Like many wonderful and useful scientific things, nitrous oxide was discovered by accident in 18th-century England, and much later (during the '30s and '40s) it was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

There are two main types of nitrous systems: dry systems and wet systems. Dry systems inject nitrous oxide into the engine’s air intake, while wet systems inject both nitrous oxide and fuel. Plate ...

Nitrous oxide is simply the quickest, easiest, and least expensive route to more horsepower on the market today. Even an amateur can bolt on a 125hp kit and add 50 percent more power in a couple of ...

Nitrous oxide makes the wheels go round … and how! If you followed along in our first installment (January '84) on the relative merits of power augmentation with nitrous oxide injection, you already ...

Nitrous oxide is one of the most misunderstood power-adders on the market. It has a reputation for being unsafe or unethical, but pound per dollar, nitrous is the most inexpensive and easiest way to ...