I have a feeling my question will cause an uproar here, but here goes... I am considering adding a 55HP Zex nitrous kit to my otherwise stock engined 98 ITR and would like to get some input from you guys.
Everyone always says don't use nitrous because it will blow up your engine, but few people really know too much about it. It seems like the only people who are knowledgeable about nitrous are those trying to sell it, so they are biased and of course say it is safe. I'd just like to get some unbiased opinions here if it is really harmful assuming it is set up properly.
I've looked into other avenues for upping the horsepower, but I can't justify their expense. For the price of adding a turbo, I'd sooner sell my car and buy a new S2000. From most dyno graphs I see, the JR supercharger only adds about 20-25 hp at the wheels unless countless hours (and $$$$) are spent tuning on the dyno. I'm not knowledgeable enough about engines to go about swithing their internals.
My goal here is to get the car up to around 210 hp at the wheels. I figure this would get me into the low 13s, enough to shake off most cars that pull up next to me on the street.
Any feedback will certainly be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tony Alvarez
98 ITR
