Hey guys cudos for your rides, but this about legal street stuff. Those NOS mods would end up in the metal crusher if the law gets a hold of it. Gettin' a little carried away with what is street and what is track.

 

Is that true? is NOS illegal on the street (installed and/or used)? Or is it just illegal in Canada?

 

its illegal only if the bottle is open...thats why i got this for:NOS Remote Bottle Opener!

The NOS Remote Bottle Control is the perfect add-on convenience accessory for electronically turning a nitrous bottle on and off. A simple flick of the switch eliminates the chore of opening the trunk to turn your bottle on or off. It also serves as a safety shut off valve. Operates on 12 volts DC and fits in line with 5 lb. or larger nitrous bottles. Comes complete with all necessary hardware, wiring and easy to follow installation instructions. Attaches in-line with our Standard bottle valve.

NOTE:Additional fitting required for -6AN supply line connection.
http://dagostinoracing.com/index.php...roducts_id=320

 

This was written in a turbo forum in the U.S. Sorry can't remember which one.

According to my police type friend it is a $500 fine for having N2O in the car, hooked up or not.
A tank with N2O the police consider flamable, I don't know why because its just Nitrogen and oxygen (both innert gasses), but I guess it is under pressure so I am assuming the paperwork would be the same if you were carrying any pressurized tank in a vehicle, properly strapped down or not.

 

to the best of my knowledge you can have it in the car, but the bottle must be empty if it is in the car, and the bottle can not be connected to the plumbing on the street. this is what i understand the law is in CA.

 

Not true. Fine maybe. Metal crusher, no.

Is it illegal to carry small tanks of pressurized propane in your car? Helium for balloons at a party? If the answer is no, then your friend is full of BS. Nitrous is not flammable. Your police friends can consider the sky to be neon purple, but that doesnt' mean it's not blue. Nitrous forms the oxygen leg of the fire triangle, not the fuel leg.

In most areas, it's not illegal unless it's connected for the purpose of injecting nitrous into your engine. If you disconnect the feed line from the bottle on the street, you should be good to go but check your laws by state to make sure. Nitrous powered IC rings and such are completely legal.

As far as paperwork, it usually has a minimum weight at which paperwork is required, and a standard five or ten pound bottle is far below the weight requirement in most cases.

As far as Texas, I can't find any law stating that nitrous is illegal for street use. If anyone finds other information, I'd like to know.

In general, don't as a cop about nitrous. They don't like it, and they'll tell you lots of BS about anything they don't like. It's up to citizens to know the law.

For everyone else, please stop saying NOS. It's nitrous oxide, nitrous, or n20. Parts of this thread sound like dialogue from F&F.

 

why can't people call it what they want? Dope,NOS,the juice,n20,whatever you want to should be fine. Talking about spelling look at what you wrote? QUOTE"In general, don't as a cop about nitrous". don't as a cop? maybe fix your spelling before criticizing others, On a forum for calling something what they want to call it!!!!!!!!!!!!Or your spelling of BS or IC I mean I know what it is but maybe other don't. Not bashing you but I believe the 1st amendment is applied...FREEDOM OF SPEECH. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_A...s_Constitution

 

Did you seriously just link to the Bill of Rights?

A typo is different from an intentional misnomer Eric. How many times have you corrected my spelling anyway? More than what I can count on one hand. I don't mind. I think you're doing me a favor. In the same way, I think I'm doing others a favor by teaching them the proper way to speak about performance parts without giving themselves away as n00bs.

The fact is that you'll get laughed at by anyone who's been around the performance aftermarket for a while if you use terms cribbed from or popularized by The Fast & the Furious or other similar movies. The term NOS being used to refer to a nitrous injection system is the most common example.

I have seen people get made fun of at car meets, on forums, and at shops over and over. Instead of poking fun myself and being an jerk, I educate.

If you or anyone else doesn't want to listen, fine. While it's a man's right to say what he wants, it's mine to point and laugh.

 

Maybe this is where people get it from:
http://www.holley.com/index.asp?division=NOS
or maybe : The parts in my civic that say NOS on it. To each his own!!!!!!!!!
NOS solenoids on my engine
Stainless bottle in my trunk
Texsin sticker on back of trunk T=turboed EX= EX body SI= SI motor b16A3 N=NOS
MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP AND LEAVE IT LIKE THIS: TO EACH HIS OWN....WE SOUND LIKE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN NOW. I'M DONE.

 

Very nice, a picture is worth a 1000 words.