[rant]NOS is the name of a company. It's an abbreviation for Nitrous Oxide Systems. If you have a question about nitrous oxide, and you ask me, "Can I use NOS on my car?" I will answer by saying, "I'm sure they make a kit for your application." Don't tell me you have NOS if you have a Zex kit on your car![/rant]

There, I feel better.

Look, it's not that big of a deal but it's starting to get to me. From what I've read and heard, everyone and their mom watched The Fast and the Furious this past weekend. Apparently, they refer to nitrous as NOS throughout the movie. Well, I'm sure when you saw Top Gun for the first time that you wanted to be a Naval aviator. I guess that's what's happening now.

 

Funny thing is that many of us call "tissue", Klenex, and say we "need to Xerox something" when we need to make a "photo copy". Seems like the same is happening with NOS and nitrous oxide. I'm sure NOS is happy about this.

InsaniT

 

Having seen "The Fast and the Furious myself, IMHO it was an hour and 1/2 long commercial for NOS and few others (GReddy, Veilside, ect.). And yes they did refer to "NOS" throughout the entire movie.

 

It's no different than people calling personal watercraft Jetski's.

Only Kawasaki's are Jetski's.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Knowledge
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Knowledge
[B][rant]Apparently, they refer to nitrous as NOS throughout the movie.

 

Well in a way they were being accurate because I only saw blue NOS bottles that whole movie. But it was kinda annoying because every conversation would go like this:

Car Guy 1: "Nos nos nos... Boost nos nos nos"

Car Guy 2: [responds with cheesy dialogue, eg "I live my life a quarter mile at a time.. for those 10 sec. or less I'm free as a bird"]

Every Altezza lighted, horizontal wiper blade, NASA winged car in that movie was sporting nitrous. The movie seemed to revolve around it.

To s2oooboy: Zex is a manufacturer of nitrous systems, the way NOS or Edelbrock is. The could have said "I'm running a ZEXed car." in the movie. They're all brand names.

 

Thats what I thought, Thanks!

do u need to make any changes to the engine if u put in NO(g)? Or, is it relatively safe?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by s2oooboy
[B]Thats what I thought,

 

Im thinking of the Venom Kit.
which one is better?

I dont plan on using it everytime i go out and full rich.....its not like i race the car daily. I just want it for those special occasions
Plus, from what I hear, it IS relatively safe with no further mods to the car Perfect for the occasional stang spanking...etc.