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Message: <blockquote data-quote="modo" data-source="post: 687425" data-attributes="member: 11716">Re: In Response to Javi's Post....its not even close to the same thing. the benefits added from meth is two fold, it raises the octane point and cools the discharge. nitrous does have a cooling effect but i highly doubt you can get below ambient temps with it like you can with meth / water. also nitrous is NOT a fuel, it will not raise the octane level. i don't get the whole additional weight point. i added maybe 5 lbs for the pump since I am using the winshield washer tank which holds a tad over a gallon and it would be full anyways. a gallon of water is what ~8 lbs? the additional 100rwhp which is safer then pump gas alone with a additional 15ish lbs is well worth it imo.you can't say the same about a f/i + nitrous setup. if you ask me that is just asking for a hard part failure. lets look at it from a cost perspective. take the cost of the kits out of the equation even though a meth kit is cheaper. 1 gallon of 70/30 windshield washer fluid is approx $2 and will last roughly 10-15 1320 passes depending on jet sizes1 10lb nitrous bottle is roughly 50-60 bucks to fill and will last maybe 2-3 full passes on a 50-100 shot. this isn't even considering there are specific differences in ring gaps / types of rings and bearing clearances between building a f/i motor vs a nitrous motor in a nut shell</blockquote>