A recent EPA reference mixed up NOx and nitrous oxide. It’s an easy mistake. Just not one you expect to see in emissions ...

Nitrous oxide is a very effective power augmentation agent, but it is important to understand that it is not a fuel. It's actually an oxidizing agent, or if you will, an oxygen releasing compound that ...

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a compound that contains one oxygen atom and two nitrogen atoms. Nitrous oxide as a gas is colorless and odorless and has 36 percent more oxygen by weight than air. The English ...

That's a very common opinion among people who get their automotive "knowledge" from theFast & Furiousmovie franchise. You should see the look in their eyes when we play a prank on them by lighting a ...

Q:If nitrous oxide is not flammable, how does it add so much power to an engine? Also, can a snowmobile be equipped with nitrous?-Paul D., Maple Grove A:An engine's power comes from its fuel, which ...

Like many wonderful and useful scientific things, nitrous oxide was discovered by accident in 18th-century England, and much later (during the '30s and '40s) it was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

What’s the quickest way to double your engine’s power output? By injecting it with nitrous oxide. But beware, as the chemical compound could also kill it. So, how much nitrous can a stock engine take?