Nitrous Oxide (NOS)

One rather efficient, yet cost effective, way of boosting a car’s power output is by using nitrous oxide, or NOS as it is more commonly referred too. It has to be manufactured and is stored in a pressurized tank. When under pressure, the compound is in a non-combustible and liquid state. When the substance is removed from the tank, it loses its pressure and allows more oxygen to rush into the engine in order to help it burn more fuel. This creates a temporary, but powerful surge of power.

One of the major advantages of using NOS, as I have mentioned earlier, is that it is relatively cheap and cost effective. At the same time, the amount of work needed in order to install a full nitrous set is much lower than that needed to install high performance crankshafts, turbochargers, or fuel injectors. On the downside, however, is that although these modifications provide a permanent source of power, nitrous is only temporary, and the bottle has to be refilled every so often depending on how much you choose to use it.