Ok I am trying to figure out if my truck can handle a shot of nitro with out detonation. The i have the following for my truck, vortech s/c, high performance pistons, rings, pins, intake manifold, rockers, DFI computer system, throttle bodie, cam, push rods, rt 202 heads, traction bars, headers, full flowmaster 40's, powertracks rear locker diff, shift kit, 2200 stall speed tq converter.

Will nitro be safe for my truck when i want some exta power.

 

i think i would upgrade the bottem end since you already have a s/c on it. they are pretty strong but with all of the stuff you have done to it nitrous may just send it to its breaking point. but you should be able to run a 7 shot w/o detination, any bigger i would retard the timing a few degrees.

 

moe in wichita ks

do not mix nitro with gasoline. first nitro will not mix with gas without somthing to cause them to mix, i think its benzine. gas uses a air/fuel ratio of 14.7. nitro uses 1.5 to 1, thats 1.5 lbs of air to 1 lb of fuel, this ismost likely the richest fuel of any. this means for ea part of nitro you ad to gas it leans out the mixture ratio. but if you add the nitro seperate from the gas it might work if you dont use to much. if you do that i worry about your oil. this is my recomend for oil. the oil filter i list here is for a 2001 v 6
of course if you engine is different your filter will be diff.


the most important thing about oil is to have lots of zinc in the oil. i have done some searching on the internet on oil, filters, additives. i like to have oil as thick as i can and it still start in cold. so here is what i use, 2001 dak v6. Valvoline premium blue 15w-40 oil it has lots of zinc in it. Purolator PL 14670 PURE ONE filter, short ver same length as a fram ph43, use only a PURE ONE filter that is shown by the P in the part no, the long version is PL 30001 the long ver is the same length as a fram ph8a, may not fit all frames. under NO conditions use a fram filter. then you need to go to zddplus.com site and get some zinc from them. my truck starts ok in the winter, but we normally dont get below 0 f.
i did have trouble with 20-50 not wanting to turn over in the winter.

 

moe in wichita ks
i forgot nitro cost $27.00 a gal. and its not 100% you can only buy 90% thanks to NHRA