Is NOS legal???? I believe so check out the video chip on http://www.potn.com
Has anyone put a NOS kit in their car yet??? Or is anyone thinking of doin it soon??? Please let me and everyone else know soon
Thanks
It is an acknowledged modification and AFAIK its legal (as seen on Top Gear last season), but will obviously require clearance with your Insurers.
I considered this a couple of years ago for the MR-S but never got round to it. Gonna go turbo instead - probably C2, PE or Hass.
After much negotiation, my underwriters have confirmed that I can now do what I like against my existing policy "statement of facts" (except change engine displacement) with no hike in premium. Be stupid not to! Yippee-do! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol: I'm in Manch - pm me if you wanna chat.
oops, I meant "Fifth Gear", not "Top Gear" s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
Quote from: "spit"oops, I meant "Fifth Gear", not "Top Gear" s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
I'm sure it's been on Top Gear as well.. I think.. that old Jag?
Anyway, definitely legal, though you may have hell's own job trying to find an insurer who will cover it - they can be very finicky about tanks of pressurised gas in a car (now where's that picture of what happens when it explodes?), even if it is actually not flammable.. (And lets face it, in our cars we practically
sit on an even larger tank of flammable liquid!)
s:bowdown: :bowdown: s:bowdown: Aaron the invincible - you're right matey. Was that the Jag that eventually succumbed to terminal water damage?
Quote from: "spit":bowdown: Aaron the invincible - you're right matey. Was that the Jag that eventually succumbed to terminal water damage?
I can't remember what they did to it now.. I just remember it being an old .. was it XJS or XJ12? White, rusty.. and winning the top speed sprint against all that expensive metal s:D :D s:D
(Oh and - not invincible, just watch too much TV! s;) ;) s;) )
Finally went off the ski jump of HMS Invincible (or other) with the old Stig in it, IIRC.
IIRC, isn't it the one they eventually launched off an aircraft carrier? (Or was that a green one). I clearly don't watch as much TV as you....
Drifting off topic a bit here, soz.
Beaten by two minutes. Dman you darth s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
Anyway, back on topic
I thought that it was legal to carry nos, but not to actually activate it?
Maybe I made that up though?
i heard that it was illegal to activate it recently but i thought it was 100% legal myself, i do know that your supposed to display one of those green compressed gas stickers on the back for it to be road legal though
Didn't someone here have NOS and a turbo
and NO engine management over the stock ECU? s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Simon
yep Daz400 and surprisingly he also had driveabilty issues :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "SimonC_Here"Didn't someone here have NOS and a turbo
and NO engine management over the stock ECU? s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Simon
I think that was Daz who moved to Spain - he did piggyback something in the end though IIRC - maybe an Emanage?
Never mind about the sting. the dude is dead!!! RIP That crazy sod drives cars off a aircraft carrier wouldn't you be dead???
Has anyone got a NOS kit in there car???? s:D :D s:D
I have nitrous oxide in my other car. Some insurers will not insure me with it. To keep it leagal I have 2 small warning stickers on the back of my car one being the comperssed gas sticker and the other being the oxidiation agent sticker.
Spit, let me know if you go turbo, wouldn't mind having a look s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
Daz had the Nos setup but it was never installed, the idea was to put a small shot to compliment the lag of the turbo, but it never needed it really so he sold it on.
He always had a piggyback on from the start, well a PFC came first but he wasn't informed of it not fitting an SMT till too late, his driveability issues came from the SMT when the clutch was changed, Yota had a bitch of a time getting it to select gears after they'd finished shagging it all up s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
come across this one through work, yes as others have said, NOS is legal, but because it's a pressurised container you come into problems with the Health and Safety Exec, all pressurised vessels have to be declared to your insurance and require additional insurance to be carried in a mobile vehicle, this comes under the transport of dangerous goods act(i think 1974??) and is backed up today by COSHH regulations, oh and don't forget the nice big square compressed gas sticker that you have to have on the back of the car, it's about 6" square min
Quote from: "rainmen23"Has anyone put a NOS kit in their car yet??? Or is anyone thinking of doing it soon??? Please let me and everyone else know soon
Thanks
Come to JAE next weekend and i'm sure you'll find out s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
I have NOS on the GT four and yes its perfectly legal, as for insurance, Adrian Flux dont have a problem with it
I only have a 25 shot to take car of any lag on my now larger turbo, but its very noticable and gets her up to her 437 bhp quite easily now s;-) ;-) s;-) :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "perry190"I have NOS on the GT four and yes its perfectly legal, as for insurance, Adrian Flux dont have a problem with it
I only have a 25 shot to take car of any lag on my now larger turbo, but its very noticable and gets her up to her 437 bhp quite easily now s;-) ;-) s;-) :-) :-) :-)
Any chance of a sample run at JAE s:?: :?: s:?: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
cars in the body shop being painted for the next 3 weeks so will miss out on JAE unfortunately s:-( :-( s:-(
Quote from: "perry190"I have NOS on the GT four and yes its perfectly legal, as for insurance, Adrian Flux dont have a problem with it
I only have a 25 shot to take car of any lag on my now larger turbo, but its very noticable and gets her up to her 437 bhp quite easily now s;-) ;-) s;-) :-) :-) :-)
At the risk of topic drift ... that's a lot of power from a 3S-GTE engine - what work have you done to get it up there?
It might be useful info for anyone considering a 3S-GTE engine swap into a Roadster s;) ;) s;)
437bhp in the roadster thats suicidal!! s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
(but if anyone does do it, any chance of a go s:wink: :wink: s:wink: ) s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Quote from: "BenF"Quote from: "perry190"I have NOS on the GT four and yes its perfectly legal, as for insurance, Adrian Flux dont have a problem with it
I only have a 25 shot to take car of any lag on my now larger turbo, but its very noticable and gets her up to her 437 bhp quite easily now s;-) ;-) s;-) :-) :-) :-)
At the risk of topic drift ... that's a lot of power from a 3S-GTE engine - what work have you done to get it up there?
It might be useful info for anyone considering a 3S-GTE engine swap into a Roadster s;) ;) s;)
Full forged engine rebuild inc:-
APR Head studs
86.5mm Forged pistons (custom J&E)
Oil Pump
all valves recut, reshimmed
head skimmed
block rebored
crank polished
new main and big end shells
NGK iridium plugs
Magnecor uprated HT leads
Metal Head Gasket
Chrome Moly lightened flywheel
Uprated sports clutch
Exide Maxima 900DC battery
Apexi Power FC tuneable ECU
Blitz Nurspec R exhaust
Aussie flex pipe
Custom polished Downpipe
Polished Exhaust and inlet manifolds
Fensport Oversized/lightened alloy alternator pulley
Fensport Oversized/lightened power steering pulley
Fensport Aircon removal kit inc lightened alloy Idler Pulley
Turbosmart dump valve
Lagged charge cooler
KOYO all aluminium racing radiator (twin core)
Samco uprated hosing (various)
Catch can
Custom polished header tank
Greddy TD07 turbo
Walbro fuel pump
Sard 800 injectors
s;-) ;-) s;-)
bloody hell thats a list Perry s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
must have cost a fortune, you dont hold back ever do you
the whole mod budget inc cosmetics has been 12k s:shock: :shock: s:shock: and thats with a respray by a friend (almost nowt)
saying that , its now sold as soon as it comes back from spraying s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
will post pics before she goes tho (about 3 weeks)
Whats next then mate? Another project in mind?
I'm hopefully going for the one we were talking about a long while back now s;-) ;-) s;-) about 4-5 years old with the bigger of the 3 engine options.
still havnt sold my old mums place, so no inheritence yet, but reckon I can just about stretch to it...... s:? :? s:?
no immediate plans for the aftermarket turbo or s/charger options we discussed tho due to funds