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nitrous

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Nitrous is a gas you can inject into an engine to give it more oxygen, letting it burn more fuel and produce more power.

Technical Definition

Nitrous refers to nitrous oxide (N₂O) injection, a method of adding extra oxygen to an engine’s combustion chamber to allow more fuel to burn and increase power.

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Also Known As

nitrous oxide system

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