got NOS" is garbage. It's a sad sad little saying that stuck because they used it in a movie....and it's wrong. That's all I was getting at. I've ridden in/driven my fair share of hooked up tuners and old school bigblock straightliners, and for the money and time nitrous is worth it. I'd still pick a supercharger over any of 'em though.
20 year old pepsi? could be good. |
Who needs NOS?
I ride a POS! |
Originally Posted by slvoid
I think I'm down to 1. :(
I'm pretty sure people here do stupid stuff all the time but are too embarassed to admit it. :p Somehow your near death stuff is more entertaining! :) Did you try that drink? |
Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Somehow your near death stuff is more entertaining! :)
Did you try that drink? |
Originally Posted by slvoid
You'll be hearing another near death story from me if I drink that whole thing. :p
I might want to try it, but I want you you to test it for me! :) |
So ... let me get this straight. The rash was caused by the improper adjustment of NOS fuel mixture resulting in a burst of uncontrollable acceleration?
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Originally Posted by Rodney Crater
So ... let me get this straight. The rash was caused by the improper adjustment of NOS fuel mixture resulting in a burst of uncontrollable acceleration?
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Originally Posted by slvoid
You'll be hearing another near death story from me if I drink that whole thing. :p
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Originally Posted by Tappets
I'd still pick a supercharger over any of 'em though.
http://home.comcast.net/~bradkelley/frontquarter.jpg |
Nah, single best upgrade for a car would be if the car ha a speed/rev limiter, to gut it.
Most mustangs have one around 115....gutting it will get your average 5.0GT up to around 130mph on the track, a cobra more like 140. Three cheers for govt nerfs. My old 2.3 n/a project had to hav it's gutted since it's governed around 95mph....sucked haveing to drop 500 on a reprogram (I don't trust store bought "chips")....at least I played around with the rest of the settings a bit...especially where I removed "limp mode"...that was really nice...the 4-bangers would go into this mode if it detected anything out of wack, whether it really was or not....actually limp mode was extremely dangerous since the car hadd an 0-60 of 50 seconds (no joke)...it wasn't fast enough to even use on the road....runners could outrun it from a stop. Yeah NOS is nice for a dragstrip upgrade. Also a quick way to be left with a cracked block. IMO the single best upgrade for a track driver is LSD. |
NOS? I'll match your NOS and raise you a turbo w/intercooler:
http://www.gururacing.com/ImagesMisc...bo+nitrous.jpg I'm currently working on a twin-turbo Lamborghini Jalpa project... should be done this next week sometime... heh, heh... http://www.gururacing.com/ImagesMisc...lin-tongue.gif |
This is me Brudder's Datto Ute. CA18
http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ske...d6.jpg&.src=ph Latest 10 Sep 05, 9.57. Best MPH 139.71 http://au.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ske...e0.jpg&.src=ph Steve |
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