statment on NOS...now common..Re: [audio] subs & boxes

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

Patrick,

You're absolutely right-- when I said "legitimately building" I should
have clarified myself.. I was referring to NA mods; cams, different
injection, head work, increased CR, etc.

Some people just buy a car and without checking it out mechanically or
doing any prep work, drop in a nitrous system and drive the car like a
moron until it explodes.

Turbos are a totally different league. And IMHO, they are as almost as
hard to do properly as making a nice rear shelf with speakers in it! Much
like with speakers, there's always the temptation to turn up the boost
just a liiiitle more, and then *kaboom*

-Toby

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Patrick Bureau wrote:

> well toby, that was a tough broadband statement about
> people modding their cars. (quoted below)
>
> "Installing speakers in the decklid is a choice along
> the same lines as ..... or installing nitrous instead
> of 'legitimately' building a quicker engine. It
> is a bad idea, made in bad taste looking only at the
> short term and will in quickly lead to problems or
> damage that reduces the value of the car."
>
> Toby I have seen more short term 1.8T engine that have
> blown up or melted their engines than NOS engine in my
> lifetime, and there are few  listers (dale witt 2.1L
> 16v with NOS to name only one) that would disagree as
> well about the longevity of the engine (he runs is NOS
> N/A since 1980's) and I have run NOS on many engine
> without ever melting it down either.
>
> Yes there are alot of "kids" with NOS that melt their
> engine, probably the same amount of kids that do
> Turbos that melt them, so personally, being someone
> that beleives in assisted Air Aspired engine (ie:
> performance N/A engine with a "boost" only when needed
> - ie: NOS) stating its a BAD taste choice, is rather
> rude oon your part. but I forgive you because you
> prefer to do the trendy things in life (grin)
>
> PS: teasing you on that last line, no offense
> intended.
>
>
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